NOAA Storm Events · July 2024
Hail in July 2024: 844 NOAA reports across 37 states
NOAA logged 844 hail reports in July 2024, in 337 counties across 37 states. Nebraska had the most (149). The largest stone was 6 inches (a softball), near Chokio in Stevens County, Minnesota, on July 31, 2024. The worst day was July 31, 2024, with 85 reports in 9 states.
- Where
- 337 counties in 37 states; Nebraska had 18% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 6 inches, a softball, in Stevens County, MN (near Chokio), on July 31, 2024
- Worst day
- July 31, 2024: 85 reports in 9 states, 10% of the month
- Days with hail
- 30 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
July 31, 2024 was the worst day with 85 reports. A day with hail averaged 28.
| July 1 | 10 |
|---|---|
| July 2 | 2 |
| July 3 | 59 |
| July 4 | 14 |
| July 5 | 7 |
| July 6 | 79 |
| July 7 | 44 |
| July 8 | 8 |
| July 9 | 9 |
| July 10 | 23 |
| July 11 | 13 |
| July 12 | 34 |
| July 13 | 69 |
| July 14 | 39 |
| July 15 | 70 |
| July 16 | 23 |
| July 17 | 16 |
| July 18 | 5 |
| July 19 | 33 |
| July 20 | 24 |
| July 21 | 2 |
| July 22 | 13 |
| July 23 | 10 |
| July 24 | 5 |
| July 25 | 2 |
| July 26 | 0 |
| July 27 | 13 |
| July 28 | 41 |
| July 29 | 39 |
| July 30 | 53 |
| July 31 | 85 |
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.
| NE | 149 |
|---|---|
| MN | 92 |
| ND | 85 |
| SD | 82 |
| KS | 81 |
| CO | 75 |
| IA | 63 |
| MT | 29 |
| WI | 26 |
| OH | 15 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 149 | 17.7% | 4 in |
| 2 | Minnesota | 92 | 10.9% | 6 in |
| 3 | North Dakota | 85 | 10.1% | 4.5 in |
| 4 | South Dakota | 82 | 9.7% | 2.75 in |
| 5 | Kansas | 81 | 9.6% | 4 in |
| 6 | Colorado | 75 | 8.9% | 3.5 in |
| 7 | Iowa | 63 | 7.5% | 2.5 in |
| 8 | Montana | 29 | 3.4% | 4 in |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 26 | 3.1% | 3 in |
| 10 | Ohio | 15 | 1.8% | 1.5 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Custer County, SD | 17 | 2.25 in |
| 2 | Dawson County, NE | 11 | 2.5 in |
| 3 | Cherry County, NE | 10 | 2 in |
| 4 | Gove County, KS | 10 | 1.75 in |
| 5 | Larimer County, CO | 10 | 1.5 in |
| 6 | Big Stone County, MN | 9 | 4 in |
| 7 | Mountrail County, ND | 9 | 2 in |
| 8 | Rawlins County, KS | 9 | 1.75 in |
| 9 | Winona County, MN | 9 | 2 in |
| 10 | Yuma County, CO | 9 | 1.75 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 337 counties and all 37 states.
How July 2024 compares
| Compared with | Reports | July 2024 was |
|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | 1,264 | -420 (-33%) |
| July 2023 | 2,139 | -1,295 (-61%) |
| the average July in the other 11 years | 1,207 | -363 (-30%) |
July 2024 was the 10th busiest July of the 12 in the record and the 57th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 1287 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1122 |
| 2016 | 1560 |
| 2017 | 1064 |
| 2018 | 1140 |
| 2019 | 1141 |
| 2020 | 1392 |
| 2021 | 764 |
| 2022 | 898 |
| 2023 | 2139 |
| 2024 | 844 |
| 2025 | 768 |
Every July 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.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, public domain. Counts and tables on this page are free to reuse with credit to PickARoofer under CC BY 4.0.