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Hail in California: reports, history and hardest-hit cities

539 hail reports in California since 2006. The largest stones measured 3 in (tea cup) near Enterprise on May 24, 2019.

Recent hail in California

Hail map of California: the last 12 months

under 1 in1–1.5 in1.75–2.5 in2.75 in and larger

Each dot is one hail report since Sep 29, 2025 (5 reports); hover or tap a dot for the date and size.

Hail days in California by year

Cities in California with the most hail

• Tiburon
  18 hail days
• Marin City
  17 hail days
• Sausalito
  17 hail days
• Tamalpais-Homestead Valley
  16 hail days
• Bayview-Hunters Point
  14 hail days
• Campbell
  14 hail days
• San Francisco
  14 hail days
• San Jose
  13 hail days
• Saratoga
  13 hail days
• Tamalpais Valley
  13 hail days
• Aptos
  12 hail days
• Brisbane
  12 hail days
• Broadmoor
  12 hail days
• Cupertino
  12 hail days
• Daly City
  12 hail days
• Day Valley
  12 hail days
• Monte Sereno
  12 hail days
• Oakland
  12 hail days
• Rio Del Mar
  12 hail days
• Santa Clara
  12 hail days
• Seacliff
  12 hail days
• Strawberry
  12 hail days
• Alameda
  11 hail days
• Capitola
  11 hail days
• Emeryville
  11 hail days
• Lafayette
  11 hail days
• Los Gatos
  11 hail days
• Mill Valley
  11 hail days
• Moraga
  11 hail days
• Scotts Valley
  11 hail days

Counties

• Alameda
  19 hail reports
• Contra Costa
  12 hail reports
• El Dorado
  15 hail reports
• Fresno
  30 hail reports
• Humboldt
  22 hail reports
• Kern
  14 hail reports
• Los Angeles
  14 hail reports
• Madera
  10 hail reports
• Marin
  11 hail reports
• Monterey
  19 hail reports
• Plumas
  11 hail reports
• Riverside
  17 hail reports
• San Bernardino
  32 hail reports
• San Diego
  28 hail reports
• San Francisco
  10 hail reports
• Santa Clara
  35 hail reports
• Santa Cruz
  17 hail reports
• Shasta
  17 hail reports
• Siskiyou
  15 hail reports
• Sonoma
  20 hail reports
• Tehama
  17 hail reports
• Tulare
  14 hail reports

All cities in California

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