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Pittsburgh hail season 2012
57 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 miles, across 9 storm days, max 2.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2012 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2012, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 4, 2012 | 33 | 2.00" | WESTMORELAND, ALLEGHENY, BUTLER, BEAVER |
| March 28, 2012 | 7 | 1.00" | WASHINGTON, WESTMORELAND, ALLEGHENY, BEAVER |
| May 27, 2012 | 6 | 1.25" | WESTMORELAND, ALLEGHENY |
| July 24, 2012 | 4 | 1.25" | ALLEGHENY |
| July 30, 2012 | 2 | 1.25" | ALLEGHENY |
When it fell
Mar 7 · May 8 · Jul 42
Wind context: the record also holds 114 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2012 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Pittsburgh claim from 2012?
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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.