◆ AURORA, IL HAIL HISTORY · KANE COUNTY
Aurora, IL hail history & hail map
Aurora, Illinois has had 9 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.75″ (Baseball). Most recent: Aug 9, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
9Hail events in the past 5 years
2.75″Largest recorded hail · Baseball
2.75″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.25″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Aurora, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Aurora
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2026 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 0.75″ · 3 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Mar 11, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Aug 16, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Jul 24, 2025 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 2.75″ Baseball | 11 ground reports (max 2.75″) |
| Jul 23, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Aurora (41.760, -88.341) 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.