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Which month does Atlanta get hail?
Hail is most common in Atlanta in April — 229 of 1,097 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (21%) fell in April. Most severe hail near Atlanta falls between March–June: about 70% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Atlanta
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 45 miles of Atlanta since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 15 | 1% |
| February | 52 | 5% |
| March | 134 | 12% |
| April (peak) | 229 | 21% |
| May | 212 | 19% |
| June | 196 | 18% |
| July | 130 | 12% |
| August | 58 | 5% |
| September | 46 | 4% |
| October | 4 | 0% |
| November | 3 | 0% |
| December | 18 | 2% |
Atlanta hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 45 miles of Atlanta, grouped by season — 1,097 reports since 1996, the largest 4.25" (2009-02-18). 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 | 1.00" |
| 2025 | 54 | 10 | 2.50" |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1.25" |
| 2023 | 47 | 11 | 2.00" |
| 2022 | 17 | 6 | 1.50" |
| 2021 | 19 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2020 | 22 | 11 | 1.75" |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 | 1.00" |
| 2018 | 22 | 5 | 2.50" |
| 2017 | 16 | 8 | 1.75" |
| 2016 | 14 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2015 | 31 | 10 | 1.75" |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | 1.00" |
| 2013 | 35 | 11 | 2.75" |
| 2012 | 31 | 17 | 1.75" |
| 2011 | 53 | 14 | 1.75" |
| 2010 | 23 | 12 | 1.75" |
| 2009 | 69 | 8 | 4.25" |
| 2008 | 58 | 15 | 2.75" |
| 2007 | 37 | 15 | 2.50" |
| 2006 | 33 | 13 | 2.75" |
| 2005 | 47 | 13 | 2.75" |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2003 | 42 | 18 | 1.75" |
| 2002 | 47 | 17 | 1.75" |
| 2001 | 15 | 8 | 2.75" |
| 2000 | 41 | 12 | 2.75" |
| 1999 | 98 | 25 | 2.50" |
| 1998 | 119 | 24 | 4.00" |
| 1997 | 62 | 15 | 4.00" |
| 1996 | 24 | 12 | 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.