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Spirit Lake, IA hail history
Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Spirit Lake city centroid, 1950 to present.
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Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 5 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2024 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2022 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2019 | 4 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2018 | 11 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2017 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2016 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 3 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2013 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2012 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.
Wind and tornado record
- 129 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 97 mph, most recent 2025-07-28.
- 21 tornado events, most recent 2024-08-29.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-28 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | 10 mi |
| 2025-07-28 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 0.3 mi |
| 2025-07-27 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 0.3 mi |
| 2025-06-11 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | 9.6 mi |
| 2025-06-11 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 6.3 mi |
| 2025-06-11 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 10 mi |
| 2025-06-11 | Hail | 0.75" | 0.9 mi |
| 2025-04-28 | Hail | 0.88" | 9.4 mi |
| 2025-04-28 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 6.8 mi |
| 2025-04-28 | Hail | 0.75" | 7.8 mi |
2025-07-28: “Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station.”
2025-07-28: “Thunderstorms winds pushed a large tree onto a house, another tree fell across a city street, and a couple of power lines were downed from broken tree limbs.”
2025-07-27: “A tree and several three-inch tree limbs were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts in Spirit Lake.”
Storm-day records for Spirit Lake — “did it hail on this date?”
Each recorded hail day in Spirit Lake has its own page with the official NWS reports for that date.
- Hail in Spirit Lake, IA on May 15, 2026 — up to 1.00"
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source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-07-25