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Hail reports New York

No hail reports arrived in New York in the last 24 hours. The state averages about 171 reports a year, and its largest stone on record measured 4.00 inches at Niagara Falls on Sep 27, 1998.

From 2005 through 2025, the Storm Events Database logs about 171 hail reports in New York a year, across about 23 days.

Largest hailstones on record in New York

Largest hailstones recorded in New York since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
4.00 inchesSoftballNiagara Falls, Niagara CountySep 27, 1998
4.00 inchesSoftballAmsterdam, Montgomery CountyMay 22, 2014
3.50 inchesTea cupBolton Lndg, Warren CountyMay 29, 2012
3.00 inchesTea cupSolvay, Onondaga CountyMay 23, 2004
3.00 inchesTea cupWest Coxsackie, Greene CountyJun 8, 2011
3.00 inchesTea cupNew Baltimore, Greene CountyJun 8, 2011
3.00 inchesTea cupSouth Otselic, Chenango CountyJun 9, 2011
3.00 inchesTea cupEast Williston, Nassau CountyAug 1, 2011
3.00 inchesTea cupWhite Plains, Westchester CountyAug 1, 2011
3.00 inchesTea cupWorcester, Otsego CountyJul 23, 2012

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 York, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.00.20.943353392990.810.1

Counties in New York with the most hail reports

Counties in New York with the most hail reports a year, 2005 to 2025
CountyReports a year
Oneida11.0
Broome9.3
Onondaga7.8
Saratoga6.1
Albany6.1
Otsego6.1
Sullivan4.8
Dutchess4.7
Chenango4.4
Steuben4.3

Cities in New York with hail data

Tracked cities in New York with average hail reports a year within 25 miles and the largest on record
CityReports a yearLargest since 1996
Albany16.73.00 inches Jun 8, 2011
Syracuse14.93.00 inches May 23, 2004
New York City12.03.00 inches Aug 1, 2011
Rochester5.52.50 inches Jul 15, 2024
Islip5.33.00 inches Aug 1, 2011
Buffalo5.04.00 inches Sep 27, 1998

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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