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The data series 1999

Hail days by metro, 1999.

In 1999, 200 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, on 243 days with hail somewhere in the country, against 259 over the same span in 1998. Tulsa, OK led with 11 days, against its own mean of 10.0 for the span over 3 prior years of record. Clearwater, FL was furthest above its own record, at 7 days against a mean of 2.0. 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.

200

Of 333 metros with a hail day

243

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of those days carried a measured report

5.00in

Largest measured, 21 Jan, AR

Hail days by metro, 1999

Against each metro's own year on record

Hail days by metro, 1999: 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 11 +1.0 5 10.0 100% 11 of 11 days measured 2.50″ None detected
02 Wichita, KS 10 +4.3 6 5.7 100% 10 of 10 days measured 1.75″ None detected
03 Broken Arrow, OK 9 +2.3 7 6.7 100% 9 of 9 days measured 1.75″ None detected
04 Atlanta, GA 8 +2.7 7 5.3 100% 8 of 8 days measured 2.50″ None detected
05 Shreveport, LA 8 +1.3 4 6.7 100% 8 of 8 days measured 1.75″ None detected
06 Dallas, TX 7 +3.3 1 3.7 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
07 Lubbock, TX 7 +4.0 1 3.0 100% 7 of 7 days measured 4.00″ None detected
08 Little Rock, AR 7 +0.3 9 6.7 100% 7 of 7 days measured 4.50″ None detected
09 Fort Lauderdale, FL 7 +4.7 2 2.3 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.00″ None detected
10 Clearwater, FL 7 +5.0 4 2.0 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
11 Tyler, TX 7 +1.3 7 5.7 100% 7 of 7 days measured 2.75″ None detected
12 Sandy Springs, GA 7 ±0 9 7.0 100% 7 of 7 days measured 2.00″ None detected
13 Fort Worth, TX 6 +0.3 6 5.7 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
14 Denver, CO 6 +1.7 3 4.3 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.50″ None detected
15 Memphis, TN 6 +2.7 3 3.3 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
16 Colorado Springs, CO 6 −3.0 7 9.0 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.00″ None detected
17 St. Petersburg, FL 6 +3.7 4 2.3 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
18 Irving, TX 6 +2.3 2 3.7 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.50″ None detected
19 Amarillo, TX 6 −0.7 3 6.7 100% 6 of 6 days measured 2.75″ None detected
20 Hollywood, FL 6 +3.7 2 2.3 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.00″ None detected
21 Norman, OK 6 +1.7 4 4.3 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
22 Centennial, CO 6 +3.0 3 3.0 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.50″ None detected
23 Houston, TX 5 ±0 3 5.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
24 Jacksonville, FL 5 +1.0 6 4.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 0.88″ None detected
25 Indianapolis, IN 5 +2.0 4 3.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
26 Oklahoma City, OK 5 −1.7 8 6.7 100% 5 of 5 days measured 3.00″ None detected
27 Nashville, TN 5 +1.3 5 3.7 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.75″ None detected
28 Tampa, FL 5 ±0 5 5.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
29 Arlington, TX 5 +1.7 2 3.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.75″ None detected
30 Aurora, CO 5 +3.3 3 1.7 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.50″ None detected
31 Waco, TX 5 +2.0 3 3.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
32 Abilene, TX 5 −0.3 1 5.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
33 Athens, GA 5 −0.7 9 5.7 100% 5 of 5 days measured 3.00″ None detected
34 Lakeland, FL 5 +1.0 4 4.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
35 Miami Gardens, FL 5 +2.7 2 2.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
36 Davie, FL 5 +2.7 2 2.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
37 Mesa, AZ 4 +3.0 1 1.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
38 Fort Wayne, IN 4 +3.0 3 1.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
39 Cape Coral, FL 4 +1.3 4 2.7 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
40 Sioux Falls, SD 4 +0.7 4 3.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
41 Grand Prairie, TX 4 +0.7 3 3.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 3.00″ None detected
42 Columbus, GA 4 −0.3 5 4.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.25″ None detected
43 Knoxville, TN 4 −1.0 8 5.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
44 Springfield, MO 4 ±0 4 4.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.25″ None detected
45 Denton, TX 4 +1.0 2 3.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.75″ None detected
46 Pasadena, TX 4 +0.7 2 3.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.88″ None detected
47 Gainesville, FL 4 +3.0 1 1.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.25″ None detected
48 Miramar, FL 4 +3.0 1 1.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
49 Fargo, ND 4 +2.7 2 1.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.75″ None detected
50 Lafayette, LA 4 +1.3 3 2.7 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
51 Tuscaloosa, AL 4 ±0 8 4.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
52 South Fulton, GA 4 ±0 10 4.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
53 Omaha, NE 3 −2.3 9 5.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
54 Miami, FL 3 +2.0 1 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
55 Cleveland, OH 3 −0.3 4 3.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
56 Orlando, FL 3 +1.7 2 1.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
57 Madison, WI 3 +2.0 1 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
58 Chandler, AZ 3 +1.3 2 1.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
59 Gilbert, AZ 3 +2.0 1 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
60 Toledo, OH 3 +0.7 3 2.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
61 Chesapeake, VA 3 −1.0 2 4.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
62 Port St. Lucie, FL 3 +2.0 1 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
63 Hialeah, FL 3 +1.7 0 1.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
64 Tempe, AZ 3 +1.3 2 1.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
65 Chattanooga, TN 3 ±0 5 3.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
66 Pembroke Pines, FL 3 +1.7 1 1.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
67 Jackson, MS 3 −1.7 3 4.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
68 Dayton, OH 3 +1.0 2 2.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
69 Lewisville, TX 3 −1.3 2 4.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
70 College Station, TX 3 +1.0 3 2.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 4.50″ None detected
71 Ann Arbor, MI 3 +1.7 1 1.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
72 Cambridge, MA 3 +2.0 1 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.75″ None detected
73 Odessa, TX 3 +0.3 0 2.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.75″ None detected
74 Pompano Beach, FL 3 +2.7 0 0.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
75 Greeley, CO 3 ±0 2 3.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
76 Pueblo, CO 3 −1.0 6 4.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
77 Wichita Falls, TX 3 −0.3 5 3.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
78 Davenport, IA 3 +1.3 2 1.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
79 Phoenix, AZ 2 +1.3 0 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
80 Philadelphia, PA 2 −0.3 5 2.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
81 Charlotte, NC 2 −0.7 3 2.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
82 Detroit, MI 2 ±0 0 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
83 Louisville, KY 2 ±0 3 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
84 Tucson, AZ 2 −0.3 1 2.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
85 Lexington-Fayette, KY 2 +0.7 0 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
86 Cincinnati, OH 2 −0.7 5 2.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
87 St. Paul, MN 2 −1.3 6 3.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
88 Durham, NC 2 −2.3 4 4.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
89 Lincoln, NE 2 ±0 1 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
90 Glendale, AZ 2 +1.7 0 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
91 Norfolk, VA 2 −3.0 4 5.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
92 Huntsville, AL 2 −2.3 5 4.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
93 Frisco, TX 2 −1.7 3 3.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
94 Birmingham, AL 2 −1.7 6 3.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
95 Mobile, AL 2 +0.3 1 1.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
96 Cary, NC 2 −1.7 5 3.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
97 Fort Collins, CO 2 −1.3 3 3.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
98 Killeen, TX 2 +0.3 2 1.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
99 Lakewood, CO 2 −1.7 3 3.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
100 Charleston, SC 2 −0.3 3 2.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
101 Olathe, KS 2 +0.7 1 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
102 Mesquite, TX 2 +0.3 2 1.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
103 Columbia, SC 2 −2.0 5 4.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
104 Warren, MI 2 +0.7 1 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
105 Palm Bay, FL 2 +0.3 3 1.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
106 Coral Springs, FL 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
107 Sterling Heights, MI 2 +0.7 1 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
108 Round Rock, TX 2 −0.3 2 2.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
109 Columbia, MO 2 +1.0 1 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
110 Topeka, KS 2 −1.7 3 3.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
111 West Palm Beach, FL 2 +1.7 1 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
112 Wilmington, NC 2 −5.0 11 7.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
113 Rochester, MN 2 ±0 3 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
114 North Charleston, SC 2 −0.3 4 2.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
115 Billings, MT 2 −0.7 4 2.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
116 Manchester, NH 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
117 Evansville, IN 2 −0.7 5 2.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
118 Las Cruces, NM 2 +1.3 0 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
119 Lowell, MA 2 +1.3 2 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
120 Beaumont, TX 2 +1.0 0 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
121 Allen, TX 2 −3.3 3 5.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
122 Sugar Land, TX 2 +0.7 2 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
123 Conroe, TX 2 −0.7 4 2.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
124 Dearborn, MI 2 −0.3 2 2.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
125 Brockton, MA 2 +1.0 1 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.75″ None detected
126 Bend, OR 2 +0.7 3 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
127 Fishers, IN 2 +0.3 3 1.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
128 South Bend, IN 2 −1.3 3 3.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
129 Carmel, IN 2 +1.0 2 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
130 Palm Coast, FL 2 −0.3 3 2.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
131 Fayetteville, AR 2 −1.7 6 3.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
132 Quincy, MA 2 +1.7 0 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
133 Suffolk, VA 2 +1.0 2 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
134 New York, NY 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
135 Columbus, OH 1 −1.0 3 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
136 El Paso, TX 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
137 Boston, MA 1 +0.7 0 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
138 Portland, OR 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
139 Baltimore, MD 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
140 Milwaukee, WI 1 +0.7 0 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
141 Albuquerque, NM 1 −0.7 1 1.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
142 Kansas City, MO 1 −1.7 6 2.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
143 Raleigh, NC 1 −4.7 8 5.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
144 Oakland, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
145 Minneapolis, MN 1 −2.3 5 3.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
146 Henderson, NV 1 −0.3 0 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
147 Pittsburgh, PA 1 −2.0 3 3.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
148 Plano, TX 1 −4.0 3 5.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
149 St. Louis, MO 1 −3.0 6 4.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.25″ None detected
150 Garland, TX 1 −3.7 3 4.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
151 Richmond, VA 1 −2.0 3 3.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
152 Santa Clarita, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
153 Baton Rouge, LA 1 −0.3 2 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
154 Fayetteville, NC 1 −2.3 5 3.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
155 Salt Lake City, UT 1 +0.7 0 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
156 Worcester, MA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
157 Tallahassee, FL 1 −1.7 2 2.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
158 Peoria, AZ 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
159 Overland Park, KS 1 −1.7 3 2.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
160 Grand Rapids, MI 1 −0.7 3 1.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
161 Vancouver, WA 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
162 Montgomery, AL 1 −1.7 4 2.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
163 Providence, RI 1 ±0 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
164 Brownsville, TX 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
165 Akron, OH 1 −2.3 6 3.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
166 Newport News, VA 1 −0.7 2 1.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
167 Clarksville, TN 1 −1.3 2 2.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
168 Aurora, IL 1 +0.7 0 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
169 Murfreesboro, TN 1 −0.3 2 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
170 Macon-Bibb County, GA 1 −3.0 6 4.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
171 Paterson, NJ 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
172 Alexandria, VA 1 −1.3 2 2.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.50″ None detected
173 Springfield, MA 1 −2.3 4 3.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
174 Kansas City, KS 1 −2.0 6 3.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
175 Joliet, IL 1 +0.3 0 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
176 Naperville, IL 1 ±0 0 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
177 Savannah, GA 1 −1.0 2 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
178 Visalia, CA 1 +0.7 0 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
179 Thornton, CO 1 −2.7 2 3.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
180 Midland, TX 1 −2.0 1 3.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
181 Hampton, VA 1 −0.7 2 1.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
182 Cedar Rapids, IA 1 +0.7 0 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
183 Elizabeth, NJ 1 −0.7 3 1.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
184 Carrollton, TX 1 −2.3 1 3.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
185 Pearland, TX 1 −1.7 1 2.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.75″ None detected
186 Simi Valley, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
187 Thousand Oaks, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
188 Arvada, CO 1 −2.7 2 3.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
189 Hartford, CT 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
190 Berkeley, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
191 Richardson, TX 1 −4.3 4 5.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
192 League City, TX 1 −2.0 4 3.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
193 West Jordan, UT 1 −1.3 1 2.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
194 Westminster, CO 1 −1.7 2 2.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
195 Elgin, IL 1 −0.3 1 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
196 Rio Rancho, NM 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
197 Peoria, IL 1 ±0 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
198 Edinburg, TX 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
199 Lee's Summit, MO 1 ±0 3 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
200 Lynn, MA 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected

The editions of 1999

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

  1. January 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 562 reports
    • 5.00″
    • CSV
  2. February 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 242 reports
    • 2.25″
    • CSV
  3. March 19 days
    • 19 measured
    • 455 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  4. April 28 days
    • 28 measured
    • 1,240 reports
    • 3.50″
    • CSV
  5. May 31 days
    • 31 measured
    • 2,936 reports
    • 4.75″
    • CSV
  6. June 30 days
    • 30 measured
    • 2,178 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  7. July 31 days
    • 31 measured
    • 1,077 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  8. August 31 days
    • 31 measured
    • 730 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  9. September 24 days
    • 24 measured
    • 424 reports
    • 2.75″
    • CSV
  10. October 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 75 reports
    • 1.75″
    • CSV
  11. November 6 days
    • 6 measured
    • 45 reports
    • 1.75″
    • CSV
  12. December 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 182 reports
    • 2.75″
    • CSV

Against 1998

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

243 −16

Days with hail on record nationally

1998 259

243 −16

Days with a measured hail report

1998 259

10,146 −2,415

Hail reports, all sources

1998 12,561

1 ±0

Independent sources carrying the hail

1998 1

Cite this year

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, 1999. Compiled 27 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/1999

Compiled 27 August 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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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 3 prior years the record reaches, from 1996, divided by those years. 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.
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