Hail History

Hail history for Lafayette County, Florida

Every NOAA hail report filed in Lafayette County since 1980, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · Lafayette County

Last hail
Apr 28, 2011
1.00 in, quarter size
Hail days, last 5 years
0
since Nov 3, 2021 · 0 reports
Largest ever
2.00 in
hen egg · Jul 13, 1980

7 reports on 7 days since 1980 · #68 of 68 Florida counties

Hail map · Lafayette County

10 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
7 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 Lafayette County

The latest hail report in Lafayette County is from April 28, 2011, 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, Lafayette County logged 2 reports on 2 hail days, about 0.1 reports a year. That is 9% of the median Florida county (1.1 a year) and ranks #68 of 68 Florida counties for all-time reports. Lafayette County holds 0% of all 5,694 hail reports in Florida.

14% 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 July 13, 1980.

The busiest year was 1980, with 2 reports on 2 days. Hail here peaks in May (43% of reports); 57% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Lafayette County 0.1
  • Median Florida county 1.1

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Lafayette County 2
  • Median Florida county 18

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Lafayette County 14%
  • Median Florida county 2%

Hail over time

012 1980: 2 reports, largest 2.00 in 1980 1986: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1990 1996: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1998: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 2000 2006: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 2010 2011: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2020
Reports per year, 1980–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
0123 Jan February: 2 reports (29%) Feb Mar April: 1 reports (14%) Apr May: 3 reports (43%) May Jun July: 1 reports (14%) Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
All 7 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 0
2018 0
2017 0

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Lafayette County
Date Size Location Time · source
Jul 13, 1980 2.00 inhen egg — 14:00 local · NCEI
May 24, 2006 1.75 ingolf ball 4 N Day 16:30 local · NCEI
Feb 22, 1998 1.75 ingolf ball Day 11:10 local · NCEI
Feb 24, 1980 1.75 ingolf ball — 10:50 local · NCEI
Apr 28, 2011 1.00 inquarter 1.92 WNW Chancey 12:20 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 Lafayette County
Date Size Location Time · source
Apr 28, 2011 1.00 inquarter 1.92 WNW Chancey 12:20 local · NCEI
May 24, 2006 1.75 ingolf ball 4 N Day 16:30 local · NCEI
Feb 22, 1998 1.75 ingolf ball Day 11:10 local · NCEI
May 23, 1996 1.00 inquarter Day 14:45 local · NCEI
May 20, 1986 0.75 inpenny — 09:00 local · NCEI
Jul 13, 1980 2.00 inhen egg — 14:00 local · NCEI
Feb 24, 1980 1.75 ingolf ball — 10:50 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
Day44Apr 28, 2011
Mayo11May 20, 1986

Questions about hail in Lafayette County

How often does it hail in Lafayette County, Florida?

7 hail reports have been logged in Lafayette County since 1980. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 0.1 reports a year. That ranks #68 of 68 Florida counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Lafayette County?

Most reports come in May, February, April. May alone accounts for 43% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Lafayette County?

2.00 in (hen egg size) on July 13, 1980. 14% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Lafayette County?

The most recent report in this data is from April 28, 2011 (1.00 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

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

None: there has been no hail report in Lafayette County since November 3, 2021. The last one was on April 28, 2011.

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.