Illinois hail history

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Illinois had hail reported on 375 days from 2016 to 2025, about 38 a year, and on 1,926 days since 1955. The largest hailstone on record in the state is 6.10″ (March 10, 2026). Cook County had the most hail days of any county from 2016 to 2025 (46).

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

Report counts rose over the decades as more people and spotters reported storms, so compare recent years with each other rather than with the 1960s.

Illinois cities with the most hail days, 2016–2025

Biggest hail days in Illinois since 2016

The largest hail and the biggest storm days since 1955, with radar swaths since 2019: Biggest hail storms in Illinois history

Illinois counties

Places with fewer than 5 hail days on record are listed without a link and kept out of search engines.

When hail falls in Illinois, by month and week: Illinois hail season

Download every Illinois hail, tornado and wind report as CSV, by year: Illinois storm report downloads

All Illinois cities

Abingdon Addison Aledo Algonquin Alsip Alton Anna Antioch Arcola Arlington Heights Auburn Aurora Barrington Barrington Hills Bartlett Bartonville Batavia Beach Park Beardstown Beecher Belleville Bellwood Belvidere Bensenville Benton Berkeley Berwyn Bethalto Bloomingdale Bloomington Blue Island Bolingbrook Bourbonnais Bradley Braidwood Breese Bridgeview Broadview Brookfield Buffalo Grove Burbank Burnham Burr Ridge Bushnell Byron Cahokia Heights Calumet City Calumet Park Campton Hills Canton Carbondale Carlinville Carlyle Carmi Carol Stream Carpentersville Carterville Cary Caseyville Centralia Champaign Channahon Charleston Chatham Cherry Valley Chester Chicago Chicago Heights Chicago Ridge Chillicothe Christopher Cicero Clarendon Hills Clinton Coal City Coal Valley Collinsville Colona Columbia Cortland Country Club Hills Countryside Crest Hill Crestwood Crete Creve Coeur Crystal Lake Danville Darien Davis Junction Decatur Deer Park Deerfield DeKalb Des Plaines Diamond Dixmoor Dixon Dolton Downers Grove Du Quoin Dupo Dwight East Alton East Dundee East Moline East Peoria East St. Louis Edwardsville Effingham El Paso Elburn Eldorado Elgin Elk Grove Village Elmhurst Elmwood Park Eureka Evanston Evergreen Park Fairbury Fairfield Fairview Heights Flora Flossmoor Forest Park Forsyth Fox Lake Fox River Grove Frankfort Franklin Park Freeburg Freeport Fulton Galena Galesburg Geneseo Geneva Georgetown Germantown Hills Gibson City Gilberts Gillespie Glen Carbon Glen Ellyn Glencoe Glendale Heights Glenview Glenwood Godfrey Granite City Grayslake Green Oaks Greenville Gurnee Hainesville Hamilton Hampshire Hanover Park Harrisburg Harvard Harvey Harwood Heights Havana Hawthorn Woods Hazel Crest Herrin Heyworth Hickory Hills Highland Highland Park Highwood Hillsboro Hillside Hinsdale Hoffman Estates Homer Glen Hometown Homewood Hoopeston Huntley Indian Head Park Inverness Island Lake Itasca Jacksonville Jerseyville Johnsburg Johnston City Joliet Justice Kankakee Kewanee Kildeer Knoxville La Grange La Grange Park Lake Barrington Lake Bluff Lake Forest Lake in the Hills Lake Villa Lake Zurich Lakemoor Lakewood Lansing LaSalle Lawrenceville Le Roy Lebanon Lemont Lena Libertyville Lincoln Lincolnshire Lincolnwood Lindenhurst Lisle Litchfield Lockport Lombard Long Grove Loves Park Lynwood Lyons Machesney Park Macomb Madison Mahomet Manhattan Manteno Marengo Marion Markham Marseilles Marshall Maryville Mascoutah Matteson Mattoon Maywood McHenry McLeansboro Melrose Park Mendota Metamora Metropolis Midlothian Milan Millstadt Minooka Mokena Moline Momence Monee Monmouth Montgomery Monticello Morris Morrison Morton Morton Grove Mount Carmel Mount Morris Mount Prospect Mount Vernon Mount Zion Mundelein Murphysboro Naperville Nashville New Baden New Lenox Newton Niles Normal Norridge North Aurora North Barrington North Chicago North Riverside Northbrook Northfield Northlake O'Fallon Oak Brook Oak Forest Oak Lawn Oak Park Oakbrook Terrace Oglesby Olney Olympia Fields Oregon Orland Hills Orland Park Oswego Ottawa Palatine Palos Heights Palos Hills Palos Park Pana Paris Park City Park Forest Park Ridge Pawnee Paxton Pekin Peoria Peoria Heights Peotone Peru Pinckneyville Pingree Grove Pittsfield Plainfield Plano Pontiac Pontoon Beach Poplar Grove Posen Princeton Prospect Heights Quincy Rantoul Red Bud Richton Park River Forest River Grove Riverdale Riverside Riverton Riverwoods Robbins Robinson Rochelle Rochester Rock Falls Rock Island Rockford Rockton Rolling Meadows Romeoville Roscoe Roselle Rosemont Round Lake Round Lake Beach Round Lake Heights Round Lake Park Rushville Salem Sandwich Sauk Village Savanna Savoy Schaumburg Schiller Park Shelbyville Sherman Shiloh Shorewood Silvis Skokie Sleepy Hollow Smithton South Barrington South Beloit South Chicago Heights South Elgin South Holland South Jacksonville Sparta Spring Grove Spring Valley Springfield St. Charles St. Joseph Staunton Steger Sterling Stickney Stone Park Streamwood Streator Sugar Grove Sullivan Summit Sumner Swansea Sycamore Taylorville Tilton Tinley Park Tolono Trenton Troy Tuscola University Park Urbana Vandalia Vernon Hills Villa Park Virden Volo Wadsworth Warrenville Washington Waterloo Watseka Wauconda Waukegan West Chicago West Dundee West Frankfort West Peoria Westchester Western Springs Westmont Westville Wheaton Wheeling Willow Springs Willowbrook Wilmette Wilmington Winfield Winnebago Winnetka Winthrop Harbor Wonder Lake Wood Dale Wood River Woodridge Woodstock Worth Yorkville Zion

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