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Hail New York City, NY

Over the last 7 days, no hail has been reported within 25 miles of New York City. That makes for a quiet week, but the year is not empty: New York City has collected 8 hail reports so far in 2026. The largest stone from those reports measured 1.00 inches and fell at 1 SSW Pearl River. Hail reports are drawn from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters, and the count covers a 25 miles radius around the city. This is the same radius used for the city's long-term hail averages.

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Every figure on this page covers a 25 mile circle centered on New York City. Between 2005 and 2025, the area averaged about 12.0 hail reports a year, coming on about 4.0 days. The largest hailstone since 1996 was 3.00 inches, on Aug 1, 2011.

Hail storms near New York City in 2026

Hail reports within 25 miles of New York City in 2026, newest first
DateSizePlaceReported by
Aug 7, 20260.88 inches nickel1 NW Pearl RiverRockland CountyPublic
Aug 7, 20261.00 inches quarter1 SSW Pearl RiverRockland CountyPublic
Aug 7, 20261.00 inches quarterRiver ValeBergen CountyTrained Spotter
Jul 27, 20261.00 inches quarterFranklin LakesBergen CountyPublic
Jul 27, 20261.00 inches quarter1 SE Chestnut RidgeRockland CountyTrained Spotter
Jul 21, 20260.88 inches nickel1 N Saddle BrookBergen CountyPublic
Jul 15, 20260.75 inches pennyOrangeEssex CountyPublic
Jun 7, 20260.50 inches marble1 E RumsonMonmouth CountyTrained Spotter

WeatherTotals compiles National Weather Service Local Storm Reports, mostly from the public and trained spotters. Each report is flagged measured or estimated and lists its source and time.

Largest hailstones within 25 miles of New York City

Largest hailstones within 25 miles of New York City since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
3.00 inchesTea cupEast Williston, Nassau CountyAug 1, 2011
3.00 inchesTea cupWhite Plains, Westchester CountyAug 1, 2011
2.75 inchesBaseballBayside, Queens CountyAug 1, 2011
2.75 inchesBaseballLake Succes, Nassau CountyAug 1, 2011
2.50 inchesTennis ballHillsdale Manor, Bergen CountyJul 8, 2021

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.

Hailstone sizes recorded near New York City

Hailstone sizes recorded near New York City
Stone sizeReportsShare
Under 1 inch12449%
1 to under 2 inches11947%
2 inches and larger104%

The NCEI Storm Events Database supplies the 253 reports within 25 miles of New York City from 2005 to 2025, with stone size recorded by diameter.

Hail reports by month

Average hail reports per month within 25 miles of New York City, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.00.00.40.10.32.74.12.80.50.50.40.1

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.

All New York hail reports