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New York City hail season 2003
13 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 3 storm days, max 2.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2003 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2003, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 21, 2003 | 7 | 1.75" | SOMERSET, MIDDLESEX, UNION, ESSEX |
| July 22, 2003 | 5 | 2.00" | MONMOUTH, MIDDLESEX, UNION, ESSEX |
| August 6, 2003 | 1 | 1.00" | ROCKLAND |
“Trained spotters reported quarter size hail at the Short Hills mall at 531 pm; penny size hail in Livingston at 531 pm; and nickle size hail in West Caldwell at 540 pm.”
— NWS event narrative, March 21, 2003 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 7 · Jul 5 · Aug 1
Wind context: the record also holds 35 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2003 — 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 35 miles of the New York City 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.