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Which month does New Orleans get hail?
Hail is most common in New Orleans in March — 29 of 124 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (23%) fell in March. Most severe hail near New Orleans falls between February–May: about 71% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near New Orleans
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 30 miles of New Orleans since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 9 | 7% |
| February | 16 | 13% |
| March (peak) | 29 | 23% |
| April | 19 | 15% |
| May | 24 | 19% |
| June | 17 | 14% |
| July | 3 | 2% |
| August | 5 | 4% |
| September | 2 | 2% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
New Orleans hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 30 miles of New Orleans, grouped by season — 124 reports since 1996, the largest 2.75" (2015-04-15). 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 (preliminary) | 0 | 1.50" |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 1.00" |
| 2023 | 9 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2022 | 15 | 4 | 2.00" |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | 1.75" |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | 2.75" |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2013 | 13 | 3 | 2.50" |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 | 1.00" |
| 2011 | 17 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 1.25" |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 1.75" |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 2.75" |
| 2004 | 7 | 3 | 1.75" |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2000 | 5 | 2 | 1.75" |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 1998 | 4 | 2 | 1.75" |
| 1997 | 8 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 1996 | 4 | 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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