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Oklahoma City hail season 2016
48 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 14 storm days, max 2.25". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2016 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2016, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2016 | 10 | 2.25" | CLEVELAND, OKLAHOMA, CANADIAN |
| October 4, 2016 | 5 | 1.75" | GRADY, LINCOLN, OKLAHOMA |
| May 9, 2016 | 5 | 1.75" | CLEVELAND, OKLAHOMA |
| April 29, 2016 | 5 | 1.75" | MCCLAIN, GRADY, CLEVELAND, POTTAWATOMIE |
| March 2, 2016 | 5 | 1.25" | MCCLAIN, GRADY |
When it fell
Mar 6 · Apr 12 · May 17 · Jun 1 · Jul 2 · Aug 3 · Sep 2 · Oct 5
Wind context: the record also holds 60 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2016 — 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 Oklahoma 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.