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New York City hail season 2009
16 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 8 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2009 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2009, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2009 | 5 | 1.00" | UNION, ESSEX, QUEENS, BRONX |
| July 7, 2009 | 3 | 1.75" | WESTCHESTER |
| July 17, 2009 | 2 | 1.00" | BERGEN, WESTCHESTER |
| March 29, 2009 | 2 | 1.00" | WESTCHESTER, ROCKLAND |
| December 9, 2009 | 1 | 1.75" | ESSEX |
“Hail up to quarter size was reported in the Baybridge Condominiums in the Bayside section of Queens.”
— NWS event narrative, July 26, 2009 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 2 · Jun 2 · Jul 11 · Dec 1
Wind context: the record also holds 102 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2009 — 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.