Hail History

Hail history for Boyle County, Kentucky

Every NOAA hail report filed in Boyle County since 1975, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · Boyle County

Last hail
May 16, 2025
1.00 in, quarter size
Hail days, last 5 years
1
since Nov 3, 2021 · 1 report
Largest ever
3.00 in
teacup · Apr 25, 2015

39 reports on 28 days since 1975 · #81 of 121 Kentucky counties

Hail map · Boyle County

Danville 5 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
34 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 Boyle County

The latest hail report in Boyle County is from May 16, 2025, 1.00 in (quarter size). Since November 3, 2021 there has been one hail day; the biggest stones in that time were 1.00 in on May 16, 2025.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Boyle County logged 17 reports on 13 hail days, about 0.8 reports a year. That is 37% less than the median Kentucky county (1.4 a year) and ranks #81 of 121 Kentucky counties for all-time reports. Boyle County holds 1% of all 6,632 hail reports in Kentucky.

8% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 5% for the median Kentucky county. The largest hail on record here is 3.00 in (teacup) on April 25, 2015 near 0.88 SE Danville.

Reports were down 30% in 2016–2025 (7) compared with 2006–2015 (10). The busiest year was 2017, with 5 reports on 4 days. Hail here peaks in May (33% of reports); 67% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Boyle County 0.8
  • Median Kentucky county 1.4

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Boyle County 13
  • Median Kentucky county 19

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Boyle County 8%
  • Median Kentucky county 5%

Hail over time

0246 1975: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1979: 4 reports, largest 2.75 in 1980 1982: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1989: 1 reports, largest 1.50 in 1990 1995: 5 reports, largest 1.75 in 1997: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1999: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2000 2001: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2002: 4 reports, largest 1.75 in 2003: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2007: 2 reports, largest 0.88 in 2009: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 2010 2011: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2012: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 2014: 1 reports, largest 1.25 in 2015: 3 reports, largest 3.00 in 2017: 5 reports, largest 1.50 in 2018: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2020 2025: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in
Reports per year, 1975–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
051015 Jan Feb March: 6 reports (15%) Mar April: 10 reports (26%) Apr May: 13 reports (33%) May June: 3 reports (8%) Jun July: 3 reports (8%) Jul August: 4 reports (10%) Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
All 39 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 0
2025 1 1
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 1 1
2017 32 5

Hail days since Nov 3, 2021

DateReportsLargestStorm page
May 16, 2025 1 1.00 in —

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Boyle County
Date Size Location Damage Time · source
Apr 25, 2015 3.00 inteacup 0.88 SE Danville — 19:16 local · NCEI
Jun 22, 1979 2.75 inbaseball — — 14:45 local · NCEI
Apr 25, 2015 2.50 intennis ball 1.09 W Wells Lndg $80K 19:15 local · NCEI
Mar 2, 2012 1.75 ingolf ball 0.88 NE Junction City — 17:44 local · NCEI
Apr 10, 2009 1.75 ingolf ball Parksville — 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 Boyle County
Date Size Location Damage Time · source
May 16, 2025 1.00 inquarter 0.88 SE Alum Spgs — 06:34 local · NCEI
Apr 3, 2018 1.00 inquarter 1.49 SSE Baugham Hgts — 20:38 local · NCEI
May 27, 2017 1.00 inquarter 2.19 E Atoka — 14:40 local · NCEI
May 11, 2017 0.75 inpenny 1.49 NNW Brumfield — 15:19 local · NCEI
Apr 29, 2017 1.00 inquarter 1.38 N Shelby City — 17:21 local · NCEI
Apr 29, 2017 1.50 inping pong ball 0.88 NE Junction City — 17:17 local · NCEI
Apr 5, 2017 0.75 inpenny 2.14 NNE Craintown — 18:03 local · NCEI
Apr 25, 2015 1.00 inquarter 0.88 SE Danville — 19:19 local · NCEI
Apr 25, 2015 3.00 inteacup 0.88 SE Danville — 19:16 local · NCEI
Apr 25, 2015 2.50 intennis ball 1.09 W Wells Lndg $80K 19:15 local · NCEI
Jul 27, 2014 1.25 inhalf dollar 0.88 SE Danville — 12:30 local · NCEI
Mar 2, 2012 1.75 ingolf ball 0.88 NE Junction City — 17:44 local · NCEI

Cities and towns in Boyle County

PlaceReportsLargest
Danville173.00 in

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
Perryville98May 11, 2017
Junction City33Apr 29, 2017

Questions about hail in Boyle County

How often does it hail in Boyle County, Kentucky?

39 hail reports have been logged in Boyle County since 1975. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 0.8 reports a year. That ranks #81 of 121 Kentucky counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Boyle County?

Most reports come in May, April, March. May alone accounts for 33% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Boyle County?

3.00 in (teacup size) on April 25, 2015 near 0.88 SE Danville. 8% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Boyle County?

The most recent report in this data is from May 16, 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 Boyle County had in the last five years?

1 separate days with hail reports since November 3, 2021, adding up to 1 reports. The most recent was May 16, 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.