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Which month does Lincoln get hail?
Hail is most common in Lincoln in June — 194 of 526 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (37%) fell in June. Most severe hail near Lincoln falls between April–June: about 77% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Lincoln
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 25 miles of Lincoln since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 19 | 4% |
| April | 99 | 19% |
| May | 110 | 21% |
| June (peak) | 194 | 37% |
| July | 32 | 6% |
| August | 29 | 6% |
| September | 34 | 6% |
| October | 8 | 2% |
| November | 1 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Lincoln hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 25 miles of Lincoln, grouped by season — 526 reports since 1996, the largest 5.00" (2016-05-09). 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) | 41 | 8 | 2.50" |
| 2025 | 16 | 5 | 2.75" |
| 2024 | 11 | 5 | 2.75" |
| 2023 | 22 | 6 | 2.50" |
| 2022 | 48 | 7 | 3.50" |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1.50" |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 | 2.00" |
| 2019 | 20 | 6 | 1.75" |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 1.75" |
| 2017 | 33 | 8 | 2.50" |
| 2016 | 20 | 7 | 5.00" |
| 2015 | 21 | 7 | 2.50" |
| 2014 | 25 | 8 | 3.50" |
| 2013 | 12 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2012 | 12 | 8 | 1.75" |
| 2011 | 26 | 12 | 1.75" |
| 2010 | 31 | 9 | 2.75" |
| 2009 | 21 | 10 | 2.25" |
| 2008 | 15 | 7 | 2.75" |
| 2007 | 13 | 6 | 1.75" |
| 2006 | 21 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2005 | 18 | 9 | 1.75" |
| 2004 | 16 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 2002 | 11 | 8 | 2.75" |
| 2001 | 14 | 9 | 1.75" |
| 2000 | 9 | 5 | 2.75" |
| 1999 | 4 | 1 | 1.75" |
| 1998 | 18 | 7 | 2.00" |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 1.50" |
| 1996 | 11 | 6 | 2.75" |
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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