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Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Hail in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

182

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$75K

Property damage

Hail in Middlesex County, Massachusetts: 182 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.25. That places the county #717 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Hail in Middlesex County, Massachusetts: events per decade

Hail in Middlesex County, Massachusetts: recorded events per decade
Hail in Middlesex County, Massachusetts: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for hail in Middlesex County is the 2000s, when 65 of the county's 182 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 Middlesex County archive, hail makes up 16.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #717 for this hazard and #3 within Massachusetts, putting it in the 76.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

0Jan
0Feb
5Mar
0Apr
22May
45Jun
59Jul
49Aug
2Sep
0Oct
0Nov
0Dec

Jul is the peak month for hail in Middlesex County with 59 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

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Jun 6, 2025LITTLETON COMMON1$0
Jun 6, 2025SHIRLEY1$0
Jun 2, 2023NORTH CHELMSFORD0.75$0
Aug 23, 2020WAKEFIELD1$0
Jul 30, 2020WEST CHELMSFORD0.75$0
Jun 28, 2020WATERTOWN1$0
Jun 7, 2020EAST SUDBURY1$0
Jun 7, 2020STOW1$0
Jun 29, 2019CARLISLE0.75$0
Jun 22, 2019LEXINGTON0.75$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

How many hail events are on record in Middlesex County, Massachusetts?

182 hail events are recorded in Middlesex County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Middlesex County?

The strongest hail on record in Middlesex County measured 2.25.

Where does the hail data for Middlesex 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.

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“Hail in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/massachusetts/middlesex-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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