5,055
Recorded events
62
Counties affected
0
Direct deaths
$32.1M
Property damage
New York hail history: 5,055 recorded events across 62 counties between 1955 and 2026.
Decade by decade
New York hail history by decade
The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 1,977 reported hail events across New York. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.
County ranking
Counties with the most hail events in New York
| Rank | County | Events | Deaths | Damage | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oneida County | 265 | 0 | $618K | 1967–2025 |
| #2 | Broome County | 244 | 0 | $20.4M | 1969–2026 |
| #3 | Saratoga County | 205 | 0 | $233K | 1969–2025 |
| #4 | Onondaga County | 203 | 0 | $135K | 1958–2025 |
| #5 | Albany County | 185 | 0 | $14K | 1958–2024 |
| #6 | Dutchess County | 159 | 0 | $48K | 1957–2025 |
| #7 | Otsego County | 134 | 0 | $3K | 1990–2025 |
| #8 | Rensselaer County | 133 | 0 | $42K | 1959–2025 |
| #9 | Erie County | 131 | 0 | $1.3M | 1959–2026 |
| #10 | Steuben County | 131 | 0 | $105K | 1960–2026 |
| #11 | Ulster County | 123 | 0 | $34K | 1975–2025 |
| #12 | Sullivan County | 119 | 0 | $61K | 1972–2024 |
| #13 | Chenango County | 109 | 0 | $15K | 1989–2026 |
| #14 | Suffolk County | 107 | 0 | $500 | 1984–2024 |
| #15 | Delaware County | 107 | 0 | $95K | 1956–2026 |
| #16 | Columbia County | 102 | 0 | $90K | 1959–2025 |
| #17 | Tompkins County | 102 | 0 | $1.1M | 1971–2025 |
| #18 | Madison County | 102 | 0 | $27K | 1971–2025 |
| #19 | Herkimer County | 100 | 0 | $0 | 1970–2024 |
| #20 | Clinton County | 93 | 0 | $139K | 1973–2025 |
| #21 | Cayuga County | 93 | 0 | $209K | 1980–2025 |
| #22 | Chautauqua County | 90 | 0 | $352K | 1958–2026 |
| #23 | Orange County | 87 | 0 | $750K | 1975–2023 |
| #24 | Tioga County | 87 | 0 | $21K | 1985–2023 |
| #25 | Oswego County | 86 | 0 | $866K | 1975–2024 |