Hail in Bergen County, New Jersey

Hail in Bergen County, New Jersey: 82 recorded events between 1986 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,675 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Bergen County is the 2000s, when 27 of the county's 82 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Bergen County archive, hail makes up 9.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,675 for this hazard and #3 within New Jersey, putting it in the 46.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Bergen County with 32 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Thunderstorm Wind 352
• Flash Flood 269
• Flood 107
• Lightning 52

How many hail events are on record in Bergen County, New Jersey?

82 hail events are recorded in Bergen County between 1986 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Bergen County?

The strongest hail on record in Bergen County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Bergen County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.