Hail History

Hail history for Bonner County, Idaho

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

Readout · Bonner County

Last hail
Aug 29, 2025
1.00 in, quarter size
Hail days, last 5 years
4
since Nov 3, 2021 · 4 reports
Largest ever
1.75 in
golf ball · Jul 24, 1983

29 reports on 20 days since 1983 · #15 of 45 Idaho counties

Hail map · Bonner County

25 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
29 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 Bonner County

The latest hail report in Bonner County is from August 29, 2025, 1.00 in (quarter size). Since November 3, 2021 there have been 4 separate hail days; the biggest stones in that time were 1.25 in on June 5, 2022.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Bonner County logged 19 reports on 14 hail days, about 0.9 reports a year. That is about twice the median Idaho county (0.5 a year) and ranks #15 of 45 Idaho counties for all-time reports. Bonner County holds 3% of all 1,140 hail reports in Idaho.

0% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 0% for the median Idaho county. The largest hail on record here is 1.75 in (golf ball) on July 24, 1983.

Reports were down 27% in 2016–2025 (8) compared with 2006–2015 (11). The busiest year was 2015, with 4 reports on 3 days. Hail here peaks in June (38% of reports); 52% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Bonner County 0.9
  • Median Idaho county 0.5

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Bonner County 14
  • Median Idaho county 8

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Bonner County 0%
  • Median Idaho county 0%

Hail over time

01234 1983: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1990 1997: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1998: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2000: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2000 2003: 3 reports, largest 1.00 in 2004: 1 reports, largest 0.88 in 2006: 4 reports, largest 1.00 in 2008: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2009: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2010 2012: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2015: 4 reports, largest 1.00 in 2019: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2020: 3 reports, largest 1.25 in 2020 2022: 1 reports, largest 1.25 in 2023: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2024: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2025: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in
Reports per year, 1983–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
051015 Jan Feb Mar April: 1 reports (3%) Apr May: 3 reports (10%) May June: 11 reports (38%) Jun July: 7 reports (24%) Jul August: 6 reports (21%) Aug September: 1 reports (3%) Sep Oct Nov Dec
All 29 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 0
2025 1 1
2024 1 1
2023 1 1
2022 1 1
2021 0
2020 3 3
2019 1 1
2018 0
2017 0

Hail days since Nov 3, 2021

DateReportsLargestStorm page
Aug 29, 2025 1 1.00 in —
Sep 25, 2024 1 1.00 in —
Jul 10, 2023 1 1.00 in —
Jun 5, 2022 1 1.25 in —

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Bonner County
Date Size Location Time · source
Jul 24, 1983 1.75 ingolf ball — 20:45 local · NCEI
Jul 24, 1983 1.75 ingolf ball — 18:30 local · NCEI
Jun 5, 2022 1.25 inhalf dollar 0.83 SSW Coolin 18:40 local · NCEI
Jun 24, 2020 1.25 inhalf dollar 5 ENE Kootenai 15:35 local · NCEI
Aug 29, 2025 1.00 inquarter 1.95 NW Midas 15:30 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 Bonner County
Date Size Location Damage Time · source
Aug 29, 2025 1.00 inquarter 1.95 NW Midas — 15:30 local · NCEI
Sep 25, 2024 1.00 inquarter Dover $500 16:20 local · NCEI
Jul 10, 2023 1.00 inquarter 2.73 W Blanchard $4K 18:10 local · NCEI
Jun 5, 2022 1.25 inhalf dollar 0.83 SSW Coolin — 18:40 local · NCEI
Jun 24, 2020 1.00 inquarter Priest River — 16:10 local · NCEI
Jun 24, 2020 1.00 inquarter 9 SE Elmira $1K 16:05 local · NCEI
Jun 24, 2020 1.25 inhalf dollar 5 ENE Kootenai — 15:35 local · NCEI
Aug 10, 2019 1.00 inquarter Ponderay — 18:00 local · NCEI
Jul 25, 2015 0.88 innickel 4 SSW Sandpoint — 16:35 local · NCEI
Jul 25, 2015 1.00 inquarter 5 S Sandpoint — 16:31 local · NCEI
May 30, 2015 1.00 inquarter 24.55 WNW Shiloh — 21:10 local · NCEI
May 29, 2015 0.75 inpenny Blanchard — 21:15 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
Sandpoint43Jun 10, 2003
Dover33Sep 25, 2024
Priest River33Jun 24, 2020
Blanchard22Jul 10, 2023
Coolin22Jun 5, 2022
Oldtown11Jun 15, 1998
Ponderay11Aug 10, 2019

Questions about hail in Bonner County

How often does it hail in Bonner County, Idaho?

29 hail reports have been logged in Bonner County since 1983. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 0.9 reports a year. That ranks #15 of 45 Idaho counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Bonner County?

Most reports come in June, July, August. June alone accounts for 38% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Bonner County?

1.75 in (golf ball size) on July 24, 1983. 0% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Bonner County?

The most recent report in this data is from August 29, 2025 (1.00 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

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

4 separate days with hail reports since November 3, 2021, adding up to 4 reports. The most recent was August 29, 2025.

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.