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Washington, DC hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 35 miles of Washington, DC, grouped by season — 635 reports since 1996, the largest 4.50" (2002-04-28). 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) | 5 (preliminary) | 0 | 1.00" |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 1.50" |
| 2024 | 31 | 4 | 2.50" |
| 2023 | 31 | 8 | 1.75" |
| 2022 | 20 | 3 | 3.00" |
| 2021 | 22 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2020 | 13 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2019 | 37 | 8 | 2.00" |
| 2018 | 15 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2017 | 30 | 8 | 1.75" |
| 2016 | 57 | 7 | 2.75" |
| 2015 | 27 | 6 | 2.00" |
| 2014 | 23 | 6 | 1.75" |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | 1.25" |
| 2012 | 8 | 7 | 1.75" |
| 2011 | 54 | 12 | 1.75" |
| 2010 | 50 | 8 | 2.00" |
| 2009 | 9 | 5 | 1.50" |
| 2008 | 21 | 9 | 1.75" |
| 2007 | 13 | 6 | 2.00" |
| 2006 | 9 | 6 | 1.75" |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 1.75" |
| 2004 | 14 | 4 | 3.00" |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | 1.75" |
| 2002 | 40 | 9 | 4.50" |
| 2001 | 7 | 6 | 1.75" |
| 2000 | 33 | 11 | 2.00" |
| 1999 | 18 | 2 | 2.75" |
| 1998 | 21 | 6 | 2.25" |
| 1997 | 4 | 3 | 1.75" |
| 1996 | 8 | 5 | 1.75" |
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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