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Which month does Charlotte get hail?
Hail is most common in Charlotte in May — 174 of 502 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (35%) fell in May. Most severe hail near Charlotte falls between April–June: about 76% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Charlotte
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 35 miles of Charlotte since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 1% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 41 | 8% |
| April | 100 | 20% |
| May (peak) | 174 | 35% |
| June | 109 | 22% |
| July | 42 | 8% |
| August | 23 | 5% |
| September | 8 | 2% |
| October | 2 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Charlotte hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 35 miles of Charlotte, grouped by season — 502 reports since 1996, the largest 4.50" (1998-05-07). 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) | 1 (preliminary) | 0 | 1.00" |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 2.75" |
| 2023 | 13 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2022 | 24 | 9 | 1.75" |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1.75" |
| 2020 | 10 | 5 | 2.00" |
| 2019 | 8 | 6 | 1.75" |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 | 2.00" |
| 2017 | 17 | 5 | 2.75" |
| 2016 | 11 | 6 | 1.75" |
| 2015 | 17 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2014 | 22 | 11 | 2.75" |
| 2013 | 14 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2012 | 19 | 10 | 1.75" |
| 2011 | 70 | 17 | 4.00" |
| 2010 | 14 | 8 | 1.75" |
| 2009 | 11 | 3 | 1.75" |
| 2008 | 33 | 13 | 2.75" |
| 2007 | 17 | 11 | 1.75" |
| 2006 | 44 | 11 | 2.50" |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 | 1.00" |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2003 | 26 | 10 | 1.75" |
| 2002 | 13 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2000 | 20 | 12 | 1.75" |
| 1999 | 6 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 1998 | 27 | 11 | 4.50" |
| 1997 | 10 | 8 | 2.00" |
| 1996 | 15 | 6 | 2.50" |
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.