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Which month does Springfield (MO) get hail?
Hail is most common in Springfield (MO) in May — 170 of 641 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (27%) fell in May. Most severe hail near Springfield (MO) falls between March–June: about 78% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Springfield (MO)
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 25 miles of Springfield (MO) since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 24 | 4% |
| February | 12 | 2% |
| March | 108 | 17% |
| April | 125 | 20% |
| May (peak) | 170 | 27% |
| June | 94 | 15% |
| July | 27 | 4% |
| August | 27 | 4% |
| September | 20 | 3% |
| October | 9 | 1% |
| November | 16 | 2% |
| December | 9 | 1% |
Springfield (MO) hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 25 miles of Springfield (MO), grouped by season — 641 reports since 1996, the largest 4.00" (2024-05-08). Source: NCEI Storm Events (vintage c20260527); the current season also carries preliminary SPC reports, labeled.
| Season | ≥1″ reports | Storm days | Max hail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (in progress) | 72 (preliminary) | 0 | 4.75" |
| 2025 | 31 | 6 | 2.75" |
| 2024 | 62 | 7 | 4.00" |
| 2023 | 35 | 7 | 2.00" |
| 2022 | 9 | 5 | 1.50" |
| 2021 | 9 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 2020 | 28 | 5 | 2.25" |
| 2019 | 10 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 2018 | 23 | 7 | 2.00" |
| 2017 | 45 | 11 | 1.75" |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | 1.00" |
| 2015 | 18 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2014 | 17 | 5 | 2.50" |
| 2013 | 24 | 9 | 2.00" |
| 2012 | 18 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2011 | 45 | 11 | 3.00" |
| 2010 | 19 | 9 | 1.75" |
| 2009 | 8 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 2008 | 59 | 15 | 3.00" |
| 2007 | 14 | 5 | 1.00" |
| 2006 | 40 | 10 | 3.00" |
| 2005 | 13 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2004 | 7 | 4 | 1.75" |
| 2003 | 29 | 13 | 2.75" |
| 2002 | 19 | 7 | 2.75" |
| 2001 | 12 | 8 | 1.75" |
| 2000 | 3 | 2 | 1.75" |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 1.25" |
| 1998 | 8 | 4 | 2.00" |
| 1997 | 9 | 6 | 2.50" |
| 1996 | 21 | 8 | 2.75" |
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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