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Which month does Rochester (NY) get hail?
Hail is most common in Rochester (NY) in June — 19 of 58 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (33%) fell in June. Most severe hail near Rochester (NY) falls between April–July: about 76% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Rochester (NY)
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 25 miles of Rochester (NY) since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 5 | 9% |
| May | 13 | 22% |
| June (peak) | 19 | 33% |
| July | 7 | 12% |
| August | 10 | 17% |
| September | 2 | 3% |
| October | 1 | 2% |
| November | 1 | 2% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Rochester (NY) hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 25 miles of Rochester (NY), grouped by season — 58 reports since 1996, the largest 2.50" (2024-07-15). 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 | 1.25" |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 1.25" |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 2.50" |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 1.75" |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2.00" |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 1.25" |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 2013 | 8 | 3 | 1.75" |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 1.25" |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 | 1.50" |
| 2008 | 8 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 1.50" |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1.25" |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 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.
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