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Which month does Philadelphia get hail?
Hail is most common in Philadelphia in May — 102 of 347 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (29%) fell in May. Most severe hail near Philadelphia falls between April–July: about 75% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Philadelphia
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 35 miles of Philadelphia since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 0% |
| February | 5 | 1% |
| March | 11 | 3% |
| April | 23 | 7% |
| May (peak) | 102 | 29% |
| June | 56 | 16% |
| July | 78 | 22% |
| August | 54 | 16% |
| September | 15 | 4% |
| October | 1 | 0% |
| November | 1 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Philadelphia hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 35 miles of Philadelphia, grouped by season — 347 reports since 1996, the largest 2.50" (2022-05-20). 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) | 6 (preliminary) | 0 | 1.50" |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 1.25" |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 2023 | 33 | 11 | 1.75" |
| 2022 | 31 | 4 | 2.50" |
| 2021 | 28 | 8 | 1.50" |
| 2020 | 21 | 1 | 1.75" |
| 2019 | 36 | 7 | 2.00" |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 1.00" |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2016 | 13 | 5 | 1.50" |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 1.25" |
| 2014 | 17 | 4 | 2.50" |
| 2012 | 11 | 4 | 1.00" |
| 2011 | 23 | 9 | 1.75" |
| 2010 | 10 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 2009 | 16 | 6 | 1.75" |
| 2008 | 15 | 3 | 2.00" |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2006 | 12 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2004 | 8 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 | 2.00" |
| 2002 | 10 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | 1.75" |
| 2000 | 6 | 5 | 2.00" |
| 1999 | 3 | 2 | 2.00" |
| 1998 | 11 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 1997 | 6 | 2 | 1.75" |
| 1996 | 10 | 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.
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