Hail in Livingston County, New York

Hail in Livingston County, New York: 40 recorded events between 1972 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,420 nationally and #46 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Livingston County is the 2000s, when 12 of the county's 40 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 Livingston County archive, hail makes up 11.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,420 for this hazard and #46 within New York, putting it in the 22.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Livingston County with 9 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 239
• Flash Flood 42

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many hail events are on record in Livingston County, New York?

40 hail events are recorded in Livingston County between 1972 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Livingston County?

The strongest hail on record in Livingston County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Livingston 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.