District of Columbia hail

Every recorded hail report since 1955 · 1 county with a record

NOAA's Storm Events Database records 38 hail reports in District of Columbia from 1955 through June 30, 2026, about 3.2 a year since 2000. District of Columbia ranks 50th of 52 states and territories by count.

Hail in District of Columbia, 1955 to 2026

Hail records per year (NOAA Storm Events); 2026 to June 30, 2026. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996.

recorded, no damage figure
under $1 million
$1 million or more
$10 million or more
$100 million or more, or 10 deaths
$1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
a year with a death
1996: all 48 event types recorded from 1996

Records: 381955 to June 30, 2026
A year since 2000: 3.2average
Deaths: 00 injuries
Damage, 2025 dollars: $1Kas filed
Busiest year: 20199 records

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; deaths and damage as filed, damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.

Are hail reports common in District of Columbia?

District of Columbia averages about 3.2 hail reports a year since 2000, 50th of 52 states and territories by count. The busiest year on record was 2019 (9).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1955, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.

When is hail season in District of Columbia?

58% of its hail reports since 1955 fell in June and July. The busiest month is June (11 records).

The values, month by month

Jan 0 · Feb 0 · Mar 0 · Apr 5 · May 5 · Jun 11 · Jul 11 · Aug 6 · Sep 0 · Oct 0 · Nov 0 · Dec 0 (records).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1955.

Are hail reports becoming more frequent in District of Columbia?

District of Columbia's count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.

Hail: District of Columbia and the United States by decade (2020s to June 30, 2026)
Decade	District of Columbia	United States	District of Columbia's share
1955-59	0	2,477	0
1960s	0	7,651	0
1970s	3	11,007	0.03%
1980s	4	26,555	0.02%
1990s	2	75,581	0.00%
2000s	9	137,396	0.01%
2010s	19	107,281	0.02%
2020-26	1	56,491	0.00%

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

The most recent hail reports in District of Columbia

The 1 most recent records, to June 30, 2026
Date	Record	Character	Killed	Injured	Damage
1975-07-10	HailDistrict of Columbia	2.75 in hail	0	0	–

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.

Federal disaster declarations for hail reports in District of Columbia

FEMA files hail and wind disasters under the incident type Severe Storm: 9 declarations in District of Columbia, 8 of them major disasters; the latest on July 31, 2012.

The 12 most recent
Declared	Number	Title	Areas named
2012-07-31	DR-4073	Severe Storms	1
2010-03-24	DR-1890	Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms	1
2003-03-14	EM-3178	Snow	1
2001-08-16	DR-1389	Severe Storms, Flooding and Mudslides	1
2000-08-17	DR-1338	Severe Thunderstorms	1
2000-04-10	DR-1325	Severe Winter Storm	1
1996-01-11	DR-1080	Blizzard of 96 (Severe Snow Storm)	1
1994-06-17	DR-1030	Severe Winter Ice Storm	1
1989-08-28	DR-838	Severe Storms & High Winds	1

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.