Hail events in San Diego County, California The hail events on record, by date and by year
This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).
NCEI has 52 hail events on record for San Diego County, California, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest hail event on record is on 11 Aug 2024.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 10 hail events on record for the county.
The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .
Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Hail.
Newest hail events on record
Hail0.50 in, marble size
1 mile W of WHISPERING PINES. Damage estimate: $10 thousand
Hail0.50 in, marble size
2 miles SSW of GUATAY. Damage estimate: $10 thousand
Hail0.50 in, marble size
3 miles WSW of NATIONAL CITY. Damage estimate: $10 thousand
Hail0.75 in, penny size
64 miles ESE of SAN JUAN HOT SPGS
Hail0.25 in, pea size
3 miles NNE of SAN DIEGO. Damage estimate: $50
Hail0.50 in, marble size
At PALOMAR MTN. Damage estimate: $1 thousand
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
8 miles NW of WARNER SPGS
Hail0.50 in, marble size
1 mile SW of (CZZ)CAMPO. Damage estimate: $1 thousand
Hail0.50 in, marble size
1 mile NNE of HILLCREST. Damage estimate: $10 thousand
Hail0.75 in, penny size
3 miles NNW of WARNER SPGS
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile W of WHISPERING PINES
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
At MT LAGUNA AFS
Hail0.75 in, penny size
At SOLANA BEACH
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
4 miles W of CLOVER FLAT
Hail0.25 in, pea size
At SAN DIEGO
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
At OCOTILLO WELLS
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
8 miles NNW of WARNER SPGS
Hail0.75 in, penny size
At BOULEVARD
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
5 miles NW of WARNER SPGS
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile WNW of SORRENTO
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
At RANCHITA
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
3 miles W of RANCHITA
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
4 miles NW of CAMPO
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles SE of JULIAN
Hail0.75 in, penny size
At BOULEVARD
A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.
Hail events by year
| Decade | Year that ends in 0 | Year that ends in 1 | Year that ends in 2 | Year that ends in 3 | Year that ends in 4 | Year that ends in 5 | Year that ends in 6 | Year that ends in 7 | Year that ends in 8 | Year that ends in 9 | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| 2010s | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 (part of the year) | 9 |
A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.
Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.
By month, all years
- Jan0 events
- Feb3 events
- Mar4 events
- Apr0 events
- May1 event
- Jun2 events
- Jul12 events
- Aug10 events
- Sep15 events
- Oct1 event
- Nov2 events
- Dec2 events
Magnitudes on record
| Hail size | Size in words | Events |
|---|---|---|
| under 1 in | pea to quarter | 30 |
| 1 to 1.74 in | quarter to golf ball | 20 |
| 1.75 to 2.74 in | golf ball to baseball | 2 |
| 2.75 to 3.99 in | baseball to softball | 0 |
| 4 in and larger | softball and larger | 0 |
When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.
An event without a size in the record is not in this table.
Beside the other counties
| Measure | San Diego | All counties of California | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events, 1955 to 2026 | 52 | 934 | 423,723 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 1.2 | 0.6 | 12.0 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 0.2 | 0.2 | 12.8 |
The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.
More hail events on record
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Damage estimate | Deaths | Injuries | On record for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $30 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County |
The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.
Official channels
- NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
- National Weather Service: San Diego, CA (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.
These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on .
Cite this page
County Hazards. "Hail events on record for San Diego County, California". https://countyhazards.com/county/ca/san-diego/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .
Questions
- Which month has the most hail events on record for San Diego County?
- September has 15 of the 52 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
- How many hail events are on record for California?
- NCEI has 936 hail events on record for California from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
- How does San Diego County compare with the other counties of California?
- The counties of California have 0.6 hail events for each 100 square miles. San Diego County has 1.2.
- How large is the hail on record for San Diego County?
- 2 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.