4,210 reports in 62 counties put Minnesota at #22 of 44 states on density, 66.3 per 1,000 square miles. The state's largest stone, 6 inches (a softball), fell in Stevens County on July 31, 2024. Top three: St. Louis County (239), Hennepin County (165), Otter Tail County (150). No single county dominates.
4,210reports
62counties
6 inlargest stone
66.3per 1,000 sq mi
Year by year
Hail reports in Minnesota, by year
Year
Reports
Largest
2014
275
3.25 in
2015
310
4.25 in
2016
311
4 in
2017
377
4 in
2018
258
3.25 in
2019
334
4 in
2020
354
3 in
2021
217
3.75 in
2022
630
3 in
2023
379
3.75 in
2024
305
6 in
2025
227
3.25 in
2026 (Jan–Jun)
233
3.5 in
2022 was the busiest year (630 reports) and 2021 the quietest (217). 311 reports a year in 2014 to 2019 against 352 in 2020 to 2025: close to flat. 2026 stands at 233 through June, against a full-year average of 331. NOAA puts reported hail damage at $35 million over the period.
Minnesota: reports by month
Hail reports in Minnesota by month
Jan
0
Feb
0
Mar
62
Apr
309
May
713
Jun
1067
Jul
978
Aug
656
Sep
395
Oct
28
Nov
1
Dec
1
June is the peak at 25% of reports; July follows with 23%. May to July alone bring 66%. 92 of 4,210 reports fell outside April to September.
Median build year in Minnesota: 1978. 77.6% of 2,519,538 homes predate 2000. Houses permitted since 2014: 158,421, or 62.9 per 1,000 homes. Busiest year: 2021.
