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The data series 1997

Hail days by metro, 1997.

In 1997, 197 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, on 242 days with hail somewhere in the country, against 239 over the same span in 1996. Tulsa, OK led with 10 days, against its own mean of 15.0 for the span over 1 prior year of record. Midland, TX was furthest above its own record, at 7 days against a mean of 1.0. On 100 percent of those days at least one report was measured by a person or an instrument; the rest were detected by radar alone. Each month of the year has its own edition and file below.

197

Of 333 metros with a hail day

242

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of those days carried a measured report

5.50in

Largest measured, 16 Jun, OK

Hail days by metro, 1997

Against each metro's own year on record

Hail days by metro, 1997: each metro's hail days in the window, the same span a year earlier, its own mean for the span over the record, the share of its days carried by a measured report, and its largest measured and largest detected hail.
Rank Metro Days Last year Year mean Measured share Largest measured Largest detected
01 Tulsa, OK 10 −5.0 15 15.0 100% 10 of 10 days measured 3.75″ None detected
02 Amarillo, TX 10 +3.0 7 7.0 100% 10 of 10 days measured 1.50″ None detected
03 Denver, CO 7 +4.0 3 3.0 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
04 Tampa, FL 7 +4.0 3 3.0 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.00″ None detected
05 Shreveport, LA 7 −2.0 9 9.0 100% 7 of 7 days measured 2.50″ None detected
06 Midland, TX 7 +6.0 1 1.0 100% 7 of 7 days measured 2.75″ None detected
07 Sandy Springs, GA 7 +2.0 5 5.0 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
08 Colorado Springs, CO 6 −8.0 14 14.0 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
09 Raleigh, NC 6 +3.0 3 3.0 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
10 Wichita, KS 6 +1.0 5 5.0 100% 6 of 6 days measured 2.75″ None detected
11 Pasadena, TX 6 +4.0 2 2.0 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.50″ None detected
12 Thornton, CO 6 +3.0 3 3.0 100% 6 of 6 days measured 2.00″ None detected
13 Arvada, CO 6 +3.0 3 3.0 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.00″ None detected
14 Nashville, TN 5 +4.0 1 1.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
15 Norfolk, VA 5 −1.0 6 6.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.75″ None detected
16 Little Rock, AR 5 −1.0 6 6.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
17 Tallahassee, FL 5 +4.0 1 1.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
18 Columbus, GA 5 +2.0 3 3.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 3.00″ None detected
19 Lakewood, CO 5 +2.0 3 3.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.50″ None detected
20 Jackson, MS 5 −1.0 6 6.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
21 Columbia, SC 5 +3.0 2 2.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
22 Abilene, TX 5 −5.0 10 10.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
23 Athens, GA 5 +2.0 3 3.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
24 Topeka, KS 5 +2.0 3 3.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
25 Lakeland, FL 5 +2.0 3 3.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.00″ None detected
26 Broken Arrow, OK 5 −3.0 8 8.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
27 Odessa, TX 5 +2.0 3 3.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.75″ None detected
28 Greeley, CO 5 +3.0 2 2.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
29 Houston, TX 4 −4.0 8 8.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
30 San Antonio, TX 4 −1.0 5 5.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
31 Fort Worth, TX 4 −3.0 7 7.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.00″ None detected
32 Oklahoma City, OK 4 −4.0 8 8.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
33 Detroit, MI 4 +2.0 2 2.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
34 Atlanta, GA 4 −1.0 5 5.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.50″ None detected
35 Henderson, NV 4 +4.0 0 0.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.75″ None detected
36 Lubbock, TX 4 ±0 4 4.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
37 Chesapeake, VA 4 −2.0 6 6.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
38 Yonkers, NY 4 +3.0 1 1.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
39 Chattanooga, TN 4 +4.0 0 0.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
40 Fort Lauderdale, FL 4 +3.0 1 1.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
41 Cary, NC 4 +2.0 2 2.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
42 Springfield, MO 4 ±0 4 4.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.50″ None detected
43 Macon-Bibb County, GA 4 +2.0 2 2.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
44 Hollywood, FL 4 +3.0 1 1.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
45 Norman, OK 4 −1.0 5 5.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.88″ None detected
46 Pearland, TX 4 +1.0 3 3.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
47 Wilmington, NC 4 −2.0 6 6.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
48 League City, TX 4 +3.0 1 1.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 3.00″ None detected
49 Westminster, CO 4 +2.0 2 2.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
50 Lansing, MI 4 +3.0 1 1.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.88″ None detected
51 Miami Gardens, FL 4 +3.0 1 1.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
52 Tyler, TX 4 −2.0 6 6.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
53 Davie, FL 4 +3.0 1 1.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
54 Centennial, CO 4 +2.0 2 2.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
55 Boulder, CO 4 +3.0 1 1.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.25″ None detected
56 Wichita Falls, TX 4 +3.0 1 1.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
57 Washington, DC 3 +1.0 2 2.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
58 Memphis, TN 3 −1.0 4 4.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
59 Virginia Beach, VA 3 ±0 3 3.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
60 Minneapolis, MN 3 +1.0 2 2.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
61 St. Paul, MN 3 +2.0 1 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.75″ None detected
62 Durham, NC 3 −3.0 6 6.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
63 St. Louis, MO 3 ±0 3 3.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
64 St. Petersburg, FL 3 +3.0 0 0.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
65 Huntsville, AL 3 −2.0 5 5.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
66 Des Moines, IA 3 +2.0 1 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 3.00″ None detected
67 Sioux Falls, SD 3 ±0 3 3.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
68 Overland Park, KS 3 +1.0 2 2.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
69 Pembroke Pines, FL 3 +3.0 0 0.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
70 Charleston, SC 3 +2.0 1 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
71 Savannah, GA 3 +2.0 1 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
72 Rochester, MN 3 +3.0 0 0.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
73 Lafayette, LA 3 +1.0 2 2.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
74 Dearborn, MI 3 +1.0 2 2.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
75 Palm Coast, FL 3 +2.0 1 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
76 Dallas, TX 2 −6.0 8 8.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
77 Austin, TX 2 −2.0 4 4.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
78 Las Vegas, NV 2 +1.0 1 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
79 Albuquerque, NM 2 ±0 2 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
80 Tucson, AZ 2 −2.0 4 4.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
81 Bakersfield, CA 2 +1.0 1 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
82 Arlington, TX 2 −4.0 6 6.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
83 Aurora, CO 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
84 Lexington-Fayette, KY 2 ±0 2 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
85 Cincinnati, OH 2 +1.0 1 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.75″ None detected
86 Pittsburgh, PA 2 −2.0 4 4.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
87 Greensboro, NC 2 +1.0 1 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
88 Plano, TX 2 −8.0 10 10.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
89 North Las Vegas, NV 2 +1.0 1 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
90 Toledo, OH 2 ±0 2 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
91 Garland, TX 2 −7.0 9 9.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
92 Spokane, WA 2 +1.0 1 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
93 Frisco, TX 2 −4.0 6 6.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
94 Cape Coral, FL 2 ±0 2 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
95 Hialeah, FL 2 ±0 2 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
96 McKinney, TX 2 −6.0 8 8.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
97 Grand Prairie, TX 2 −3.0 5 5.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
98 Knoxville, TN 2 −3.0 5 5.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
99 Birmingham, AL 2 −1.0 3 3.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
100 Grand Rapids, MI 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
101 Mobile, AL 2 ±0 2 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
102 Clarksville, TN 2 −1.0 3 3.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
103 Denton, TX 2 −3.0 5 5.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
104 Springfield, MA 2 −2.0 4 4.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
105 Kansas City, KS 2 +1.0 1 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
106 Rockford, IL 2 −1.0 3 3.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
107 Gainesville, FL 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.75″ None detected
108 Waco, TX 2 −2.0 4 4.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
109 Miramar, FL 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
110 Hampton, VA 2 +1.0 1 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.75″ None detected
111 Warren, MI 2 +1.0 1 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
112 Palm Bay, FL 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
113 West Valley City, UT 2 −1.0 3 3.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
114 Fargo, ND 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
115 Round Rock, TX 2 −1.0 3 3.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
116 North Charleston, SC 2 +1.0 1 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
117 Billings, MT 2 ±0 2 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
118 Ann Arbor, MI 2 +1.0 1 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
119 Cambridge, MA 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
120 Richardson, TX 2 −8.0 10 10.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
121 Evansville, IN 2 +1.0 1 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
122 West Jordan, UT 2 −2.0 4 4.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
123 Las Cruces, NM 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
124 Elgin, IL 2 +1.0 1 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
125 Allen, TX 2 −9.0 11 11.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
126 South Fulton, GA 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.50″ None detected
127 Conroe, TX 2 ±0 2 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
128 South Bend, IN 2 −3.0 5 5.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
129 New Bedford, MA 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
130 Davenport, IA 2 +1.0 1 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 3.00″ None detected
131 Chicago, IL 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
132 Philadelphia, PA 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
133 Jacksonville, FL 1 −4.0 5 5.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
134 Columbus, OH 1 −1.0 2 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
135 Charlotte, NC 1 −3.0 4 4.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
136 Indianapolis, IN 1 −3.0 4 4.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
137 Boston, MA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
138 Louisville, KY 1 −1.0 2 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
139 Baltimore, MD 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
140 Mesa, AZ 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
141 Kansas City, MO 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
142 Omaha, NE 1 −5.0 6 6.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
143 Miami, FL 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
144 Cleveland, OH 1 −4.0 5 5.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
145 Orlando, FL 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
146 Newark, NJ 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
147 Lincoln, NE 1 −3.0 4 4.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
148 Jersey City, NJ 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
149 Chandler, AZ 1 −1.0 2 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
150 Gilbert, AZ 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
151 Buffalo, NY 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
152 Laredo, TX 1 −2.0 3 3.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
153 Irving, TX 1 −7.0 8 8.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
154 Port St. Lucie, FL 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
155 Boise City, ID 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
156 Richmond, VA 1 −4.0 5 5.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
157 Fayetteville, NC 1 −3.0 4 4.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
158 Salt Lake City, UT 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
159 Augusta, GA 1 −3.0 4 4.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
160 Montgomery, AL 1 −2.0 3 3.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
161 Providence, RI 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
162 Tempe, AZ 1 −1.0 2 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
163 Newport News, VA 1 −1.0 2 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
164 Fort Collins, CO 1 −5.0 6 6.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
165 Murfreesboro, TN 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
166 Killeen, TX 1 −1.0 2 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
167 Alexandria, VA 1 −3.0 4 4.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
168 Naperville, IL 1 −1.0 2 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
169 Bridgeport, CT 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
170 Olathe, KS 1 −1.0 2 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
171 McAllen, TX 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 4.50″ None detected
172 Cedar Rapids, IA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
173 Elizabeth, NJ 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
174 New Haven, CT 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
175 Meridian, ID 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
176 Lewisville, TX 1 −9.0 10 10.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
177 Sterling Heights, MI 1 −1.0 2 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
178 Carrollton, TX 1 −7.0 8 8.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
179 Columbia, MO 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.74″ None detected
180 College Station, TX 1 −1.0 2 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
181 Hartford, CT 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
182 Clearwater, FL 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
183 Waterbury, CT 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
184 Nampa, ID 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
185 Provo, UT 1 −1.0 2 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
186 Beaumont, TX 1 −1.0 2 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
187 Tuscaloosa, AL 1 −2.0 3 3.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
188 Pueblo, CO 1 −4.0 5 5.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
189 New Braunfels, TX 1 −3.0 4 4.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
190 Peoria, IL 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
191 Concord, NC 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
192 Sugar Land, TX 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
193 Spokane Valley, WA 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
194 Bend, OR 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
195 Fayetteville, AR 1 −3.0 4 4.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
196 Quincy, MA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
197 Suffolk, VA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected

The editions of 1997

One per month, each with its metros ranked against their own record and a file of every metro in the series.

  1. January 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 289 reports
    • 2.75″
    • CSV
  2. February 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 35 reports
    • 2.00″
    • CSV
  3. March 18 days
    • 18 measured
    • 598 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  4. April 24 days
    • 24 measured
    • 932 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  5. May 29 days
    • 29 measured
    • 1,783 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  6. June 30 days
    • 30 measured
    • 1,949 reports
    • 5.50″
    • CSV
  7. July 31 days
    • 31 measured
    • 1,333 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  8. August 31 days
    • 31 measured
    • 876 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  9. September 22 days
    • 22 measured
    • 329 reports
    • 4.00″
    • CSV
  10. October 19 days
    • 19 measured
    • 285 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  11. November 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 175 reports
    • 3.00″
    • CSV
  12. December 6 days
    • 6 measured
    • 28 reports
    • 1.75″
    • CSV

Against 1996

The same span, January to 31 December, a year earlier, counted the same way.

242 +3

Days with hail on record nationally

1996 239

242 +3

Days with a measured hail report

1996 239

8,612 −2,214

Hail reports, all sources

1996 10,826

1 ±0

Independent sources carrying the hail

1996 1

Cite this year

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, 1997. Compiled 1 November 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/1997

Compiled 1 November 2026 from the public federal storm record. The figures are the record as it stands; a revision by a federal source is carried here at the same address. The file carries every metro in the series, the ones with nothing this month included, with the same provenance line inside it.

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How this series is made

A metro
A metro, as this series uses the word, is a place the Census Bureau lists with a population of 100,000 or more, not a metropolitan statistical area. Smaller places have a hail-history page of their own; they are not in this table.
A hail day
A calendar date with at least one hail report in the archive within 10 miles of the metro's Census centre, from any source. Four sources describing one storm are one afternoon of hail, not four.
The mean
The metro's own hail days over the same span of the calendar in each of the 1 prior year the record reaches, from 1996, divided by that year. A span is compared with itself, never with the country.
The measured share
Of a metro's hail days, the share on which at least one report came from a person or an instrument rather than from radar alone. A detection is a detection and is marked as one here and in every document we issue; the two are never added together.
Overlap
Two metros within 20 miles of each other share reports, so their counts are not exclusive and the national figures are distinct dates, not a sum of the table. The table ranks the record around each centre; it is not a report on any property, and it states no opinion about one.
The record
Searched from 1996 to today. Compiled 1 November 2026 and rebuilt as the federal sources revise it. Records are reproduced as the federal sources published them. The coverage page states what the record holds, by kind and by year.

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