Hail History

Hail history for St. James, Minnesota

NOAA hail reports in and within about 5 km (3 miles) of St. James since 1963, with preliminary reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · St. James

Last hail
Apr 28, 2025
0.75 in, penny size
Hail days, last 5 years
1
since Nov 3, 2021 · 1 report
Largest ever
3.00 in
teacup · Jul 16, 1963

21 reports on 17 days since 1963 · #139 of 451 Minnesota places

Hail map · St. James

St. James Madelia Darfur Comfrey 5 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
21 most recent reports with a location; Watonwan County is shaded. Open street map

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What the record says about St. James

The latest hail report in and around St. James is from April 28, 2025, 0.75 in (penny size). Since November 3, 2021 there has been one hail day; the biggest stones in that time were 0.75 in on April 28, 2025.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, St. James logged 7 reports on 4 hail days, about 0.3 reports a year. That is 22% less than the median Minnesota town on this site (0.5 a year) and ranks #139 of 451 Minnesota cities and towns on this site for all-time reports. St. James accounts for 21% of the 102 reports filed in Watonwan County.

10% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 6% for the median Minnesota town on this site. The largest hail on record here is 3.00 in (teacup) on July 16, 1963.

The busiest year was 2006, with 4 reports on 1 day. Hail here peaks in June (29% of reports); 67% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • St. James 0.3
  • Watonwan County 1.6
  • Median Minnesota town on this site 0.5

Hail days 2006–2025

  • St. James 4
  • Watonwan County 19
  • Median Minnesota town on this site 7

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • St. James 10%
  • Watonwan County 7%
  • Median Minnesota town on this site 6%

Hail over time

01234 1963: 1 reports, largest 3.00 in 1970 1977: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1978: 1 reports, largest 2.75 in 1980: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1980 1981: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1985: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1989: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1990 1998: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1999: 2 reports, largest 0.88 in 2000 2003: 1 reports, largest 0.88 in 2004: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in 2006: 4 reports, largest 1.75 in 2010: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2010 2019: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 2020 2025: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in
Reports per year, 1963–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
0246 Jan Feb Mar April: 3 reports (14%) Apr May: 5 reports (24%) May June: 6 reports (29%) Jun July: 5 reports (24%) Jul August: 1 reports (5%) Aug Sep October: 1 reports (5%) Oct Nov Dec
All 21 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 1 1
2018 0
2017 0

Hail days since Nov 3, 2021

DateReportsLargestStorm page
Apr 28, 2025 1 0.75 in —

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in St. James
Date Size Location County Time · source
Jul 16, 1963 3.00 inteacup — Nicollet 18:45 local · NCEI
Jun 16, 1978 2.75 inbaseball — Watonwan 20:40 local · NCEI
Jun 20, 2019 1.75 ingolf ball St James Watonwan 18:09 local · NCEI
Jul 19, 2006 1.75 ingolf ball St James Watonwan 20:37 local · NCEI
Jun 20, 1998 1.75 ingolf ball St James Watonwan 08:44 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
Date Size Location County Time · source
Apr 28, 2025 0.75 inpenny St James Watonwan 14:58 local · NCEI
Jun 20, 2019 1.75 ingolf ball St James Watonwan 18:09 local · NCEI
Jun 17, 2010 1.00 inquarter St James Watonwan 14:47 local · NCEI
Jul 19, 2006 0.75 inpenny St James Watonwan 21:10 local · NCEI
Jul 19, 2006 1.75 ingolf ball St James Watonwan 20:37 local · NCEI
Jul 19, 2006 0.75 inpenny St James Watonwan 20:26 local · NCEI
Jul 19, 2006 0.75 inpenny Butterfield Watonwan 07:55 local · NCEI
May 19, 2004 0.75 inpenny 2 W St James Watonwan 16:40 local · NCEI
Apr 18, 2004 0.75 inpenny Cologne Carver 18:25 local · NCEI
Jun 27, 2003 0.88 innickel 4 S St James Watonwan 16:20 local · NCEI
May 16, 1999 0.75 inpenny 4 E St James Watonwan 16:45 local · NCEI
May 16, 1999 0.88 innickel 1 S St James Watonwan 16:35 local · NCEI

Hail history near St. James

Questions about hail in St. James

How often does it hail in St. James, Minnesota?

21 hail reports have been logged in and within about 5 km (3 miles) of St. James since 1963. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 0.3 reports a year. That ranks #139 of 451 Minnesota places by number of reports.

When is hail season in St. James?

Most reports come in June, May, July. June alone accounts for 29% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in St. James?

3.00 in (teacup size) on July 16, 1963. 10% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in St. James?

The most recent report in this data is from April 28, 2025 (0.75 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

How many hail storms has St. James 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 April 28, 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.