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Hail in Doña Ana County, New Mexico
117 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Doña Ana County, New Mexico, has 117 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 36 different years.
October is the busiest month, with 29 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 70 events against 37 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.2% of the 5,297 hail events recorded in New Mexico; its 3.1 per 100 square miles compares with 4.4 statewide.
20 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 2.50 inches (tennis ball size).
Compared with New Mexico
| Measure | Doña Ana County | New Mexico | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 117 | 5,297 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 3.1 | 4.4 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 5.3 | 25.0 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| Busiest month | October | June | May |
By year
Seasonality
3Feb
1Mar
0Apr
6May
26Jun
16Jul
11Aug
7Sep
14Oct
29Nov
4Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
All 117 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Oct 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jan 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jan 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jan 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 2016 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2015 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2015 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Oct 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10M | $500K | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Feb 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2004 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1.2M | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2004 | Hail | 2.00 in | $2.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2002 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2000 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1999 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1997 | Hail | 1.50 in | $3.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1997 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1994 | Hail | 0.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1991 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1991 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Nov 1988 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 1988 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1978 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Oct 1974 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1973 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 1970 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 1969 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1969 | Hail | 2.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1966 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1965 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 1962 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 1956 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Doña Ana County had?
117 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Doña Ana County?
13 Sep 2025 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Doña Ana County?
The hail of 13 Sep 2006, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $10M and crop damage at $500K.
How does Doña Ana County compare with New Mexico for hail?
3.1 events per 100 square miles against 4.4 statewide; the county holds 117 of the state's 5,297 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.