Maryland hail history

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Maryland had hail reported on 103 days from 2016 to 2025, about 10 a year, and on 498 days since 1955. The largest hailstone on record in the state is 4.50″ (April 28, 2002). Baltimore County had the most hail days of any county from 2016 to 2025 (29).

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

Report counts rose over the decades as more people and spotters reported storms, so compare recent years with each other rather than with the 1960s.

Maryland cities with the most hail days, 2016–2025

Biggest hail days in Maryland since 2016

The largest hail and the biggest storm days since 1955, with radar swaths since 2019: Biggest hail storms in Maryland history

Maryland counties

Places with fewer than 5 hail days on record are listed without a link and kept out of search engines.

When hail falls in Maryland, by month and week: Maryland hail season

Download every Maryland hail, tornado and wind report as CSV, by year: Maryland storm report downloads

All Maryland cities

Aberdeen Annapolis Baltimore Bel Air Berlin Berwyn Heights Bladensburg Boonsboro Bowie Brentwood Brunswick Cambridge Capitol Heights Centreville Chesapeake Beach Cheverly Chevy Chase College Park Crisfield Cumberland Delmar Denton District Heights Easton Elkton Forest Heights Frederick Frostburg Fruitland Gaithersburg Glenarden Greenbelt Hagerstown Hampstead Havre de Grace Hyattsville Indian Head La Plata Laurel Leonardtown Manchester Middletown Mount Airy Mount Rainier New Carrollton North East Ocean City Perryville Pocomoke City Poolesville Princess Anne Rising Sun Riverdale Park Rockville Salisbury Seat Pleasant Smithsburg Sykesville Takoma Park Walkersville Westminster

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