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Hail in Sandoval County, New Mexico
95 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.
NCEI records 95 hail events in Sandoval County, New Mexico, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 30 years.
July is the busiest month, with 26 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 66 events against 26 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.8% of the 5,297 hail events recorded in New Mexico; its 2.6 per 100 square miles compares with 4.4 statewide.
5 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 2.75 inches (baseball size).
Compared with New Mexico
| Measure | Sandoval County | New Mexico | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 95 | 5,297 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 2.6 | 4.4 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 6.3 | 25.0 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| Busiest month | July | June | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
1Mar
1Apr
2May
13Jun
19Jul
26Aug
7Sep
13Oct
13Nov
0Dec
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 95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2026 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2024 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2020 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2019 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2019 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 2019 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 2017 | Hail | 1.10 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | $50K | — | — | 9 | County |
| 20 Oct 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2013 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2010 | Hail | 1.25 in | $1.8M | $250K | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Sep 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Sep 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Feb 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1995 | Hail | 0.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1990 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1990 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1990 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1979 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1969 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1965 | Hail | 0.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Sandoval County had?
95 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 Sandoval County?
26 Jun 2026 (Hail, 0.75 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Sandoval County?
The hail of 2 Oct 2010, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.8M and crop damage at $250K.
How does Sandoval County compare with New Mexico for hail?
2.6 events per 100 square miles against 4.4 statewide; the county holds 95 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.