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Which month does Albany get hail?
Hail is most common in Albany in June — 85 of 263 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (32%) fell in June. Most severe hail near Albany falls between May–July: about 76% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Albany
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 25 miles of Albany since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 2 | 1% |
| May | 50 | 19% |
| June (peak) | 85 | 32% |
| July | 65 | 25% |
| August | 54 | 21% |
| September | 7 | 3% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Albany hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 25 miles of Albany, grouped by season — 263 reports since 1996, the largest 3.00" (2014-05-22). Source: NCEI Storm Events (vintage c20260527); the current season also carries preliminary SPC reports, labeled.
| Season | ≥1″ reports | Storm days | Max hail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 1.75" |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 1.75" |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 | 1.25" |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 1.50" |
| 2019 | 16 | 7 | 1.00" |
| 2018 | 8 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 2017 | 11 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 2015 | 8 | 4 | 2.00" |
| 2014 | 15 | 8 | 3.00" |
| 2013 | 14 | 3 | 2.50" |
| 2012 | 11 | 3 | 1.50" |
| 2011 | 29 | 5 | 3.00" |
| 2010 | 5 | 2 | 2.00" |
| 2009 | 28 | 4 | 2.50" |
| 2008 | 28 | 8 | 2.00" |
| 2007 | 15 | 8 | 1.75" |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 1.75" |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 1.75" |
| 2002 | 9 | 5 | 2.00" |
| 2001 | 14 | 3 | 2.75" |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | 2.00" |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 1998 | 3 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 1996 | 5 | 4 | 1.75" |
NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.