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Pittsburgh hail season 2004
8 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 miles, across 4 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2004 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2004, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2004 | 3 | 1.75" | WESTMORELAND, ARMSTRONG |
| August 10, 2004 | 2 | 1.00" | ARMSTRONG, BUTLER |
| May 17, 2004 | 2 | 1.00" | WASHINGTON |
| April 25, 2004 | 1 | 1.00" | BUTLER |
“1.75" hail in Apollo, where large hail covered the ground. And one inch hail 5 miles NE of Apollo.”
— NWS event narrative, August 19, 2004 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 1 · May 2 · Aug 5
Wind context: the record also holds 68 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2004 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Pittsburgh claim from 2004?
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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 30 miles of the Pittsburgh 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.