◆ DOWNTOWN MADISON, WI HAIL HISTORY · DANE COUNTY
Downtown Madison, WI hail history & hail map
Downtown Madison, Wisconsin has had 8 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 3.25″ (Baseball). Most recent: Apr 14, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
8Hail events in the past 5 years
3.25″Largest recorded hail · Baseball
3.25″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.25″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Downtown Madison, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Downtown Madison
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | 3.25″ Baseball | Radar 1.25″ · 17 ground reports (max 3.25″) |
| May 15, 2025 | 2.00″ Golf Ball | 6 ground reports (max 2.00″) |
| Apr 18, 2025 | 0.38″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.38″) |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Apr 19, 2023 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| Nov 4, 2022 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | 3 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
| Sep 20, 2022 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ |
| Jun 13, 2022 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | 1 ground report (max 1.25″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Downtown Madison (43.070, -89.420) 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.