Hail History

Hail history for St. James Parish, Louisiana

Every NOAA hail report filed in St. James Parish since 1969, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · St. James Parish

Last hail
Apr 13, 2021
1.00 in, quarter size
Hail days, last 5 years
0
since Nov 3, 2021 · 0 reports
Largest ever
1.75 in
golf ball · Apr 5, 1996

13 reports on 11 days since 1969 · #63 of 65 Louisiana counties

Hail map · St. James Parish

5 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
11 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 St. James Parish

The latest hail report in St. James Parish is from April 13, 2021, 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, St. James Parish logged 5 reports on 5 hail days, about 0.3 reports a year. That is 16% of the median Louisiana county (1.6 a year) and ranks #63 of 65 Louisiana counties for all-time reports. St. James Parish holds 0% of all 6,415 hail reports in Louisiana.

0% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 5% for the median Louisiana county. The largest hail on record here is 1.75 in (golf ball) on April 5, 1996 near Gramercy.

The busiest year was 1996, with 3 reports on 2 days. Hail here peaks in April (69% of reports); 92% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • St. James Parish 0.3
  • Median Louisiana county 1.6

Hail days 2006–2025

  • St. James Parish 5
  • Median Louisiana county 23

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • St. James Parish 0%
  • Median Louisiana county 5%

Hail over time

0123 1969: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1970 1980 1990 1995: 2 reports, largest 1.25 in 1996: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in 1997: 1 reports, largest 1.50 in 2000 2003: 1 reports, largest 0.88 in 2009: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2010: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2010 2011: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2015: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2020 2021: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in
Reports per year, 1969–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
0369 Jan Feb March: 1 reports (8%) Mar April: 9 reports (69%) Apr May: 3 reports (23%) May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
All 13 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 1 1
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in St. James Parish
Date Size Location Time · source
Apr 5, 1996 1.75 ingolf ball Gramercy 22:40 local · NCEI
May 28, 1997 1.50 inping pong ball Convent 14:32 local · NCEI
Apr 10, 1995 1.25 inhalf dollar Gramercy 18:30 local · NCEI
Apr 10, 1995 1.25 inhalf dollar Lutcher 18:30 local · NCEI
Apr 13, 2021 1.00 inquarter 2.76 N Central 09:35 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 St. James Parish
Date Size Location Time · source
Apr 13, 2021 1.00 inquarter 2.76 N Central 09:35 local · NCEI
Apr 15, 2015 0.75 inpenny Gramercy 14:25 local · NCEI
Mar 29, 2011 1.00 inquarter 5 N Lutcher 15:25 local · NCEI
May 29, 2010 1.00 inquarter Vacherie 16:25 local · NCEI
May 4, 2009 1.00 inquarter 5 SW Gramercy 19:43 local · NCEI
Apr 7, 2003 0.88 innickel Salsburg 12:45 local · NCEI
May 28, 1997 1.50 inping pong ball Convent 14:32 local · NCEI
Apr 14, 1996 0.75 inpenny Gramercy 10:35 local · NCEI
Apr 14, 1996 0.75 inpenny Convent 10:35 local · NCEI
Apr 5, 1996 1.75 ingolf ball Gramercy 22:40 local · NCEI
Apr 10, 1995 1.25 inhalf dollar Gramercy 18:30 local · NCEI
Apr 10, 1995 1.25 inhalf dollar Lutcher 18:30 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
Lutcher44Apr 15, 2015
Convent22May 28, 1997
North Vacherie22May 29, 2010
Union22Apr 13, 2021
Hester11May 4, 2009

Questions about hail in St. James Parish

How often does it hail in St. James Parish, Louisiana?

13 hail reports have been logged in St. James Parish since 1969. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 0.3 reports a year. That ranks #63 of 65 Louisiana counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in St. James Parish?

Most reports come in April, May, March. April alone accounts for 69% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in St. James Parish?

1.75 in (golf ball size) on April 5, 1996 near Gramercy. 0% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in St. James Parish?

The most recent report in this data is from April 13, 2021 (1.00 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

How many hail storms has St. James Parish had in the last five years?

None: there has been no hail report in St. James Parish since November 3, 2021. The last one was on April 13, 2021.

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.