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Chicago hail season 2022
22 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 6 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2022 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2022, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2022 | 9 | 1.75" | WILL, LAKE |
| June 13, 2022 | 6 | 1.50" | LAKE, COOK |
| September 18, 2022 | 3 | 1.50" | KANE |
| July 22, 2022 | 2 | 1.00" | COOK, LAKE |
| August 29, 2022 | 1 | 1.25" | PORTER |
“Golf ball size hail was reported in Lakemoor, which broke exterior lights. A photo was shared on social media of half dollar size hail.”
— NWS event narrative, July 23, 2022 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Jun 6 · Jul 11 · Aug 2 · Sep 3
Wind context: the record also holds 307 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2022 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Chicago claim from 2022?
These are aggregates. A claim file needs the per-address record: every recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles of the property, distances, official narratives, and citations an adjuster can check line by line. That's the report — generated in seconds, hosted on HailEvidence (the neutral evidence surface), formatted as an insurance-appeal attachment.
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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 45 miles of the Chicago 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.