New Jersey Hail Statistics

New Jersey averages 23.0 reports of 1-inch or larger hail a year, on 7.6 hail days. That ranks 36th of 51 and is under 1% of all such reports in the US. Hail peaks in April.

Data: NOAA Storm Events, 2021–2025 yearly averages

23.0Reports of 1-inch+ hail a year, 36th most
7.6Hail days a year, 38th most
2.50 inLargest stone reported, July 8, 2021

When hail falls in New Jersey

  • 37.4 hail reports a year in all, 1.2 of them 2 inches or larger.
  • The most reports of 1-inch+ hail: Burlington County, about 4.6 a year.
  • The most reports come in April; nationally the peak is May.
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Share of New Jersey hail reports by month, 2021–2025.

Hail by county in New Jersey

20 counties with at least one hail report, 2021–2025. Yearly averages, sorted by 1-inch+ reports. More people means more reports, so populous counties tend to rank higher.

Hail statistics by county in New Jersey. Column headers sort the table.
Burlington4.68.22.02.50 in
Camden3.44.21.82.50 in
Bergen2.43.21.02.50 in
Ocean2.23.42.01.25 in
Morris2.03.21.41.25 in
Monmouth1.83.42.01.50 in
Middlesex1.83.21.41.75 in
Mercer1.22.21.01.00 in
Somerset0.41.21.21.00 in
Hunterdon0.41.00.81.00 in
Sussex0.40.60.61.00 in
Warren0.40.60.41.25 in
Union0.40.40.21.25 in
Passaic0.40.40.41.00 in
Gloucester0.21.00.61.00 in
Cumberland0.20.40.21.00 in
Atlantic0.20.20.21.00 in
Essex0.20.20.21.00 in
Salem0.20.20.21.00 in
Cape May0.20.20.21.75 in

About these numbers

Hail reports from the NOAA Storm Events Database, 2021–2025, averaged per year. These are reports to the National Weather Service, not every storm: places with more people report more hail. Full methodology.

Cite: Home Stats Data, "New Jersey Hail Statistics," https://homestatsdata.com/storm-risk/hail-statistics/new-jersey/