185
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$14K
Property damage
Hail in Albany County, New York: 185 recorded events between 1958 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #704 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Albany County, New York: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Albany County is the 2000s, when 80 of the county's 185 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 Albany County archive, hail makes up 19.9% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #704 for this hazard and #5 within New York, putting it in the 77.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Albany County with 74 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2024 | VOORHEESVILLE | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 21, 2024 | GUILDERLAND CENTER | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | GUILDERLAND CENTER | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 25, 2023 | ALCOVE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | VOORHEESVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2021 | SELKIRK | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 23, 2020 | BETHLEHEM CENTER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aug 23, 2020 | GLENMONT | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 23, 2020 | HOUCKS CORNERS | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2020 | ALTAMONT | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Albany County
- Thunderstorm Wind 516
- Flash Flood 118
- Flood 71
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Quarter size hail was reported in Glenmont during a thunderstorm.||The large hail damaged tree fruits, berries and vegetables near Glenmont, and in several other areas within Albany County. Total preliminary damage estimates to crops from the hail in Albany County was near $375 thousand.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Albany County, New York?
185 hail events are recorded in Albany County between 1958 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Albany County?
The strongest hail on record in Albany County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Albany 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Albany County, New York.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-york/albany-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.