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Indianapolis hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 30 miles of Indianapolis, grouped by season — 615 reports since 1996, the largest 3.40" (2021-06-18). 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) | 3 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 2.00" |
| 2024 | 16 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2023 | 24 | 6 | 2.50" |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1.25" |
| 2021 | 24 | 4 | 3.40" |
| 2020 | 18 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2017 | 17 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2016 | 30 | 7 | 2.00" |
| 2015 | 28 | 6 | 1.75" |
| 2014 | 31 | 3 | 1.75" |
| 2013 | 30 | 4 | 2.00" |
| 2012 | 86 | 11 | 2.00" |
| 2011 | 72 | 10 | 3.00" |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 2.00" |
| 2009 | 16 | 3 | 2.75" |
| 2008 | 9 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2007 | 10 | 3 | 1.75" |
| 2006 | 53 | 7 | 2.75" |
| 2005 | 32 | 8 | 1.75" |
| 2003 | 6 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 2001 | 10 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2000 | 16 | 5 | 2.75" |
| 1999 | 5 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 1998 | 8 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 1997 | 10 | 2 | 2.75" |
| 1996 | 37 | 7 | 3.00" |
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.
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