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Which month does Memphis get hail?
Hail is most common in Memphis in April — 93 of 332 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (28%) fell in April. Most severe hail near Memphis falls between March–June: about 73% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Memphis
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 30 miles of Memphis since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 19 | 6% |
| February | 10 | 3% |
| March | 39 | 12% |
| April (peak) | 93 | 28% |
| May | 73 | 22% |
| June | 36 | 11% |
| July | 14 | 4% |
| August | 9 | 3% |
| September | 6 | 2% |
| October | 11 | 3% |
| November | 11 | 3% |
| December | 11 | 3% |
Memphis hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 30 miles of Memphis, grouped by season — 332 reports since 1996, the largest 4.00" (2023-12-09). 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) | 1 | 1 | 1.25" |
| 2025 | 33 | 9 | 2.75" |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 1.50" |
| 2023 | 32 | 10 | 4.00" |
| 2022 | 9 | 6 | 1.50" |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | 2.00" |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 1.25" |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 1.00" |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | 1.00" |
| 2016 | 6 | 5 | 1.00" |
| 2015 | 6 | 4 | 1.00" |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2013 | 6 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2012 | 16 | 10 | 1.75" |
| 2011 | 38 | 16 | 2.25" |
| 2010 | 24 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2009 | 7 | 3 | 2.75" |
| 2008 | 20 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2007 | 8 | 3 | 1.75" |
| 2006 | 22 | 8 | 2.75" |
| 2005 | 8 | 4 | 2.00" |
| 2004 | 9 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2003 | 13 | 7 | 2.75" |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 2001 | 9 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 1999 | 10 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 1998 | 7 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 1996 | 6 | 5 | 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.