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Mendota, MN hail history

Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Mendota city centroid, 1950 to present.

466hail events since 1950
289≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
4.00"largest on record · 1966-07-08
2026-04-17most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 4 0.75" (penny)
2025 6 1.75" (golf ball)
2024 2 1.00" (quarter)
2023 28 3.00" (tea cup)
2022 44 2.00" (hen egg)
2021 6 2.50" (tennis ball)
2020 10 1.75" (golf ball)
2019 3 1.00" (quarter)
2018 5 1.00" (quarter)
2017 10 1.75" (golf ball)
2016 12 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2015 6 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2014 2 0.88" (nickel)
2013 33 2.00" (hen egg)
2012 51 1.75" (golf ball)

Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.

Wind and tornado record

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2026-04-17 Hail 0.75" 7.8 mi
2026-04-17 Hail 0.75" 6.9 mi
2026-04-17 Hail 0.75" 7.5 mi
2026-04-17 Hail 0.75" 9.6 mi
2025-09-21 Hail 1.00" 6.7 mi
2025-09-21 Hail 1.00" 6.6 mi
2025-09-21 Hail 1.75" 6.6 mi
2025-09-21 Hail 1.25" 9.4 mi
2025-09-21 Hail 1.50" 8.1 mi
2025-07-28 Thunderstorm Wind 59 mph 4.5 mi

2025-09-21: “Photo measurement provided via social media.”

2025-09-21: “Report received via mPING.”

2025-09-21: “Report of half-inch to Ping Pong Ball sized hail for two minutes.”

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Each recorded hail day in Mendota has its own page with the official NWS reports for that date.

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Address lookup by the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder. Records: NOAA NCEI Storm Events (final) plus SPC preliminary reports for storms newer than the latest compile — see methodology.

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Nearby hail history

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NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-08-09