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Billings hail season 2005
8 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 5 storm days, max 2.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2005 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2005, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2005 | 3 | 2.00" | YELLOWSTONE |
| August 11, 2005 | 2 | 1.75" | YELLOWSTONE, STILLWATER |
| July 23, 2005 | 1 | 1.50" | YELLOWSTONE |
| June 28, 2005 | 1 | 1.00" | POWDER RIVER |
| June 24, 2005 | 1 | 1.00" | CARBON |
“Mostly ping pong ball sized hail, but a few as large as hen eggs”
— NWS event narrative, June 15, 2005 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Jun 5 · Jul 1 · Aug 2
Wind context: the record also holds 18 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2005 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Billings claim from 2005?
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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 Billings 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.