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Which month does Baltimore get hail?
Hail is most common in Baltimore in June — 89 of 344 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (26%) fell in June. Most severe hail near Baltimore falls between April–July: about 74% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Baltimore
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 30 miles of Baltimore since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 5 | 1% |
| March | 2 | 1% |
| April | 24 | 7% |
| May | 78 | 23% |
| June (peak) | 89 | 26% |
| July | 65 | 19% |
| August | 69 | 20% |
| September | 8 | 2% |
| October | 1 | 0% |
| November | 2 | 1% |
| December | 1 | 0% |
Baltimore hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 30 miles of Baltimore, grouped by season — 344 reports since 1996, the largest 4.00" (2015-06-23). 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) | 5 (preliminary) | 0 | 1.75" |
| 2025 | 18 | 5 | 2.50" |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 1.00" |
| 2023 | 12 | 6 | 1.50" |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1.00" |
| 2021 | 18 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2020 | 14 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2019 | 14 | 8 | 1.75" |
| 2018 | 15 | 6 | 1.75" |
| 2017 | 14 | 8 | 1.25" |
| 2016 | 12 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2015 | 13 | 4 | 4.00" |
| 2014 | 25 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 1.50" |
| 2012 | 12 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2011 | 48 | 12 | 2.25" |
| 2010 | 16 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2009 | 7 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 2008 | 18 | 8 | 1.75" |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 | 1.00" |
| 2006 | 7 | 3 | 1.50" |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2004 | 5 | 4 | 2.75" |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 1.75" |
| 2002 | 19 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 1.75" |
| 2000 | 16 | 7 | 2.00" |
| 1999 | 4 | 2 | 4.00" |
| 1998 | 13 | 5 | 2.50" |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | 1.75" |
| 1996 | 2 | 2 | 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.