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Hail reports New Hampshire

No hail has been reported anywhere in New Hampshire during the last 24 hours. In an average year, New Hampshire sees 38 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 3.00 inches. That stone fell at Orange on Jun 22, 2008. 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 New Hampshire at 36 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 38 hail reports in New Hampshire a year, across about 9 days.

Largest hailstones on record in New Hampshire

Largest hailstones recorded in New Hampshire since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
3.00 inchesTea cupOrange, Grafton CountyJun 22, 2008
2.75 inchesBaseballTamworth, Carroll CountyAug 24, 1998
2.50 inchesTennis ballRochester, Strafford CountyJul 19, 2015
2.00 inchesHen eggExeter, Rockingham CountyJul 11, 2006
2.00 inchesHen eggHampton Falls, Rockingham CountyJul 11, 2006
2.00 inchesHen eggConcord, Merrimack CountyJul 9, 2007
2.00 inchesHen eggStrafford, Strafford CountyJul 18, 2008
2.00 inchesHen eggWashington, Sullivan CountyJun 9, 2011
2.00 inchesHen eggWestmoreland, Cheshire CountyMay 29, 2012
2.00 inchesHen eggStratham, Rockingham CountyJul 3, 2014

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 New Hampshire, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.00.00.00.051212720.10.00.0

Counties in New Hampshire with the most hail reports

Counties in New Hampshire with the most hail reports a year, 2005 to 2025
CountyReports a year
Rockingham7.4
Grafton5.4
Hillsborough4.0
Merrimack3.8
Carroll3.8
Cheshire3.7
Strafford2.9
Coos2.5
Belknap2.4
Sullivan2.0

Cities in New Hampshire with hail data

Tracked cities in New Hampshire with average hail reports a year within 25 miles and the largest on record
CityReports a yearLargest since 1996
Concord9.92.00 inches Jul 9, 2007

Recent days with reports in New Hampshire

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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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