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Hail dates in Dane County, Wisconsin
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Dane County on 41 days since 2016 (266 separate reports, 223 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 4.00" (softball) on April 14, 2026; the most recent hail was April 14, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Dane County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | 4.00" (softball) | 71 | Trained spotter confirms 4 inch diameter hail east of Maple Bluff. Size confirmed via photograph. Time confirmed via radar data. |
| 2025-08-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2025-05-15 | 2.25" (hen egg) | 31 | Tree canopy damaged. |
| 2025-04-18 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 26 | Tennis ball sized hail. |
| 2024-07-14 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | — |
| 2024-06-22 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 9 | Picture provided. |
| 2024-05-21 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | Picture of 1.5 inch diameter hail. |
| 2024-05-20 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2024-05-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2024-04-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2024-04-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2023-10-23 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 6 | Dented cars on east side of Madison. |
| 2023-07-05 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2023-04-19 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 7 | Multiple reports of quarter to half dollar size hail in Stoughton and surrounding area. |
| 2023-04-04 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | — |
| 2022-11-04 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 8 | — |
| 2022-09-20 | 1.00" (quarter) | 7 | — |
| 2022-07-23 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 7 | — |
| 2022-06-13 | 2.25" (hen egg) | 11 | — |
| 2022-05-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | In addition to one inch hail, wind gusts to 45 mph also occurred. |
| 2021-09-13 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2021-09-07 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 10 | — |
| 2021-08-27 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2021-08-24 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Hail lasted about 45 minutes. |
| 2020-06-29 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | — |
| 2019-09-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2019-06-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | — |
| 2018-08-26 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Estimated wind gusts of 50 mph with 3/4 inch hail in Middleton. |
| 2018-05-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2017-07-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-07-02 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 4 | — |
| 2017-06-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-06-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-05-15 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 5 | — |
| 2017-03-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 5 | Accompanied by 20-30 mph wind. |
| 2017-02-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | Hail covering the ground. |
| 2016-09-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-09-19 | 2.20" (hen egg) | 19 | Hail ranging from 1.75 to 2.20 inches in diameter. |
| 2016-07-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2016-05-28 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2016-05-25 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 71 | 4.00" (softball) |
| 2025 | 3 | 59 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2024 | 7 | 19 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2023 | 4 | 16 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2022 | 5 | 34 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2021 | 4 | 13 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 7 | 20 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2016 | 5 | 24 | 2.20" (hen egg) |
Damaging wind in Dane County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 138 reports since 2016, strongest 81 mph. 14 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | 81 mph | 12 | Many trees uprooted and snapped in DeForest. Power poles and powerlines down. A tree down on a house. Roof damage and siding damage to so… |
| 2022-03-05 | 81 mph | 1 | A swath of straight-line wind damage of downed trees, limbs, and power lines. Some trees fell on roofs of homes. Some homes had damage to… |
| 2019-10-01 | 81 mph | 1 | A swath of tree damage and corn damage from straight-line winds. Many trees snapped and uprooted in Belleville with some fallen on homes.… |
| 2025-03-14 | 75 mph | 3 | Tree fell through roof of a home. |
| 2024-05-21 | 74 mph | 22 | Measured wind gust. |
| 2019-09-09 | 72 mph | 2 | A large tree uprooted near Bill Lister Memorial Field. Nearby WMTV NBC 15 recorded a wind gust of 72 mph on their rooftop. |
| 2026-06-10 | 70 mph | 7 | Trained spotter measures 70 MPH wind gusts. |
| 2026-04-14 | 70 mph | 1 | Trained spotter estimates 70 MPH wind gusts. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Dane County?
April 14, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 4.00" (softball) on April 14, 2026.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
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