Frequency of hailstorms increases by 40% around Sydney and Perth since 1979, research finds

Scientists say climate change may bring a decrease in frequency of hail activity but an increase in severity

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The frequency of hailstorms has increased by about 40% around Sydney and Perth over the last four decades, while hail activity has decreased across much of the rest of the country, new research has found.

Scientists from the University of New South Wales and the Bureau of Meteorology analysed trends between 1979 and 2021, finding that hail-prone conditions had increased significantly over Australia’s south-east and south-west.

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