◆ ELMHURST, IL HAIL HISTORY · DU PAGE COUNTY
Elmhurst, IL hail history & hail map
Elmhurst, Illinois has had 14 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 1.50″ (Ping Pong Ball). Most recent: Jul 27, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
14Hail events in the past 5 years
1.50″Largest recorded hail · Ping Pong Ball
1.50″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
0.75″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Elmhurst, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Elmhurst
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | 6 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Jul 24, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| May 16, 2025 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 6 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
| May 15, 2025 | 0.88″ Nickel | 1 ground report (max 0.88″) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 0.38″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.38″) |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| May 28, 2024 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| Feb 28, 2024 | 0.88″ Nickel | 1 ground report (max 0.88″) |
| Apr 22, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 3 ground reports (max 0.25″) |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | 4 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Elmhurst (41.900, -87.940) 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.