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Albuquerque hail season 2018
13 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 5 storm days, max 1.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2018 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2018, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2018 | 6 | 1.50" | BERNALILLO, SANDOVAL |
| May 21, 2018 | 3 | 1.00" | BERNALILLO |
| July 31, 2018 | 2 | 1.00" | SANDOVAL |
| August 11, 2018 | 1 | 1.00" | SANTA FE |
| June 3, 2018 | 1 | 1.00" | VALENCIA |
“Hail up to the size of ping pong balls slams the UNM area and Nob Hill for five minutes. Trees and gardens were shredded and destroyed. Widespread hail damage occurred to vehicles. A woman walking to her car was struck by hail and required stitches. This is the first injury reported due to hail in Bernalillo County dating back to at least 1957. Damage amounts are a rough estimate for vehicles damaged in the UNM area.”
— NWS event narrative, July 30, 2018 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 3 · Jun 1 · Jul 8 · Aug 1
Wind context: the record also holds 9 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2018 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Albuquerque anchor. 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. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.