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Which month does Sacramento get hail?
Hail is most common in Sacramento in September — 2 of 3 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (67%) fell in September. Most severe hail near Sacramento falls between September–October: about 100% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Sacramento
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 25 miles of Sacramento since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September (peak) | 2 | 67% |
| October | 1 | 33% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Sacramento hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 25 miles of Sacramento, grouped by season — 3 reports since 1996, the largest 1.25" (2016-10-02). Source: NCEI Storm Events (vintage c20260527); the current season also carries preliminary SPC reports, labeled.
| Season | ≥1″ reports | Storm days | Max hail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1.25" |
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.
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