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Which month does Salt Lake City get hail?
Hail is most common in Salt Lake City in August — 19 of 50 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (38%) fell in August. Most severe hail near Salt Lake City falls between June–August: about 72% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Salt Lake City
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 25 miles of Salt Lake City since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 4 | 8% |
| May | 5 | 10% |
| June | 15 | 30% |
| July | 2 | 4% |
| August (peak) | 19 | 38% |
| September | 5 | 10% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
Salt Lake City hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 25 miles of Salt Lake City, grouped by season — 50 reports since 1996, the largest 1.75" (2026-06-25). Source: NCEI Storm Events (vintage c20260918); the current season also carries preliminary SPC reports, labeled.
| Season | ≥1″ reports | Storm days | Max hail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (in progress) | 4 | 1 | 1.75" |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 1.25" |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 1.00" |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 1.75" |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | 1.75" |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 1.50" |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 1.75" |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" |
| 2000 | 4 | 3 | 1.50" |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 1.50" |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 1996 | 3 | 3 | 1.00" |
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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