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Which month does Phoenix get hail?
Hail is most common in Phoenix in October — 35 of 94 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (37%) fell in October. Most severe hail near Phoenix falls between August–October: about 80% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Phoenix
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 35 miles of Phoenix since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 1 | 1% |
| March | 1 | 1% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 6 | 6% |
| August | 13 | 14% |
| September | 27 | 29% |
| October (peak) | 35 | 37% |
| November | 7 | 7% |
| December | 4 | 4% |
Phoenix hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 35 miles of Phoenix, grouped by season — 94 reports since 1996, the largest 3.00" (2010-10-05). Source: NCEI Storm Events (vintage c20260527); the current season also carries preliminary SPC reports, labeled.
| Season | ≥1″ reports | Storm days | Max hail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 5 | 2.00" |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 1.25" |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 | 2.00" |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | 1.75" |
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | 1.25" |
| 2018 | 11 | 6 | 1.75" |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | 1.50" |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 3.00" |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 1.50" |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 1.50" |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 2.75" |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 1.75" |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 1999 | 5 | 3 | 1.50" |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 1.75" |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 1.25" |
| 1996 | 3 | 2 | 1.50" |
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.