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Los Angeles hail season 2005
2 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 45 miles, across 2 storm days, max 1.25". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2005 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2005, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 17, 2005 | 1 | 1.25" | LOS ANGELES |
| February 22, 2005 | 1 | 1.00" | ORANGE |
“A severe thunderstorm produced large hail in the valleys of Los Angeles county. Near Pasadena, one and one quarter inch diameter hail was reported by a weather spotter.”
— NWS event narrative, October 17, 2005 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Feb 1 · Oct 1
Wind context: the record also holds 3 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2005 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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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 Los Angeles 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.