New York hail history

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service.

New York had hail reported on 174 days from 2016 to 2025, about 17 a year, and on 975 days since 1955. The largest hailstone on record in the state is 4.00″ (May 22, 2014). Saratoga County had the most hail days of any county from 2016 to 2025 (25).

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.

New York cities with the most hail days, 2016–2025

Biggest hail days in New York since 2016

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

New York 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 New York, by month and week: New York hail season

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

All New York cities

Airmont Akron Albany Albion Amityville Amsterdam Ardsley Auburn Avon Baldwinsville Ballston Spa Batavia Bath Beacon Binghamton Brewster Briarcliff Manor Brightwaters Brockport Bronxville Brookville Buffalo Canandaigua Canastota Catskill Cayuga Heights Cazenovia Chester Chestnut Ridge Chittenango Cobleskill Cohoes Colonie Corning Cornwall-on-Hudson Cortland Coxsackie Croton-on-Hudson Dansville Delhi Depew Dobbs Ferry Dunkirk East Hills East Rochester East Rockaway East Syracuse East Williston Elmira Elmira Heights Elmsford Endicott Fairport Farmingdale Fayetteville Floral Park Florida Flower Hill Fort Edward Fredonia Freeport Fulton Garden City Geneva Glens Falls Gloversville Goshen Great Neck Great Neck Estates Great Neck Plaza Green Island Greenwood Lake Hamburg Hamilton Harriman Harrison Hastings-on-Hudson Haverstraw Hempstead Herkimer Highland Falls Homer Honeoye Falls Hornell Horseheads Hudson Hudson Falls Ilion Irvington Island Park Islandia Ithaca Jamestown Johnson City Johnstown Kaser Kenmore Kings Point Kingston Kiryas Joel Lake Grove Lake Success Lakewood Lancaster Lansing Larchmont Liberty Lindenhurst Little Falls Lockport Long Beach Lowville Lynbrook Malone Malverne Mamaroneck Manlius Manorhaven Massapequa Park Massena Maybrook Mechanicville Medina Menands Mineola Minoa Monroe Montebello Montgomery Monticello Mount Kisco Mount Vernon Munsey Park Muttontown New Hempstead New Hyde Park New Paltz New Rochelle New Square New York New York Mills Newark Newburgh Niagara Falls North Hills North Syracuse North Tonawanda Norwich Nyack Ogdensburg Old Westbury Olean Oneida Oneonta Orchard Park Ossining Oswego Owego Palmyra Patchogue Peekskill Pelham Pelham Manor Penn Yan Perry Piermont Plattsburgh Pleasantville Pomona Port Chester Port Jefferson Port Jervis Port Washington North Poughkeepsie Ravena Rensselaer Rhinebeck Rochester Rockville Centre Rome Roslyn Rye Rye Brook Sands Point Saratoga Springs Saugerties Scarsdale Schenectady Scotia Sea Cliff Sherrill Sidney Skaneateles Sleepy Hollow Sloan Solvay South Blooming Grove South Glens Falls Spencerport Spring Valley Springville Suffern Syracuse Tarrytown Thomaston Tonawanda Troy Tuckahoe Tupper Lake Utica Valley Stream Victor Voorheesville Walden Walton Wappingers Falls Warsaw Warwick Washingtonville Waterloo Watertown Watervliet Waverly Wesley Hills West Haverstraw Westbury White Plains Whitesboro Williamsville Williston Park Yonkers Yorkville

Guides: How to check if it hailed at your address · Hail size chart and roof damage