◆ JOLIET, IL HAIL HISTORY · KENDALL COUNTY
Joliet, IL hail history & hail map
Joliet, Illinois has had 10 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 3.00″ (Baseball). Most recent: Jul 27, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
10Hail events in the past 5 years
3.00″Largest recorded hail · Baseball
3.00″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.50″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Joliet, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Joliet
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | 3.00″ Baseball | Radar 1.50″ · 5 ground reports (max 3.00″) |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | 4 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| May 26, 2024 | 0.40″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.40″) |
| May 2, 2024 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Mar 13, 2024 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Apr 19, 2023 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | Radar 0.75″ · 6 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | 5 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
| Jul 23, 2022 | 0.38″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.38″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Joliet (41.528, -88.274) 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.