133
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
76
Direct injuries
$42K
Property damage
Hail in Rensselaer County, New York: 133 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,068 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Rensselaer County, New York: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Rensselaer County is the 2000s, when 57 of the county's 133 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 Rensselaer County archive, hail makes up 16.5% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,068 for this hazard and #8 within New York, putting it in the 65.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Rensselaer County with 36 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2002 | EAST GREENBUSH | 0.75 | 0 | 75 | $0 |
| May 24, 2004 | BUSKIRK | 0.88 | 0 | 1 | $1K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2025 | GLASS LAKE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | BERLIN | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | GRAFTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | PITTSTOWN | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 15, 2021 | SCHAGHTICOKE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | BUSKIRK | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 16, 2019 | TROY RENSSELAER ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2019 | NORTH STEPHENTOWN | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 7, 2019 | ALBIA | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2018 | ALBIA | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Rensselaer County
- Thunderstorm Wind 548
- Flash Flood 60
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Nickel size hail was reported in North Greenbush during a thunderstorm.||The large hail damaged tree fruits, berries and vegetables near across several areas within Rensselaer County. Total preliminary crop damage estimates from the hail in Rensselaer County were approximately $31 thousand.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Rensselaer County, New York?
133 hail events are recorded in Rensselaer County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Rensselaer County?
The strongest hail on record in Rensselaer County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County, New York.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-york/rensselaer-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.