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Which month does San Antonio get hail?
Hail is most common in San Antonio in April — 246 of 621 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (40%) fell in April. Most severe hail near San Antonio falls between March–May: about 86% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near San Antonio
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 35 miles of San Antonio since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 1% |
| February | 36 | 6% |
| March | 110 | 18% |
| April (peak) | 246 | 40% |
| May | 177 | 29% |
| June | 25 | 4% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 2 | 0% |
| September | 1 | 0% |
| October | 1 | 0% |
| November | 7 | 1% |
| December | 9 | 1% |
San Antonio hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 35 miles of San Antonio, grouped by season — 621 reports since 1996, the largest 5.50" (2021-05-03). 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) | 2 (preliminary) | 0 | 1.50" |
| 2025 | 45 | 7 | 3.00" |
| 2024 | 47 | 8 | 2.50" |
| 2023 | 55 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2022 | 22 | 7 | 2.00" |
| 2021 | 65 | 8 | 5.50" |
| 2020 | 38 | 7 | 2.50" |
| 2019 | 27 | 6 | 3.00" |
| 2018 | 11 | 3 | 1.75" |
| 2017 | 11 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2016 | 83 | 14 | 4.50" |
| 2015 | 13 | 3 | 2.00" |
| 2014 | 10 | 4 | 1.50" |
| 2013 | 33 | 8 | 2.50" |
| 2012 | 8 | 3 | 1.25" |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 1.75" |
| 2010 | 11 | 3 | 1.75" |
| 2009 | 30 | 6 | 4.00" |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 1.25" |
| 2006 | 13 | 6 | 2.50" |
| 2005 | 8 | 6 | 1.75" |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 1.75" |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 1.25" |
| 2002 | 22 | 7 | 4.50" |
| 2001 | 13 | 7 | 4.00" |
| 2000 | 21 | 9 | 2.75" |
| 1998 | 11 | 8 | 2.75" |
| 1997 | 9 | 5 | 2.50" |
| 1996 | 6 | 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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