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Sunlit Hills, NM hail history
Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Sunlit Hills city centroid, 1950 to present.
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Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2025 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 11 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2018 | 3 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2017 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2016 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2015 | 10 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2014 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2013 | 2 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2012 | 5 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.
Wind and tornado record
- 20 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 81 mph, most recent 2026-06-24.
- 7 tornado events, most recent 2017-05-09.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | 9.1 mi |
| 2026-05-28 | Hail | 0.88" | 4.5 mi |
| 2026-05-28 | Hail | 0.88" | 6.9 mi |
| 2025-05-26 | Hail | 1.00" | 1.8 mi |
| 2025-05-26 | Hail | 0.88" | 7.6 mi |
| 2025-05-26 | Hail | 0.75" | 5.6 mi |
| 2025-05-05 | Hail | 0.88" | 3.8 mi |
| 2024-10-20 | Hail | 0.75" | 5.6 mi |
| 2024-09-17 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 6 mi |
| 2021-07-11 | Hail | 1.00" | 6.4 mi |
2026-06-24: “A decaying thunderstorm produced a wind gust of 62 mph at the Santa Fe Airport.”
2026-05-28: “The Santa Fe emergency manager observed nickel size hail in midtown Santa Fe from a strong thunderstorm.”
2026-05-28: “An amateur radio spotter observed nickel size hail a few miles west of the Santa Fe Plaza from a strong thunderstorm.”
Storm-day records for Sunlit Hills — “did it hail on this date?”
Each recorded hail day in Sunlit Hills has its own page with the official NWS reports for that date.
- Hail in Sunlit Hills, NM on October 24, 2026 — up to 1.00"
- Hail in Sunlit Hills, NM on September 19, 2026 — up to 1.00"
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Nearby hail history
source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-10-26