Hail & Wind Storms in Bangor, ME — Latest Dates and Sizes
Hail and wind activity within ~25 miles of Bangor, Maine or recorded for its county: the last 12 months from NWS warnings, storm reports, and station measurements, plus official NOAA records back to 2010.
Latest hail and wind near Bangor
- Last reported hail (0.75 in.+, screening): none reported within 25 miles in the last 12 months.
- Last wind gust 45 mph+ (screening): August 1, 2026 — 58 mph measured at the Bangor International Airport station (2.5 mi SW of Bangor), ASOS weather station.
- 2026 so far: no hail days and 4 wind days within 25 miles (days with a storm report or station gust at the screening thresholds; warnings alone never count).
| Date | Largest reported hail | Strongest gust |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2026 | — | 58 mph measured |
| July 16, 2026 | — | 60 mph measured |
| March 17, 2026 | — | 53 mph measured |
| February 28, 2026 | — | 46 mph measured |
| December 19, 2025 | — | 66 mph measured |
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Bangor storm facts
- StormAuditor's analysis of NOAA and National Weather Service records found 27 wind and hail events, NWS warning products included, within 25 miles of Bangor, Maine or recorded for Penobscot County in the 12 months ending October 7, 2026 (20 wind, 7 hail).
- The strongest gust within 25 miles of Bangor in the last 12 months was 66 mph, measured at the Bangor International Airport station (2.5 mi SW of Bangor) on December 19, 2025 (ASOS weather station; storm reports and station gusts only, warnings excluded).
- The busiest days by event count near Bangor were July 16, 2026 and December 20, 2025, with 3 events each.
- Penobscot County alone recorded 23 of those wind and hail events (16 wind, 7 hail); the Maine page ranks counties by events of every type, floods and Special Weather Statements included.
Bangor, Maine storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Bangor — home to about 32,000 residents — draws on StormAuditor's consolidated public record: 27 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Bangor or recorded for Penobscot County in the trailing 12 months — 20 wind and 7 hail.
Events combine NWS warning products, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements and official NCEI records in one event table. Because they include warnings, and wind covers thunderstorm and non-thunderstorm wind alike, they measure something different from the NCEI entry counts in the history section below; the two are not comparable year to year.
Busiest days near Bangor by event count
Ranked by the number of 12-month events, NWS warnings included, so a day with many warnings can outrank a day with larger hail.
- July 16, 2026 — 3 events incl. warnings · 2 wind · 1 hail
- December 20, 2025 — 3 events incl. warnings · 3 wind
- August 28, 2026 — 2 events incl. warnings · 1 wind · 1 hail
- August 13, 2026 — 2 events incl. warnings · 1 wind · 1 hail
- July 22, 2026 — 2 events incl. warnings · 1 wind · 1 hail
How these numbers are counted
The storm numbers on this page are counted in four different ways, plus the free address check. Each answers a different question with its own size cutoffs, area and time span, so compare numbers within one group, not across groups.
- Storm days (latest hail and wind): A day in the last 12 months when at least one report within 25 miles of Bangor showed hail 0.75 in. or larger or wind of 45 mph or more (StormAuditor screening thresholds). Reports are NWS storm reports from spotters, the public and officials, plus weather-station gusts, which count from 50 mph. A warning on its own never makes a storm day. The latest and largest hail, the latest and strongest gust, and the storm-day table all use this record.
- Storm-date pages (NWS severe): A storm-date page is published only when at least one report or station gust within 25 miles of a city met the National Weather Service severe criteria (hail 1.00 in. or larger, or wind 58 mph or more), at least two separate observations were logged, and the day ranks among the most significant. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. Not every storm day gets a page; when one does, the page and the storm-day table show the same largest hail and strongest gust.
- Events (12-month counts): Events count NWS warnings, storm reports (wind 50 mph+, hail 0.75 in.+), station gusts (50 mph+) and NCEI entries within 25 miles of Bangor or recorded for Penobscot County, tornado entries counted as wind. One event is one place on one day, counted separately for hail and for wind. A weather station or storm-report point counts once a day, at that day's highest reading, however many readings it filed; a place with hail and wind on the same day is two events. NWS warnings count once per county per day, and each NCEI entry once per place per day. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. The same report arriving through another feed (SPC or NCEI) is one record. Events measure how busy the area was, not whether a storm hit: one storm can bring warnings and reports from many places, so the busiest days by event count can differ from the storm days.
- NOAA history (since 2010): The official NOAA storm record (NCEI Storm Events) within 25 miles of Bangor or in Penobscot County from January 1, 2010 to the day before the 12-month window starts: hail 0.50 in.+, thunderstorm wind 40 mph+ and tornadoes. It is a separate, older record with its own "storm days" (days with any entry), so its counts are not compared with the 12-month numbers.
- Free Report Snapshot: A free YES/NO estimate for one address, from radar and wind analysis at the property rather than area reports, at the same screening thresholds: hail 0.75 in. or wind 45 mph.
Full method: Methodology and Data Sources.
Bangor hail and wind history in NOAA NCEI records, 2010–Oct. 2025
This section covers January 1, 2010 through October 6, 2025. Storms from October 7, 2025 on are in the 12-month summary above, so no date is counted in both.
The National Centers for Environmental Information logged 76 storm days within 25 miles of Bangor or in Penobscot County in this period — 317 NCEI Storm Events entries in all. Wind is the more common entry — 261 thunderstorm wind reports to 54 hail reports.
Hail and wind both peak in July, the month with 39% of the hail reports. December through February accounts for 1 storm day.
Storm days ranged from 1 in 2014 and 2022 to 8 in 2013 and 2024. Across 2022–2024, the area averaged 4.0 storm days a year, below the 15-year average of 4.9.
The largest hail in these records for this area was 1.75 in. (golf-ball size), reported in 4 different years — most recently on June 5, 2024 in Penobscot County. NCEI also lists 2 tornado entries for the area — one entry per county a tornado crossed.
- Average: 4.9 storm days a year (2010–2024)
- July and August: 65% of all hail reports
- Most hail reports in one year: 11 in 2015
- Hail of 1 in. or larger reported in 12 of 15 full years (2010–2024)
| Year | Hail reports | Thunderstorm wind reports | Tornado entries | Storm days | Largest hail | Strongest measured gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| 2011 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1.00 in. | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 in. | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 1.75 in. | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2015 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 1.75 in. | — |
| 2016 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 1.50 in. | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 1.50 in. | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 in. | — |
| 2019 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1.75 in. | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 in. | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1.00 in. | — |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 in. | — |
| 2023 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1.50 in. | — |
| 2024 | 10 | 45 | 0 | 8 | 1.75 in. | — |
| 2025 through Oct. 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
Download this history: CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-history/me/bangor.json (free, open license, cite StormAuditor).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (thunderstorm wind, hail, and tornado entries; hail 0.50 in. or larger, wind 40 mph or more; wind converted from knots).
Bangor storm history questions, 2010–Oct. 2025
What is the largest hail reported near Bangor, 2010–Oct. 2025?
1.75 in., golf-ball size, reported in 4 different years; most recently on June 5, 2024 in Penobscot County, per NCEI.
What was Bangor's most active storm year, 2010–Oct. 2025?
2013 and 2024 tied, with 8 storm days each. The 15-year average is 4.9 storm days.
How often does Bangor get hail?
NCEI's records average 3.6 hail reports a year here over 2010–2024, alongside 17 thunderstorm wind reports. Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported in 12 of those 15 years.
When is hail season near Bangor?
July has the most hail reports (21, 2010–Oct. 2025), followed by August (14) and June (12).
Bangor hail map and wind map
Researching hail or wind in Bangor? The Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer map radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths across Maine, including the Bangor metro: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and gust bands tracked through Penobscot County. Both explorers are included with Pro+ and Organization plans.
County-level activity is on the Impact Heatmap (free with an account), and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar (Pro plans and higher).
Free Bangor weather report by address
Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection turns on what happened at the property. Three ways to check one Bangor address:
- The Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated wind of 45 mph or more and hail of 0.75 in. or larger (screening thresholds) at the address.
- The free Address Lookup lists NWS warnings, storm reports and NOAA observations near the address — free Bangor wind history and free Bangor hail history.
- A complete Weather Report for $2.99 covers every qualifying storm date at one address over the last 2 years.
All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology (see Limitations).
Working storm claims? Roofing contractors, public adjusters, and insurance adjusters work from this same public storm record with statewide hail and wind maps and per-address reports — see StormAuditor for professionals.
Sources: NWS alerts (api.weather.gov) · NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · ASOS/AWOS station gusts via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database · every StormAuditor data source.
Free Bangor storm data download
The Bangor storm records for the last 12 months download free, free to reuse under the data license: download CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-data/me/bangor.json.
- Coverage: every wind and hail record within about 25 miles of Bangor or recorded for Penobscot County, with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts and hail sizes.
- Rows: each source record before consolidation, including every NWS warning product and smaller storm reports, so the row count differs from the event counts above.
- Statewide files are on the Maine storm data page.
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About this page: built by Storm Auditor LLC from public NOAA/NWS records — deduplicated warnings, storm reports, station measurements, and official records on a rolling 12-month window, under the published methodology. See the StormAuditor Editorial Team for how content is produced.
Data last refreshed October 7, 2026. Event counts cover wind and hail (warning products, and storm reports from 50 mph or 0.75 in.); flood activity and Special Weather Statements are not counted here.