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Which month does Los Angeles get hail?
Hail is most common in Los Angeles in March — 6 of 19 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (32%) fell in March. Most severe hail near Los Angeles falls between March–October: about 84% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Los Angeles
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 45 miles of Los Angeles since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 5% |
| February | 1 | 5% |
| March (peak) | 6 | 32% |
| April | 2 | 11% |
| May | 1 | 5% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 1 | 5% |
| September | 1 | 5% |
| October | 5 | 26% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 1 | 5% |
Los Angeles hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 45 miles of Los Angeles, grouped by season — 19 reports since 1996, the largest 1.75" (2015-10-15). Source: NCEI Storm Events (vintage c20260918); the current season also carries preliminary SPC reports, labeled.
| Season | ≥1″ reports | Storm days | Max hail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 1.00" |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 1.75" |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 1.50" |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 1.25" |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 1.50" |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 1.10" |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 1.25" |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1.50" |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 1.00" |
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.
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