NOAA Storm Events · August 2022
Hail in August 2022: 378 NOAA reports across 38 states
NOAA logged 378 hail reports in August 2022, in 221 counties across 38 states. Illinois had the most (52). The largest stone was 3 inches (a teacup), near Clover Hills in Polk County, Iowa, on August 19, 2022. The worst day was August 18, 2022, with 35 reports in 6 states.
- Where
- 221 counties in 38 states; Illinois had 14% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 3 inches, a teacup, in Polk County, IA (near Clover Hills), on August 19, 2022
- Worst day
- August 18, 2022: 35 reports in 6 states, 9% of the month
- Days with hail
- 31 of 31 days had at least one report
- under 1 in
- 1 to 1.74 in
- 1.75 to 2.74 in
- 2.75 in and up
Day by day
August 18, 2022 was the worst day with 35 reports. A day with hail averaged 12.
| August 1 | 29 |
|---|---|
| August 2 | 29 |
| August 3 | 12 |
| August 4 | 11 |
| August 5 | 28 |
| August 6 | 8 |
| August 7 | 6 |
| August 8 | 5 |
| August 9 | 7 |
| August 10 | 1 |
| August 11 | 13 |
| August 12 | 12 |
| August 13 | 3 |
| August 14 | 1 |
| August 15 | 8 |
| August 16 | 3 |
| August 17 | 9 |
| August 18 | 35 |
| August 19 | 32 |
| August 20 | 30 |
| August 21 | 6 |
| August 22 | 13 |
| August 23 | 13 |
| August 24 | 5 |
| August 25 | 8 |
| August 26 | 13 |
| August 27 | 2 |
| August 28 | 10 |
| August 29 | 23 |
| August 30 | 1 |
| August 31 | 2 |
Where it hit hardest
Ranked by NOAA hail reports. A report is one spotter or sensor entry for one county and storm, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell.
| IL | 52 |
|---|---|
| IA | 44 |
| MN | 41 |
| NE | 24 |
| SD | 21 |
| PA | 14 |
| ID | 13 |
| MO | 13 |
| ND | 13 |
| AZ | 12 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 52 | 13.8% | 3 in |
| 2 | Iowa | 44 | 11.6% | 3 in |
| 3 | Minnesota | 41 | 10.8% | 2 in |
| 4 | Nebraska | 24 | 6.3% | 2.75 in |
| 5 | South Dakota | 21 | 5.6% | 2.5 in |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 14 | 3.7% | 1.5 in |
| 7 | Idaho | 13 | 3.4% | 2.75 in |
| 8 | Missouri | 13 | 3.4% | 1.75 in |
| 9 | North Dakota | 13 | 3.4% | 1.5 in |
| 10 | Arizona | 12 | 3.2% | 1.75 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County, IA | 14 | 3 in |
| 2 | Tazewell County, IL | 11 | 3 in |
| 3 | St. Louis County, MN | 10 | 2 in |
| 4 | Beltrami County, MN | 7 | 1.25 in |
| 5 | Northampton County, PA | 7 | 1 in |
| 6 | Burnett County, WI | 5 | 1.5 in |
| 7 | Faulk County, SD | 5 | 2.5 in |
| 8 | Maricopa County, AZ | 5 | 1.5 in |
| 9 | McLean County, ND | 5 | 1 in |
| 10 | Plymouth County, IA | 5 | 1.5 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 221 counties and all 38 states.
How August 2022 compares
| Compared with | Reports | August 2022 was |
|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | 898 | -520 (-58%) |
| August 2021 | 735 | -357 (-49%) |
| the average August in the other 11 years | 821 | -443 (-54%) |
August 2022 was the 12th busiest August of the 12 in the record and the 82nd busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 768 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1022 |
| 2016 | 568 |
| 2017 | 769 |
| 2018 | 863 |
| 2019 | 1287 |
| 2020 | 974 |
| 2021 | 735 |
| 2022 | 378 |
| 2023 | 920 |
| 2024 | 636 |
| 2025 | 494 |
Every August in the record, 2014 to 2025. Months after June 2026 are not in NOAA's file yet.
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Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, hail rows at county level, data through June 2026. Reports are preliminary and unverified: they show that hail was reported in a county, not that a given roof was damaged. Method: how we count. More: State of Hail by year · county hail history · press.
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