◆ SPIRIT LAKE, IA HAIL HISTORY · DICKINSON COUNTY
Spirit Lake, IA hail history & hail map
Spirit Lake, Iowa has had 5 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 1.75″ (Golf Ball). Most recent: Jul 12, 2025. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
5Hail events in the past 5 years
1.75″Largest recorded hail · Golf Ball
1.75″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
0.75″Largest radar-estimated hail

Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Spirit Lake, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Spirit Lake
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Jun 11, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| May 24, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Jun 13, 2022 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| May 30, 2022 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | 1 ground report (max 1.75″) |
More Iowa hail history
Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Spirit Lake (43.420, -95.130) or an NWS / CoCoRaHS hail report within 3 miles. Data window: NOAA MRMS radar hail swaths Oct 2021 – Nov 2026; NWS / NCEI Storm Events reports Nov 2024 – Jul 2026; CoCoRaHS volunteer reports Oct 2021 – present. Radar hail sizes are estimates, not ground truth; hail at any single address can differ.