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Hail dates in Maricopa County, Arizona
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Maricopa County on 37 days since 2016 (98 separate reports, 62 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.00" (hen egg) on October 16, 2022; the most recent hail was November 19, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Maricopa County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | Two reports of ping pong to golf ball sized hail along Loop 202 WB between 24th and 40th street in Ahwatukee, with video evidence of hail dents on a vehicle.… |
| 2025-11-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Report of hail up to 1 inch in diameter in Sun City Festival. Hail also accumulated to cover the ground. No damages or injuries reported. |
| 2025-10-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter-size diameter hail reported along the area of North College Avenue and East Mckellips Road in Tempe. No damages or injuries reported. |
| 2025-10-12 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Images showed 1.5 diameter hail in Anthem. Timing estimated from radar. No damages or injuries reported. |
| 2025-09-26 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 16 | Report of golf-ball sized hail leading to dented cars on Bell Rd in North Scottsdale. No injuries reported. |
| 2024-07-24 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | Half dollar sized hail reported in the area 19th Avenue and Southern Avenue in Phoenix. No damages nor injuries were reported. |
| 2024-07-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter-sized hail reported in the area of Carefree Highway and Black Mountain Parkway in Cave Creek from thunderstorm. No damages nor injuries were reported. |
| 2024-03-18 | 0.75" (penny) | 2 | — |
| 2023-09-13 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Nickel size hail reported in the area of East Thomas Road and Loop 101 in Scottsdale. No damages nor injuries reported. |
| 2023-09-12 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | Video showed hailstones up to one inch in diameter in the Mountain Bridge Neighbor in Mesa located just east of Loop 202. No damages or injuries were reported. |
| 2022-10-16 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 4 | Hailstones up to 2 inches in diameter reported near 64th St. and Shea Blvd in Paradise Valley. No damages or injuries were reported. |
| 2022-10-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hailstones up to 1 inch in diameter reported near Ellsworth Rd. and Riggs Rd in Queen Creek. No damages or injuries were reported. |
| 2022-10-03 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Hail of the size of nickels was reported along North 183rd Avenue in Surprise. Timing estimated from radar. No damages or injuries were reported. |
| 2022-09-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2022-08-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Social media video showed nickel to quarter-sized hail fell in the area between West Glendale Avenue and North 35th Avenue. Timing estimated from radar. No d… |
| 2022-08-14 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2022-08-12 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Ping-pong sized hail reported along Loop 101 and East Cactus Road in Scottsdale. No damages or injuries were reported. |
| 2021-10-05 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 15 | Chaser estimated golf ball sized hail fell near Riggs Road and Bullard Avenue in Rainbow Valley. No damages reported. Time estimated from radar. |
| 2021-08-18 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2021-08-16 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2021-08-15 | 0.30" | 1 | Estimated pea-sized hail fell for approximately one hour and caused significant crop damage around the property of Reevis Mountain School. Most of the fruit … |
| 2021-07-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Video on social media showed hail of various sizes falling in Queen Creek near Ocotillo Rd. with the largest hail stones estimated by the user at 1 inch diam… |
| 2020-09-08 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Thunderstorms with moderate hail developed in the community of Higley during the afternoon hours on September 8th. At roughly 1700MST hail with diameters up … |
| 2020-03-13 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Scattered thunderstorms developed across the northern portions of the greater Phoenix area during the early afternoon hours on March 13th. Some of the strong… |
| 2019-12-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 5 | A strong storm produced quarter-sized hail near the Loop-101 and SR-51 highway interchange in north Phoenix. A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect at t… |
| 2019-11-21 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 4 | A low-topped right-moving supercell developed in the Buckeye area of southwest Phoenix during the afternoon on November 21st. The storm produced multiple rep… |
| 2019-09-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 5 | Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed across the northeast portion of the greater Phoenix area during late afternoon and early evening ho… |
| 2018-10-23 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 4 | Thunderstorms with large hail developed during the afternoon hours over the northeast portions of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area on October 23rd, and … |
| 2018-10-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | Thunderstorms with large hail developed to the southeast of Phoenix during the early evening hours on October 21st. According to a report from a trained weat… |
| 2018-10-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Isolated thunderstorms developed over the western portion of the greater Phoenix area during the afternoon hours on October 7th. Some of the stronger storms … |
| 2018-08-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Thunderstorms developed across the northern portion of the greater Phoenix area during the early evening hours on August 23rd; one of the stronger storms aff… |
| 2018-08-12 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Thunderstorms with heavy rain and very large hail developed across the higher terrain locations well to the north of Phoenix during the evening hours on Augu… |
| 2018-08-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | A cluster of strong thunderstorms moved north across the western portion of the greater Phoenix area during the evening hours on August 2nd. A few of the mor… |
| 2018-07-09 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Strong thunderstorms developed across the eastern portion of the greater Phoenix area during the afternoon hours on July 9th. A few of the stronger storms ge… |
| 2016-08-20 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Thunderstorms developed across portions of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the late afternoon hours on August 20th and one of the stronger storm… |
| 2016-08-02 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Strong thunderstorms moved across the greater Phoenix area during the afternoon hours on July 2nd and in addition to very heavy rain, some of the storms prod… |
| 2016-07-01 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Scattered strong thunderstorms developed over the far northern portion of the greater Phoenix area during the afternoon hours on July 1st and some of these s… |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 25 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2022 | 7 | 12 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2021 | 5 | 19 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2019 | 3 | 14 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2018 | 7 | 13 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 0.75" (penny) |
Damaging wind in Maricopa County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 602 reports since 2016, strongest 100 mph. 13 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-17 | 100 mph | 23 | SR-87 was closed between Loop-202 and Shea Blvd due to widespread wind damage. One mobile home and one modular home were destroyed result… |
| 2025-10-13 | 90 mph | 6 | Extreme and widespread wind damage from a supercell thunderstorm was observed in Tempe. The most severe damage was concentrated in a 2-2.… |
| 2023-09-12 | 90 mph | 19 | Numerous reports of considerable damage at Falcon Field Airport from a severe microburst. Around 25 airplanes, mostly Cessna small aircra… |
| 2018-07-09 | 90 mph | 23 | Scattered thunderstorms affected the central portions of the greater Phoenix area, including downtown Phoenix and areas around Sky Harbor… |
| 2016-07-29 | 89 mph | 10 | During the evening hours on July 29, strong thunderstorms moved southwestward from the greater Phoenix area into the lower deserts of sou… |
| 2022-09-11 | 86 mph | 8 | Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport ASOS measured a wind gust of 86 mph. This wind gust speed was investigated further as it was considered suspec… |
| 2025-07-02 | 85 mph | 2 | A RAWS station located along the Belmont Mountain measured a peak wind gust of 85 mph. |
| 2021-07-10 | 83 mph | 15 | A SRP mesonet station at Horseshoe Dam measured an 83 mph wind gust. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Maricopa County?
November 19, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.00" (hen egg) on October 16, 2022.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
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