102
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Hail in Tompkins County, New York: 102 recorded events between 1971 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,413 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Tompkins County, New York: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Tompkins County is the 2010s, when 49 of the county's 102 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 Tompkins County archive, hail makes up 24.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,413 for this hazard and #16 within New York, putting it in the 54.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Tompkins County with 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2025 | MC KINNEYS PT | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | DRYDEN | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | NEWFIELD | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2022 | DANBY | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | ITHACA GRUND FLD ARP | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | ITHACA | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | ITHACA | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2019 | DRYDEN | 0.75 | $0 |
| Oct 26, 2014 | ITHACA | 0.88 | $0 |
| Aug 21, 2014 | WILLOW CREEK | 1 | $0 |
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Tompkins County, New York?
102 hail events are recorded in Tompkins County between 1971 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Tompkins County?
The strongest hail on record in Tompkins County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Tompkins 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 Tompkins County, New York.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-york/tompkins-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.