◆ SPRINGFIELD, IL HAIL HISTORY · SANGAMON COUNTY
Springfield, IL hail history & hail map
Springfield, Illinois has had 10 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.00″ (Golf Ball). Most recent: Aug 22, 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
2.00″Largest recorded hail · Golf Ball
2.00″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.00″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Springfield, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Springfield
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2026 | 0.88″ Nickel | 1 ground report (max 0.88″) |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 7 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
| Mar 15, 2026 | 0.88″ Nickel | 2 ground reports (max 0.88″) |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| May 20, 2025 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | Radar 1.00″ · 4 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 2.00″ Golf Ball | 4 ground reports (max 2.00″) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Apr 7, 2024 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| May 14, 2023 | 0.10″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.10″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Springfield (39.800, -89.688) 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.