107
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$95K
Property damage
Hail in Delaware County, New York: 107 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,360 nationally and #14 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Delaware County, New York: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Delaware County is the 2000s, when 60 of the county's 107 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 Delaware County archive, hail makes up 19.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,360 for this hazard and #14 within New York, putting it in the 56.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Delaware County with 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | WALTON | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2025 | BOVINA CENTER | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | MASONVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | BOVINA CENTER | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | BLOOMVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | KORTRIGHT | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | EAST MEREDITH | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | MERIDALE | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | WEST DAVENPORT | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | ANDES | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Delaware County
- Thunderstorm Wind 318
- Flash Flood 84
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Part of the same thunderstorm cluster that caused wind damage just across the county line in southern Otsego county also produced severe weather in northern Delaware county. Trees and power lines were downed in Davenport and a skywarn spotter also observed hailstones to an inch and a quarter in diameter just after 9 pm EDT.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Delaware County, New York?
107 hail events are recorded in Delaware County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Delaware County?
The strongest hail on record in Delaware County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Delaware 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 Delaware County, New York.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-york/delaware-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.