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Historical hail archive: January 2016–December 2025. NOAA radar estimates within 25 miles of each city centre. ZIP matches use the first three digits; this is not a property-level report or a live alert service. Coverage and source.

Maricopa County · Arizona · NOAA radar record 2016–2025

Hail damage in Phoenix, AZ

Radar has detected hail over Phoenix on 142 separate days since 2016. On 34 of them the largest stone was estimated at golf-ball size or bigger. The biggest was 10.2 cm on May 31, 2020.

60/100 RoofTake Score — High hail exposure · ranked 48 of 50 metros we cover

A high value in this historical exposure model. Radar estimates do not establish what reached a property or whether it was damaged.

How we got to that number
ComponentValueWeightContribution
Frequency
Hail days per year at 1.00 in (2.5 cm) or larger		25 / 100× 0.358.8
Severity
Largest stone radar estimated in the whole window		100 / 100× 0.3030.0
Recency
How long since the last 2 in (5 cm) day		95 / 100× 0.2019.0
Concentration
Hail days per year reaching golf-ball size		17 / 100× 0.152.5
RoofTake Score60

The score describes an area, not a house. Two roofs on the same street of different ages face very different risk from the identical storm. The whole formula and its weights are on the methodology page, and you can recompute it yourself from our public data.

142hail days on radar since 2016
34at golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger
10.2 cmlargest stone estimated, May 31, 2020
14.2hail days per year, average

Rare, but the October 2010 storm alone caused roughly $2.7 billion in damage.

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Data last refreshed: · source: NOAA NCEI Severe Weather Data Inventory, dataset nx3hail

The ten biggest hail days in Phoenix since 2016

DateRadar max sizeMetric ComparisonSignatures
May 31, 20204.00 in10.2 cmGrapefruit36
June 2, 20203.75 in9.5 cmTeacup38
August 3, 20162.75 in7.0 cmBaseball43
July 9, 20182.75 in7.0 cmBaseball53
July 13, 20212.75 in7.0 cmBaseball16
October 6, 20212.75 in7.0 cmBaseball18
September 13, 20232.75 in7.0 cmBaseball40
September 26, 20252.75 in7.0 cmBaseball183
October 12, 20252.75 in7.0 cmBaseball1
September 8, 20202.50 in6.3 cmTennis ball12

"Signatures" is the number of separate radar volume scans that detected hail in a storm cell within 25 miles that day. More signatures means a longer-lived or larger storm, not necessarily bigger stones.

Hail days by year

201612
201713
201820
20197
202013
202114
202231
20237
202413
202512

Busiest year in the record: 2022 with 31 hail days.

Hail days by month

Feb1
Mar2
May5
Jun9
Jul34
Aug52
Sep25
Oct13
Nov1

Peak month: August. Hail season in Arizona is short and it is not distributed evenly — most of the annual risk arrives in a few weeks.

What to do with this if you own a roof in Phoenix

  1. Find your dates. Look up your ZIP for the record nearest you, and note every day at 1.00 in or above since you bought the house.
  2. Work out whether your roof could have survived them. A twelve-year-old asphalt roof and a two-year-old one respond very differently to the same stone — the age calculator explains why.
  3. Look, before you file. Nine photographs, none of them requiring you to get on the roof.
  4. Check the arithmetic. If the actual cash value of the damage is under your deductible, filing pays nothing — work it out first.
  5. Then write. The letter generator puts the Phoenix radar record and the NOAA citation into your notice of claim.

Every hail day radar recorded near Phoenix

142 days, most recent first. Sizes are radar estimates of the largest stone aloft in the cell, not measurements at any address.

  1. November 20, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    4 radar signatures · closest signature 10.15 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  2. October 12, 2025
    2.75 in (7.0 cm) — Baseball size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 24.35 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  3. September 28, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    32 radar signatures · closest signature 1.88 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  4. September 27, 2025
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 21.33 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  5. September 26, 2025
    2.75 in (7.0 cm) — Baseball size, radar-estimated
    183 radar signatures · closest signature 0.5 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  6. September 19, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    13 radar signatures · closest signature 17.49 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  7. September 4, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    18 radar signatures · closest signature 9.72 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  8. August 15, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    24 radar signatures · closest signature 14.83 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  9. August 14, 2025
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 21.91 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 10%
  10. July 4, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    46 radar signatures · closest signature 9.53 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  11. July 3, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    21 radar signatures · closest signature 23.32 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  12. May 4, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    12 radar signatures · closest signature 11.0 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  13. September 1, 2024
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 21.35 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  14. August 22, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    6 radar signatures · closest signature 4.98 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  15. August 11, 2024
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 22.19 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  16. August 10, 2024
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 24.19 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  17. August 8, 2024
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 10.32 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  18. August 7, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    14 radar signatures · closest signature 4.23 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  19. August 4, 2024
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    7 radar signatures · closest signature 24.51 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  20. July 26, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    21 radar signatures · closest signature 15.29 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  21. July 25, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    87 radar signatures · closest signature 3.34 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  22. July 21, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 20.02 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  23. July 15, 2024
    2.50 in (6.3 cm) — Tennis ball size, radar-estimated
    61 radar signatures · closest signature 1.88 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  24. March 19, 2024
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    4 radar signatures · closest signature 23.69 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  25. March 8, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    4 radar signatures · closest signature 20.35 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  26. September 13, 2023
    2.75 in (7.0 cm) — Baseball size, radar-estimated
    40 radar signatures · closest signature 4.06 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  27. September 12, 2023
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 15.15 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  28. August 18, 2023
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    3 radar signatures · closest signature 23.66 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  29. August 17, 2023
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 20.25 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  30. August 8, 2023
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    8 radar signatures · closest signature 12.94 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  31. July 27, 2023
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    36 radar signatures · closest signature 3.56 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  32. July 25, 2023
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    13 radar signatures · closest signature 21.54 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  33. October 16, 2022
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 10.71 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  34. October 15, 2022
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 6.84 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  35. October 6, 2022
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    3 radar signatures · closest signature 8.44 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  36. October 3, 2022
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 22.35 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  37. September 28, 2022
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    6 radar signatures · closest signature 23.97 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  38. September 27, 2022
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 14.26 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  39. September 24, 2022
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    26 radar signatures · closest signature 16.7 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  40. September 23, 2022
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 15.41 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  41. September 14, 2022
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 22.37 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 10%
  42. September 12, 2022
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    34 radar signatures · closest signature 4.23 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  43. September 3, 2022
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 23.58 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  44. September 2, 2022
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 19.2 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  45. August 27, 2022
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    6 radar signatures · closest signature 18.25 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  46. August 24, 2022
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    19 radar signatures · closest signature 3.47 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  47. August 23, 2022
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    41 radar signatures · closest signature 9.68 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  48. August 22, 2022
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    6 radar signatures · closest signature 11.58 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  49. August 17, 2022
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    3 radar signatures · closest signature 6.68 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  50. August 15, 2022
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    19 radar signatures · closest signature 12.46 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  51. August 14, 2022
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    18 radar signatures · closest signature 12.45 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  52. August 12, 2022
    2.25 in (5.7 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    72 radar signatures · closest signature 10.04 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  53. August 8, 2022
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    4 radar signatures · closest signature 24.4 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  54. August 4, 2022
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 16.46 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  55. July 31, 2022
    2.25 in (5.7 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    58 radar signatures · closest signature 1.81 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  56. July 18, 2022
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    61 radar signatures · closest signature 9.05 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  57. July 17, 2022
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    3 radar signatures · closest signature 18.68 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  58. July 14, 2022
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    23 radar signatures · closest signature 17.53 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  59. June 29, 2022
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    7 radar signatures · closest signature 13.67 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 10%
  60. June 27, 2022
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    3 radar signatures · closest signature 23.58 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 10%

Showing the 60 most recent of 142. The full record is in the JSON we publish: phoenix-az.json.

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Hail in Phoenix, AZ: common questions

How often does Phoenix get damaging hail?

Radar recorded 142 hail days within 25 miles of the city centre between 2016 and 2025 — an average of 14.2 a year, of which 3.4 a year were at golf-ball size or larger. Not every one of those damages roofs.

When is hail season in Phoenix?

The busiest month in this record is August, and 2022 was the busiest single year with 31 hail days.

Does this mean my roof is damaged?

No. These are radar estimates of the largest stone aloft in a storm cell somewhere within 25 miles of the city centre. Whether anything landed on your street, and whether it damaged your particular roof, needs somebody to look.

How do I use this for an insurance claim?

A specific date with a public, citable source is what turns 'sometime last year' into a date of loss. Use the claim letter generator, which pulls the date and the NOAA citation in for you.

Why 25 miles?

It is wide enough to catch storms that clipped the metro and narrow enough that the number still means something for a house inside it. The same radius is used for every metro so the pages are comparable.

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