Hail History

Hail history for Maz022 - 023 County, Massachusetts

Every NOAA hail report filed in Maz022 - 023 County since 1956, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · Maz022 - 023 County

Last hail
Jul 11, 1995
1.75 in, golf ball size
Hail days, last 5 years
0
since Nov 3, 2021 · 0 reports
Largest ever
2.00 in
hen egg · Aug 28, 1973

9 reports on 8 days since 1956 · #14 of 14 Massachusetts counties

Hail map · Maz022 - 023 County

25 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
7 most recent reports with a location. Dot size and colour follow hail size. Open street map

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What the record says about Maz022 - 023 County

The latest hail report in Maz022 - 023 County is from July 11, 1995, 1.75 in (golf ball size). There has been no hail report here in the five years since November 3, 2021.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Maz022 - 023 County logged 0 reports on 0 hail days, about 0.0 reports a year. That is 0% of the median Massachusetts county (3.0 a year) and ranks #14 of 14 Massachusetts counties for all-time reports. Maz022 - 023 County holds 1% of all 1,541 hail reports in Massachusetts.

25% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 3% for the median Massachusetts county. The largest hail on record here is 2.00 in (hen egg) on August 28, 1973.

The busiest year was 1995, with 2 reports on 2 days. Hail here peaks in August (44% of reports); 22% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Maz022 - 023 County 0.0
  • Median Massachusetts county 3.0

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Maz022 - 023 County 0
  • Median Massachusetts county 30

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Maz022 - 023 County 25%
  • Median Massachusetts county 3%

Hail over time

012 1956: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1959: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1960 1966: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in 1968: 1 reports, largest 2.00 in 1970 1973: 1 reports, largest 2.00 in 1974: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1980 1990 1995: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 2000 2010 2020
Reports per year, 1956–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
01234 Jan Feb March: 1 reports (11%) Mar Apr May June: 2 reports (22%) Jun July: 2 reports (22%) Jul August: 4 reports (44%) Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
All 9 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Maz022 - 023 County
Date Size Location Time · source
Aug 28, 1973 2.00 inhen egg — 11:40 local · NCEI
Aug 9, 1968 2.00 inhen egg — 14:00 local · NCEI
Jul 11, 1995 1.75 ingolf ball Pittsfield 16:12 local · NCEI
Aug 18, 1959 1.00 inquarter — 14:30 local · NCEI
Aug 10, 1956 1.00 inquarter — 14:00 local · NCEI

Sizes filed before 1996 are often rough estimates (round numbers like 7.00 or 8.00 in) without an exact spot; they are shown as NOAA filed them.

Size of every report

Most recent reports

Most recent hail reports in Maz022 - 023 County
Date Size Location Time · source
Jul 11, 1995 1.75 ingolf ball Pittsfield 16:12 local · NCEI
Mar 17, 1995 — — 11:45 local · NCEI
Jul 7, 1974 0.75 inpenny — 19:30 local · NCEI
Aug 28, 1973 2.00 inhen egg — 11:40 local · NCEI
Aug 9, 1968 2.00 inhen egg — 14:00 local · NCEI
Jun 7, 1966 0.75 inpenny — 15:00 local · NCEI
Jun 7, 1966 0.75 inpenny — 15:00 local · NCEI
Aug 18, 1959 1.00 inquarter — 14:30 local · NCEI
Aug 10, 1956 1.00 inquarter — 14:00 local · NCEI

Smaller places with fewer than 10 reports

These places have too few reports for a page of their own, so their record lives here.

PlaceReportsHail daysLatest
Hingham22Jun 13, 2017
North Scituate22Jul 2, 2004

This county's FIPS code is no longer current in the Census Gazetteer (for example Connecticut's former counties); reports are shown as NOAA filed them.

Questions about hail in Maz022 - 023 County

How often does it hail in Maz022 - 023 County, Massachusetts?

9 hail reports have been logged in Maz022 - 023 County since 1956. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 0.0 reports a year. That ranks #14 of 14 Massachusetts counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Maz022 - 023 County?

Most reports come in August, June, July. August alone accounts for 44% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Maz022 - 023 County?

2.00 in (hen egg size) on August 28, 1973. 22% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Maz022 - 023 County?

The most recent report in this data is from July 11, 1995 (1.75 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

How many hail storms has Maz022 - 023 County had in the last five years?

None: there has been no hail report in Maz022 - 023 County since November 3, 2021. The last one was on July 11, 1995.

Where does this hail data come from?

Hail reports come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which the National Weather Service compiles from spotter, public, law enforcement and media reports. Recent days use preliminary NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet until NOAA publishes final data. Only reported hail is counted, so areas with fewer people tend to have fewer reports.