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The data series 2000

Hail days by metro, 2000.

In 2000, 220 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, on 261 days with hail somewhere in the country, against 243 over the same span in 1999. Shreveport, LA led with 11 days, against its own mean of 7.0 for the span over 4 prior years of record. Birmingham, AL was furthest above its own record, at 9 days against a mean of 3.3. 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.

220

Of 333 metros with a hail day

261

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of those days carried a measured report

4.50in

Largest measured, 17 Feb, KS

Hail days by metro, 2000

Against each metro's own year on record

Hail days by metro, 2000: 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 Shreveport, LA 11 +4.0 8 7.0 100% 11 of 11 days measured 4.50″ None detected
02 Fort Worth, TX 10 +4.3 6 5.8 100% 10 of 10 days measured 3.50″ None detected
03 Birmingham, AL 9 +5.8 2 3.3 100% 9 of 9 days measured 1.75″ None detected
04 Garland, TX 7 +3.3 1 3.8 100% 7 of 7 days measured 3.75″ None detected
05 Abilene, TX 7 +1.8 5 5.3 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.00″ None detected
06 Richardson, TX 7 +2.8 1 4.3 100% 7 of 7 days measured 3.75″ None detected
07 Davenport, IA 7 +5.0 3 2.0 100% 7 of 7 days measured 2.00″ None detected
08 Dallas, TX 6 +1.5 7 4.5 100% 6 of 6 days measured 3.50″ None detected
09 Colorado Springs, CO 6 −2.3 6 8.3 100% 6 of 6 days measured 0.75″ None detected
10 Raleigh, NC 6 +1.5 1 4.5 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
11 Tulsa, OK 6 −4.3 11 10.3 100% 6 of 6 days measured 2.75″ None detected
12 Killeen, TX 6 +4.3 2 1.8 100% 6 of 6 days measured 4.50″ None detected
13 Jackson, MS 6 +1.8 3 4.3 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.00″ None detected
14 Sterling Heights, MI 6 +4.5 2 1.5 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.50″ None detected
15 Wilmington, NC 6 +0.3 2 5.8 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.00″ None detected
16 Allen, TX 6 +1.5 2 4.5 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
17 Albany, NY 6 +5.5 0 0.5 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.00″ None detected
18 Houston, TX 5 ±0 5 5.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
19 San Antonio, TX 5 +1.8 0 3.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.75″ None detected
20 Washington, DC 5 +3.3 0 1.8 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.25″ None detected
21 Milwaukee, WI 5 +4.5 1 0.5 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
22 Lincoln, NE 5 +3.0 2 2.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
23 Plano, TX 5 +1.0 1 4.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
24 Lubbock, TX 5 +1.0 7 4.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.00″ None detected
25 Toledo, OH 5 +2.5 3 2.5 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
26 Des Moines, IA 5 +3.0 0 2.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
27 Overland Park, KS 5 +2.8 1 2.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.50″ None detected
28 Providence, RI 5 +4.0 1 1.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
29 Mobile, AL 5 +3.3 2 1.8 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
30 Cary, NC 5 +1.8 2 3.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
31 Murfreesboro, TN 5 +3.8 1 1.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 0.75″ None detected
32 Alexandria, VA 5 +3.0 1 2.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.25″ None detected
33 Syracuse, NY 5 +4.5 0 0.5 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
34 Waco, TX 5 +1.5 5 3.5 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
35 Ann Arbor, MI 5 +3.3 3 1.8 100% 5 of 5 days measured 3.00″ None detected
36 Odessa, TX 5 +2.3 3 2.8 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
37 New Braunfels, TX 5 +3.0 0 2.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.50″ None detected
38 Austin, TX 4 +2.0 0 2.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
39 Charlotte, NC 4 +1.5 2 2.5 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
40 Atlanta, GA 4 −2.0 8 6.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
41 Omaha, NE 4 −0.8 3 4.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.50″ None detected
42 Virginia Beach, VA 4 +2.3 0 1.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
43 Tampa, FL 4 −1.0 5 5.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
44 Wichita, KS 4 −2.8 10 6.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 4.50″ None detected
45 Cleveland, OH 4 +0.8 3 3.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
46 Madison, WI 4 +2.5 3 1.5 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.00″ None detected
47 Montgomery, AL 4 +1.8 1 2.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.75″ None detected
48 Kansas City, KS 4 +1.5 1 2.5 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
49 Olathe, KS 4 +2.5 2 1.5 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
50 Midland, TX 4 +1.5 1 2.5 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
51 Cedar Rapids, IA 4 +3.5 1 0.5 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.50″ None detected
52 Dayton, OH 4 +1.8 3 2.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.25″ None detected
53 Rochester, MN 4 +2.0 2 2.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
54 North Charleston, SC 4 +1.8 2 2.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
55 Hartford, CT 4 +3.3 1 0.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.75″ None detected
56 Beaumont, TX 4 +2.8 2 1.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
57 Conroe, TX 4 +1.5 2 2.5 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.75″ None detected
58 Sandy Springs, GA 4 −3.0 7 7.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
59 New Bedford, MA 4 +3.0 0 1.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.75″ None detected
60 Oklahoma City, OK 3 −3.3 5 6.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
61 Louisville, KY 3 +1.0 2 2.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.50″ None detected
62 Baltimore, MD 3 +2.0 1 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
63 Miami, FL 3 +1.5 3 1.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
64 Irvine, CA 3 +3.0 0 0.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
65 Cincinnati, OH 3 +0.5 2 2.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
66 St. Paul, MN 3 ±0 2 3.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
67 Pittsburgh, PA 3 +0.5 1 2.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
68 Durham, NC 3 −0.8 2 3.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
69 Irving, TX 3 −1.3 6 4.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
70 Richmond, VA 3 +0.5 1 2.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
71 Huntsville, AL 3 −0.8 2 3.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
72 Cape Coral, FL 3 ±0 4 3.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
73 Amarillo, TX 3 −3.5 6 6.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.75″ None detected
74 Grand Prairie, TX 3 −0.5 4 3.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 3.00″ None detected
75 Grand Rapids, MI 3 +1.5 1 1.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
76 Newport News, VA 3 +1.5 1 1.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
77 Springfield, MO 3 −1.0 4 4.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
78 Naperville, IL 3 +2.0 1 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
79 Mesquite, TX 3 +1.3 2 1.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 3.50″ None detected
80 Hampton, VA 3 +1.5 1 1.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
81 Topeka, KS 3 −0.3 2 3.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
82 Lafayette, LA 3 ±0 4 3.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
83 Broken Arrow, OK 3 −4.3 9 7.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
84 Elgin, IL 3 +1.8 1 1.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
85 Springfield, IL 3 +2.3 0 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
86 Tuscaloosa, AL 3 −1.0 4 4.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
87 South Fulton, GA 3 −1.0 4 4.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
88 Peoria, IL 3 +2.0 1 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
89 Sugar Land, TX 3 +1.5 2 1.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
90 Centennial, CO 3 −0.8 6 3.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
91 Dearborn, MI 3 +0.8 2 2.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
92 Lee's Summit, MO 3 +2.0 1 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
93 Wichita Falls, TX 3 −0.3 3 3.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
94 Suffolk, VA 3 +1.8 2 1.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
95 Chicago, IL 2 +1.5 0 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
96 Jacksonville, FL 2 −2.3 5 4.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
97 Columbus, OH 2 +0.3 1 1.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
98 Nashville, TN 2 −2.0 5 4.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
99 Boston, MA 2 +1.5 1 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
100 Detroit, MI 2 ±0 2 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
101 Memphis, TN 2 −2.0 6 4.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
102 Albuquerque, NM 2 +0.5 1 1.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
103 Tucson, AZ 2 −0.3 2 2.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
104 Kansas City, MO 2 −0.3 1 2.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
105 Minneapolis, MN 2 −0.8 1 2.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
106 Arlington, TX 2 −1.8 5 3.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
107 Orlando, FL 2 +0.3 3 1.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
108 St. Louis, MO 2 −1.3 1 3.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
109 Fort Wayne, IN 2 +0.3 4 1.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
110 Chesapeake, VA 2 −1.8 3 3.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
111 Winston-Salem, NC 2 +0.3 0 1.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
112 Norfolk, VA 2 −2.3 2 4.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
113 Spokane, WA 2 +1.3 0 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
114 Frisco, TX 2 −1.3 2 3.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
115 Fayetteville, NC 2 −0.8 1 2.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
116 Salt Lake City, UT 2 +1.5 1 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
117 Sioux Falls, SD 2 −1.5 4 3.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
118 Little Rock, AR 2 −4.8 7 6.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
119 Knoxville, TN 2 −2.8 4 4.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
120 Chattanooga, TN 2 −1.0 3 3.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
121 Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 −1.5 7 3.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
122 Clarksville, TN 2 ±0 1 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
123 Fort Collins, CO 2 −1.0 2 3.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.25″ None detected
124 Macon-Bibb County, GA 2 −1.3 1 3.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
125 Lakewood, CO 2 −1.3 2 3.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
126 Charleston, SC 2 −0.3 2 2.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
127 Hollywood, FL 2 −1.3 6 3.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
128 Springfield, MA 2 −0.8 1 2.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
129 Joliet, IL 2 +1.3 1 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
130 Rockford, IL 2 +0.3 0 1.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
131 Columbia, SC 2 −1.5 2 3.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
132 Miramar, FL 2 +0.3 4 1.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
133 Warren, MI 2 +0.5 2 1.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
134 Palm Bay, FL 2 +0.3 2 1.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
135 Lewisville, TX 2 −2.0 3 4.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
136 Fargo, ND 2 ±0 4 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
137 Norman, OK 2 −2.8 6 4.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
138 Columbia, MO 2 +0.8 2 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
139 Lakeland, FL 2 −2.3 5 4.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
140 Independence, MO 2 +1.0 0 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
141 Billings, MT 2 −0.5 2 2.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
142 Cambridge, MA 2 +0.5 3 1.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
143 Evansville, IN 2 −0.5 2 2.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
144 West Jordan, UT 2 ±0 1 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
145 Provo, UT 2 +0.8 0 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
146 Greeley, CO 2 −1.0 3 3.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
147 Pueblo, CO 2 −1.8 3 3.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
148 Miami Gardens, FL 2 −1.0 5 3.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
149 Concord, NC 2 +0.8 0 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
150 Brockton, MA 2 +0.8 2 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
151 Fishers, IN 2 +0.3 2 1.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
152 South Bend, IN 2 −1.0 2 3.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
153 Quincy, MA 2 +1.3 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
154 New York, NY 1 +0.3 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
155 Phoenix, AZ 1 ±0 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
156 Philadelphia, PA 1 −1.3 2 2.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
157 Indianapolis, IN 1 −2.5 5 3.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
158 Denver, CO 1 −3.8 6 4.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
159 El Paso, TX 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
160 Fresno, CA 1 +0.3 0 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
161 Mesa, AZ 1 −0.8 4 1.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
162 Long Beach, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
163 Bakersfield, CA 1 +0.3 0 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
164 Aurora, CO 1 −1.5 5 2.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
165 New Orleans, LA 1 +0.3 0 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
166 Anaheim, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
167 Santa Ana, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
168 Greensboro, NC 1 −0.5 0 1.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.50″ None detected
169 Jersey City, NJ 1 +0.3 0 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
170 Chandler, AZ 1 −1.0 3 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
171 Gilbert, AZ 1 −0.5 3 1.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
172 Buffalo, NY 1 ±0 0 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
173 St. Petersburg, FL 1 −2.3 6 3.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
174 Laredo, TX 1 ±0 0 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.50″ None detected
175 Glendale, AZ 1 +0.3 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
176 Boise City, ID 1 +0.3 0 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
177 Hialeah, FL 1 −0.8 3 1.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
178 McKinney, TX 1 −2.3 0 3.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
179 Worcester, MA 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
180 Rochester, NY 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
181 Tallahassee, FL 1 −1.3 1 2.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
182 Columbus, GA 1 −3.3 4 4.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
183 Tempe, AZ 1 −1.0 3 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
184 Akron, OH 1 −1.8 1 2.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
185 Aurora, IL 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
186 Pembroke Pines, FL 1 −0.8 3 1.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
187 Garden Grove, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
188 Denton, TX 1 −2.3 4 3.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
189 Savannah, GA 1 −0.8 1 1.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
190 Pasadena, TX 1 −2.5 4 3.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
191 Gainesville, FL 1 −0.8 4 1.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
192 Victorville, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
193 Orange, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
194 Stamford, CT 1 +0.5 0 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
195 Elizabeth, NJ 1 −0.5 1 1.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
196 Meridian, ID 1 +0.5 0 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
197 West Valley City, UT 1 −0.5 0 1.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
198 Carrollton, TX 1 −1.8 1 2.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
199 Round Rock, TX 1 −1.3 2 2.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
200 Pearland, TX 1 −1.3 1 2.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
201 Clovis, CA 1 +0.5 0 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
202 West Palm Beach, FL 1 +0.3 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
203 Fairfield, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
204 High Point, NC 1 −0.8 0 1.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
205 Clearwater, FL 1 −2.3 7 3.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
206 League City, TX 1 −1.5 1 2.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
207 Manchester, NH 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
208 Lowell, MA 1 ±0 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
209 Pompano Beach, FL 1 ±0 3 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
210 Lansing, MI 1 −0.5 0 1.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
211 Rio Rancho, NM 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
212 Tyler, TX 1 −5.0 7 6.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
213 Downey, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
214 Costa Mesa, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
215 Spokane Valley, WA 1 +0.5 0 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
216 Davie, FL 1 −2.0 5 3.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
217 Green Bay, WI 1 +0.5 0 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
218 Carmel, IN 1 −0.3 2 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
219 Palm Coast, FL 1 −1.3 2 2.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
220 Lynn, MA 1 +0.3 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected

The editions of 2000

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

  1. January 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 110 reports
    • 2.75″
    • CSV
  2. February 14 days
    • 14 measured
    • 758 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  3. March 30 days
    • 30 measured
    • 2,511 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  4. April 27 days
    • 27 measured
    • 2,851 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  5. May 31 days
    • 31 measured
    • 5,444 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  6. June 30 days
    • 30 measured
    • 2,870 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  7. July 31 days
    • 31 measured
    • 3,814 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  8. August 31 days
    • 31 measured
    • 2,463 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  9. September 24 days
    • 24 measured
    • 1,033 reports
    • 2.75″
    • CSV
  10. October 23 days
    • 23 measured
    • 498 reports
    • 1.75″
    • CSV
  11. November 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 111 reports
    • 1.75″
    • CSV
  12. December 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 62 reports
    • 2.75″
    • CSV

Against 1999

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

261 +18

Days with hail on record nationally

1999 243

261 +18

Days with a measured hail report

1999 243

22,525 +12,379

Hail reports, all sources

1999 10,146

2 +1

Independent sources carrying the hail

1999 1

Cite this year

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, 2000. Compiled 27 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2000

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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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 4 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.
The record
Searched from 1996 to today. Compiled 27 August 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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