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Hail reports Massachusetts

No hail has been reported anywhere in Massachusetts during the last 24 hours. In an average year, Massachusetts sees 47 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 4.00 inches. That stone fell at East Windsor on Jun 1, 2011. The average is based on reports from 2005 through 2025, and the record goes back to 1996. Hail report data comes from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters.

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NCEI Storm Events data place Massachusetts at 34 among 51 states and DC for average hail reports per year. Full state hail ranking

From 2005 through 2025, the Storm Events Database logs about 47 hail reports in Massachusetts a year, across about 10 days.

Largest hailstones on record in Massachusetts

Largest hailstones recorded in Massachusetts since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
4.00 inchesSoftballEast Windsor, Berkshire CountyJun 1, 2011
3.00 inchesTea cupWest Otis, Berkshire CountyJul 3, 1997
3.00 inchesTea cupPeabody, Essex CountyJul 11, 2006
3.00 inchesTea cupSpringfield, Hampden CountyJul 26, 2011
2.75 inchesBaseballBrockton, Plymouth CountyJul 6, 1999
2.25 inchesHen eggManomet, Plymouth CountyAug 16, 2008
2.25 inchesHen eggNew Salem, Franklin CountyMay 22, 2013
2.00 inchesHen eggHousatonic, Berkshire CountyJun 20, 2001
2.00 inchesHen eggNorwell, Plymouth CountyJul 2, 2004
2.00 inchesHen eggTewksbury, Middlesex CountyAug 20, 2004

Record figures come from the Storm Events Database at NCEI, a reviewed log that trails live reports by 2 to 3 months. Records start in 1996 and averages cover 2005-2025.

Hail reports by month

Average hail reports per month in Massachusetts, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.00.10.70.4712121220.20.00.2

Counties in Massachusetts with the most hail reports

Counties in Massachusetts with the most hail reports a year, 2005 to 2025
CountyReports a year
Worcester8.5
Hampden7.3
Middlesex5.6
Berkshire4.1
Hampshire4.0
Franklin3.7
Essex3.0
Bristol2.8
Plymouth2.5
Norfolk2.4

Cities in Massachusetts with hail data

Tracked cities in Massachusetts with average hail reports a year within 25 miles and the largest on record
CityReports a yearLargest since 1996
Worcester11.12.00 inches Aug 7, 2008
Boston10.03.00 inches Jul 11, 2006

Recent days with reports in Massachusetts

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National Weather Service offices file Local Storm Reports; the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University relays them to this page, where they appear as live spotter reports. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.

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