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Hail Philadelphia, PA

Over the last 7 days, no hail has been reported within 25 miles of Philadelphia. That makes for a quiet week, but the year is not empty: Philadelphia has collected 15 hail reports so far in 2026. The largest stone from those reports measured 1.50 inches and fell at 1 NE Burlington Twp. 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 Philadelphia. Between 2005 and 2025, the area averaged about 17.1 hail reports a year, coming on about 5.0 days. The largest hailstone since 1996 was 2.50 inches, on May 22, 2014.

Hail storms near Philadelphia in 2026

Hail reports within 25 miles of Philadelphia in 2026, newest first
DateSizePlaceReported by
Sep 2, 20261.00 inches quarterWilliamstownGloucester CountyTrained Spotter
Sep 2, 20260.75 inches penny2 NW WilliamstownGloucester CountyPublic
Sep 2, 20260.50 inches marble3 NW WilliamstownGloucester CountyPublic
Aug 27, 20260.75 inches penny2 E Washington TwpGloucester CountyPublic
Aug 27, 20260.70 inches marble1 SW PitmanGloucester CountyPublic
Aug 20, 20260.75 inches penny2 N Plymouth MeetingMontgomery CountyPublic
Aug 20, 20260.75 inches penny1 N Plymouth MeetingMontgomery CountyPublic
Jul 27, 20261.00 inches quarterWilliamstownGloucester CountyPublic
Jul 27, 20260.50 inches marbleChestnut HillPhiladelphia CountyTrained Spotter
Jun 22, 20260.25 inches peaEast Greenwich TwpGloucester CountyEmergency Mngr
Jun 22, 20260.50 inches marble1 NNE Burlington TwpBurlington CountyTrained Spotter
Jun 22, 20261.50 inches ping pong ball1 NE Burlington TwpBurlington CountyPublic
Jun 22, 20261.25 inches half dollar1 NE Burlington TwpBurlington CountyTrained Spotter
Jun 22, 20261.00 inches quarter1 NE Burlington TwpBurlington CountyTrained Spotter
May 20, 20261.00 inches quarter1 WNW WayneDelaware 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 Philadelphia

Largest hailstones within 25 miles of Philadelphia since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
2.50 inchesTennis ballHarnous Corner, New Castle CountyMay 22, 2014
2.50 inchesTennis ballWestmont, Camden CountyMay 20, 2022
2.00 inchesHen eggMullica Hill, Gloucester CountyMay 24, 1999
2.00 inchesHen eggLanghorne, Bucks CountyMar 21, 2003
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.

Hailstone sizes recorded near Philadelphia

Hailstone sizes recorded near Philadelphia
Stone sizeReportsShare
Under 1 inch18150%
1 to under 2 inches17649%
2 inches and larger31%

The NCEI Storm Events Database supplies the 360 reports within 25 miles of Philadelphia from 2005 to 2025, with stone size recorded by diameter.

Hail reports by month

Average hail reports per month within 25 miles of Philadelphia, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports0.10.00.42.03.63.34.23.10.30.00.00.0

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 Pennsylvania hail reports