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Which month does Omaha get hail?
Hail is most common in Omaha in June — 258 of 882 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (29%) fell in June. Most severe hail near Omaha falls between March–June: about 73% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Omaha
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 30 miles of Omaha since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 29 | 3% |
| April | 185 | 21% |
| May | 172 | 20% |
| June (peak) | 258 | 29% |
| July | 97 | 11% |
| August | 75 | 9% |
| September | 44 | 5% |
| October | 21 | 2% |
| November | 1 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Omaha hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 30 miles of Omaha, grouped by season — 882 reports since 1996, the largest 4.75" (2014-06-03). 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) | 45 (preliminary) | 0 | 2.50" |
| 2025 | 94 | 5 | 4.00" |
| 2024 | 47 | 8 | 4.50" |
| 2023 | 76 | 8 | 4.50" |
| 2022 | 35 | 12 | 2.00" |
| 2021 | 15 | 4 | 2.50" |
| 2020 | 8 | 5 | 2.50" |
| 2019 | 25 | 6 | 2.00" |
| 2018 | 16 | 3 | 2.00" |
| 2017 | 71 | 10 | 3.75" |
| 2016 | 31 | 11 | 1.75" |
| 2015 | 7 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2014 | 41 | 10 | 4.75" |
| 2013 | 24 | 10 | 2.75" |
| 2012 | 23 | 13 | 2.00" |
| 2011 | 50 | 14 | 4.25" |
| 2010 | 31 | 12 | 3.00" |
| 2009 | 11 | 6 | 2.00" |
| 2008 | 24 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2007 | 11 | 5 | 3.00" |
| 2006 | 11 | 6 | 1.50" |
| 2005 | 41 | 15 | 4.00" |
| 2004 | 28 | 12 | 4.00" |
| 2003 | 11 | 4 | 4.50" |
| 2002 | 28 | 12 | 2.00" |
| 2001 | 36 | 12 | 2.75" |
| 2000 | 21 | 5 | 2.50" |
| 1999 | 14 | 5 | 2.75" |
| 1998 | 26 | 12 | 2.75" |
| 1997 | 6 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 1996 | 20 | 10 | 2.75" |
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.