Wisconsin hail history

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Wisconsin had hail reported on 315 days from 2016 to 2025, about 32 a year, and on 1,464 days since 1955. The largest hailstone on record in the state is 5.50″ (June 7, 2007). Dane County had the most hail days of any county from 2016 to 2025 (41).

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.

Wisconsin cities with the most hail days, 2016–2025

Biggest hail days in Wisconsin since 2016

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

Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin, by month and week: Wisconsin hail season

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

All Wisconsin cities

Algoma Allouez Altoona Amery Antigo Appleton Arcadia Ashland Ashwaubenon Baldwin Baraboo Barron Bayside Beaver Dam Belgium Belleville Bellevue Beloit Berlin Black River Falls Bloomer Bloomfield Boscobel Brillion Bristol Brodhead Brookfield Brown Deer Burlington Caledonia Cedarburg Chilton Chippewa Falls Clintonville Columbus Combined Locks Cottage Grove Cross Plains Cudahy De Pere Deerfield DeForest Delafield Delavan Dodgeville Dousman East Troy Eau Claire Edgerton Elkhorn Ellsworth Elm Grove Evansville Fennimore Fitchburg Fond du Lac Fort Atkinson Fox Crossing Fox Point Franklin Genoa City Germantown Glendale Grafton Green Bay Greendale Greenfield Greenville Hales Corners Harrison Hartford Hartland Hayward Hobart Holmen Horicon Hortonville Howard Howards Grove Hudson Jackson Janesville Jefferson Johnson Creek Juneau Kaukauna Kenosha Kewaskum Kewaunee Kiel Kimberly Kronenwetter La Crosse Ladysmith Lake Delton Lake Geneva Lake Hallie Lake Mills Lancaster Lisbon Little Chute Lodi Lomira Luxemburg Madison Maine Manitowoc Marinette Marshall Marshfield Mauston Mayville McFarland Medford Menasha Menomonee Falls Menomonie Mequon Merrill Merton Middleton Milton Milwaukee Mineral Point Mondovi Monona Monroe Mosinee Mount Horeb Mount Pleasant Mukwonago Muskego Neenah New Berlin New Holstein New Lisbon New London New Richmond North Fond du Lac North Hudson Oak Creek Oconomowoc Oconto Omro Onalaska Oostburg Oregon Osceola Oshkosh Paddock Lake Peshtigo Pewaukee Pewaukee Platteville Pleasant Prairie Plover Plymouth Port Washington Portage Poynette Prairie du Chien Prairie du Sac Prescott Pulaski Racine Raymond Reedsburg Rhinelander Rib Mountain Rice Lake Richfield Richland Center Ripon River Falls Rochester Rothschild Salem Lakes Sauk City Saukville Shawano Sheboygan Sheboygan Falls Sherwood Shorewood Slinger Somers Somerset South Milwaukee Sparta St. Francis Stanley Stevens Point Stoughton Sturgeon Bay Sturtevant Suamico Summit Sun Prairie Superior Sussex Thiensville Tomah Tomahawk Twin Lakes Two Rivers Union Grove Vernon Verona Viroqua Wales Walworth Waterford Waterloo Watertown Waukesha Waukesha Waunakee Waupaca Waupun Wausau Wauwatosa West Allis West Bend West Milwaukee West Salem Weston Whitefish Bay Whitewater Williams Bay Windsor Winneconne Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin Rapids Wrightstown Yorkville

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