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Which month does Fargo get hail?
Hail is most common in Fargo in July — 91 of 243 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (37%) fell in July. Most severe hail near Fargo falls between June–August: about 77% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Fargo
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 25 miles of Fargo since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 1 | 0% |
| May | 15 | 6% |
| June | 45 | 19% |
| July (peak) | 91 | 37% |
| August | 51 | 21% |
| September | 40 | 16% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Fargo hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 25 miles of Fargo, grouped by season — 243 reports since 1996, the largest 4.50" (2001-07-17). Source: NCEI Storm Events (vintage c20260527); the current season also carries preliminary SPC reports, labeled.
| Season | ≥1″ reports | Storm days | Max hail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (in progress) | 1 (preliminary) | 0 | 1.00" |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 1.50" |
| 2023 | 15 | 6 | 2.75" |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 | 1.00" |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1.25" |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 | 1.75" |
| 2019 | 16 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2018 | 30 | 7 | 2.50" |
| 2017 | 10 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | 2.00" |
| 2015 | 11 | 6 | 2.50" |
| 2014 | 11 | 6 | 1.75" |
| 2013 | 11 | 5 | 2.50" |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 | 1.50" |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 2.50" |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 | 2.75" |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | 1.00" |
| 2007 | 17 | 2 | 3.50" |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 | 2.50" |
| 2005 | 11 | 4 | 2.50" |
| 2004 | 14 | 4 | 2.50" |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 1.50" |
| 2002 | 11 | 4 | 2.75" |
| 2001 | 7 | 4 | 4.50" |
| 2000 | 3 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 1999 | 12 | 4 | 2.75" |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 1.75" |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 1996 | 3 | 2 | 1.50" |
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.