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Hail reports New Jersey

No hail has been reported anywhere in New Jersey during the last 24 hours. In an average year, New Jersey sees 35 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 2.75 inches. That stone fell at Cedar Run on Jun 6, 2002. 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 Jersey at 38 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 35 hail reports in New Jersey a year, across about 10 days.

Largest hailstones on record in New Jersey

Largest hailstones recorded in New Jersey since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
2.75 inchesBaseballCedar Run, Ocean CountyJun 6, 2002
2.50 inchesTennis ballGreen Pond, Morris CountyJul 3, 2014
2.50 inchesTennis ballHillsdale Manor, Bergen CountyJul 8, 2021
2.50 inchesTennis ballHillsdale Manor, Bergen CountyJul 8, 2021
2.50 inchesTennis ballIndian Mills, Burlington CountyMay 20, 2022
2.50 inchesTennis ballWestmont, Camden CountyMay 20, 2022
2.00 inchesHen eggMullica Hill, Gloucester CountyMay 24, 1999
2.00 inchesHen eggNeptune, Monmouth CountyJul 22, 2003
2.00 inchesHen eggHillsdale, Bergen CountyJul 8, 2021
2.00 inchesHen eggIndian Mills, Burlington CountyMay 20, 2022

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 Jersey, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.10.50.834811420.60.60.2

Counties in New Jersey with the most hail reports

Counties in New Jersey with the most hail reports a year, 2005 to 2025
CountyReports a year
Burlington4.5
Bergen3.0
Monmouth2.7
Ocean2.7
Camden2.5
Morris2.4
Middlesex1.9
Mercer1.8
Sussex1.5
Atlantic1.5

Cities in New Jersey with hail data

Tracked cities in New Jersey with average hail reports a year within 25 miles and the largest on record
CityReports a yearLargest since 1996
Newark12.62.75 inches Aug 1, 2011
Atlantic City2.42.75 inches Jun 6, 2002

Recent days with reports in New Jersey

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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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