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Philadelphia hail season 2022
31 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 4 storm days, max 2.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2022 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2022, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2022 | 28 | 2.50" | BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, DELAWARE, PHILADELPHIA |
| June 1, 2022 | 1 | 1.00" | CHESTER |
| May 16, 2022 | 1 | 1.00" | MONTGOMERY |
| April 16, 2022 | 1 | 1.00" | BURLINGTON |
“Report associated with a supercell thunderstorm which produced numerous reports of large hail near Cherry Hill. Report via social media picture with measurements. Time estimated from radar.”
— NWS event narrative, May 20, 2022 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 1 · May 29 · Jun 1
Wind context: the record also holds 86 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2022 — 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 Philadelphia 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.