Hail History

Hail history for Dixie County, Florida

Every NOAA hail report filed in Dixie County since 1983, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · Dixie County

Last hail
Mar 27, 2019
1.00 in, quarter size
Hail days, last 5 years
0
since Nov 3, 2021 · 0 reports
Largest ever
2.00 in
hen egg · Jun 5, 1988

16 reports on 15 days since 1983 · #63 of 68 Florida counties

Hail map · Dixie County

10 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
15 most recent reports with a location. Dot size and colour follow hail size. Open street map

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What the record says about Dixie County

The latest hail report in Dixie County is from March 27, 2019, 1.00 in (quarter size). There has been no hail report here in the five years since November 3, 2021.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Dixie County logged 6 reports on 6 hail days, about 0.3 reports a year. That is 27% of the median Florida county (1.1 a year) and ranks #63 of 68 Florida counties for all-time reports. Dixie County holds 0% of all 5,694 hail reports in Florida.

6% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 2% for the median Florida county. The largest hail on record here is 2.00 in (hen egg) on June 5, 1988.

The busiest year was 2011, with 2 reports on 2 days. Hail here peaks in March (38% of reports); 38% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Dixie County 0.3
  • Median Florida county 1.1

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Dixie County 6
  • Median Florida county 18

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Dixie County 6%
  • Median Florida county 2%

Hail over time

012 1983: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1988: 1 reports, largest 2.00 in 1990 1992: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1993: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1996: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in 1998: 1 reports, largest 0.88 in 2000 2002: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 2005: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2006: 1 reports, largest 0.88 in 2007: 1 reports, largest 0.88 in 2010 2011: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2018: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2019: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2020
Reports per year, 1983–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
0246 Jan Feb March: 6 reports (38%) Mar April: 1 reports (6%) Apr May: 3 reports (19%) May June: 2 reports (13%) Jun July: 2 reports (13%) Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov December: 2 reports (13%) Dec
All 16 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 1 1
2018 1 1
2017 0

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Dixie County
Date Size Location Time · source
Jun 5, 1988 2.00 inhen egg — 14:00 local · NCEI
May 30, 2002 1.75 ingolf ball Old Town 17:30 local · NCEI
Dec 28, 1983 1.75 ingolf ball — 21:50 local · NCEI
Dec 28, 1983 1.75 ingolf ball — 09:50 local · NCEI
Mar 27, 2019 1.00 inquarter 6.34 NE (Cty)cross City Arpt 02:15 local · NCEI

Sizes filed before 1996 are often rough estimates (round numbers like 7.00 or 8.00 in) without an exact spot; they are shown as NOAA filed them.

Size of every report

Most recent reports

Most recent hail reports in Dixie County
Date Size Location Time · source
Mar 27, 2019 1.00 inquarter 6.34 NE (Cty)cross City Arpt 02:15 local · NCEI
Mar 20, 2018 1.00 inquarter 0.69 N Yellow Jacket 12:11 local · NCEI
Apr 20, 2011 0.75 inpenny Old Town 14:15 local · NCEI
Mar 31, 2011 1.00 inquarter 0.6 W Horseshoe Beach 07:01 local · NCEI
May 13, 2007 0.88 innickel 8 SW Old Town 16:12 local · NCEI
Jul 28, 2006 0.88 innickel 3 N Yellow Jacket 18:10 local · NCEI
Mar 25, 2005 1.00 inquarter 10 SE Cross City 07:05 local · NCEI
May 30, 2002 1.75 ingolf ball Old Town 17:30 local · NCEI
Jul 20, 1998 0.88 innickel Cross City 14:30 local · NCEI
Jun 7, 1996 0.75 inpenny Cross City 13:30 local · NCEI
May 23, 1996 0.75 inpenny 12 NE Cross City 16:09 local · NCEI
Mar 31, 1993 0.75 inpenny — 01:15 local · NCEI

Smaller places with fewer than 10 reports

These places have too few reports for a page of their own, so their record lives here.

PlaceReportsHail daysLatest
Cross City65Jul 20, 1998
Manatee Road43Jun 15, 2011
Fanning Springs22Apr 20, 2011
Horseshoe Beach11Mar 31, 2011

Questions about hail in Dixie County

How often does it hail in Dixie County, Florida?

16 hail reports have been logged in Dixie County since 1983. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 0.3 reports a year. That ranks #63 of 68 Florida counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Dixie County?

Most reports come in March, May, June. March alone accounts for 38% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Dixie County?

2.00 in (hen egg size) on June 5, 1988. 6% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Dixie County?

The most recent report in this data is from March 27, 2019 (1.00 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

How many hail storms has Dixie County had in the last five years?

None: there has been no hail report in Dixie County since November 3, 2021. The last one was on March 27, 2019.

Where does this hail data come from?

Hail reports come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which the National Weather Service compiles from spotter, public, law enforcement and media reports. Recent days use preliminary NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet until NOAA publishes final data. Only reported hail is counted, so areas with fewer people tend to have fewer reports.