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Which month does Boise get hail?
Hail is most common in Boise in June — 8 of 26 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (31%) fell in June. Most severe hail near Boise falls between April–June: about 77% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Boise
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 25 miles of Boise since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 1 | 4% |
| April | 5 | 19% |
| May | 7 | 27% |
| June (peak) | 8 | 31% |
| July | 1 | 4% |
| August | 2 | 8% |
| September | 2 | 8% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Boise hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 25 miles of Boise, grouped by season — 26 reports since 1996, the largest 2.00" (2018-05-25). 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" |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 1.25" |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2.00" |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 1.50" |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 1.50" |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 1.25" |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 1.50" |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 1.25" |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 1.75" |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
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.