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Which month does Grand Rapids get hail?
Hail is most common in Grand Rapids in April — 24 of 109 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (22%) fell in April. Most severe hail near Grand Rapids falls between March–June: about 76% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Grand Rapids
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 25 miles of Grand Rapids since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 19 | 17% |
| April (peak) | 24 | 22% |
| May | 16 | 15% |
| June | 24 | 22% |
| July | 12 | 11% |
| August | 3 | 3% |
| September | 7 | 6% |
| October | 1 | 1% |
| November | 3 | 3% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Grand Rapids hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 25 miles of Grand Rapids, grouped by season — 109 reports since 1996, the largest 2.75" (2026-03-10). Source: NCEI Storm Events (vintage c20260918); the current season also carries preliminary SPC reports, labeled.
| Season | ≥1″ reports | Storm days | Max hail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (in progress) | 18 | 2 | 2.75" |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 1.75" |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 2.50" |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1.75" |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 1.75" |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1.75" |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 1.75" |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 1.50" |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | 1.75" |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 1.00" |
| 2012 | 8 | 2 | 1.25" |
| 2011 | 9 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 1.50" |
| 2008 | 7 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 1.00" |
| 2005 | 5 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 2004 | 5 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 2003 | 7 | 4 | 2.00" |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 2.00" |
| 1998 | 4 | 2 | 1.75" |
| 1997 | 4 | 2 | 1.50" |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 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.
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