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The data series 2003

Hail days by metro, 2003.

In 2003, 204 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, on 237 days with hail somewhere in the country, against 235 over the same span in 2002. Wichita, KS led with 13 days, against its own mean of 6.7 for the span over 7 prior years of record. Independence, MO was furthest above its own record, at 11 days against a mean of 2.3. 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.

204

Of 333 metros with a hail day

237

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of those days carried a measured report

7.00in

Largest measured, 22 Jun, NE

Hail days by metro, 2003

Against each metro's own year on record

Hail days by metro, 2003: 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 Wichita, KS 13 +6.3 7 6.7 100% 13 of 13 days measured 1.00″ None detected
02 Overland Park, KS 13 +8.0 5 5.0 100% 13 of 13 days measured 3.00″ None detected
03 Springfield, MO 13 +8.6 8 4.4 100% 13 of 13 days measured 1.75″ None detected
04 Centennial, CO 12 +7.4 7 4.6 100% 12 of 12 days measured 2.75″ None detected
05 Independence, MO 11 +8.7 4 2.3 100% 11 of 11 days measured 1.75″ None detected
06 Olathe, KS 10 +6.6 3 3.4 100% 10 of 10 days measured 2.75″ None detected
07 Oklahoma City, OK 9 +3.1 3 5.9 100% 9 of 9 days measured 2.85″ None detected
08 Kansas City, MO 9 +4.6 11 4.4 100% 9 of 9 days measured 3.50″ None detected
09 Wichita Falls, TX 9 +5.3 4 3.7 100% 9 of 9 days measured 2.75″ None detected
10 Denver, CO 8 +3.3 4 4.7 100% 8 of 8 days measured 1.75″ None detected
11 Tulsa, OK 8 −0.3 4 8.3 100% 8 of 8 days measured 2.75″ None detected
12 Little Rock, AR 8 +3.1 3 4.9 100% 8 of 8 days measured 1.75″ None detected
13 Joliet, IL 8 +6.9 2 1.1 100% 8 of 8 days measured 2.50″ None detected
14 Naperville, IL 8 +6.9 0 1.1 100% 8 of 8 days measured 2.50″ None detected
15 Norman, OK 8 +4.1 1 3.9 100% 8 of 8 days measured 1.75″ None detected
16 Peoria, IL 8 +6.0 6 2.0 100% 8 of 8 days measured 3.00″ None detected
17 Lee's Summit, MO 8 +5.3 4 2.7 100% 8 of 8 days measured 1.75″ None detected
18 Davenport, IA 8 +5.3 3 2.7 100% 8 of 8 days measured 2.00″ None detected
19 Houston, TX 7 +1.9 4 5.1 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
20 Fort Worth, TX 7 +1.0 5 6.0 100% 7 of 7 days measured 3.50″ None detected
21 Columbus, OH 7 +4.9 3 2.1 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
22 Nashville, TN 7 +3.3 2 3.7 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
23 Louisville, KY 7 +4.7 1 2.3 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
24 Memphis, TN 7 +3.4 5 3.6 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
25 Aurora, CO 7 +4.6 1 2.4 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
26 Kansas City, KS 7 +2.4 9 4.6 100% 7 of 7 days measured 2.00″ None detected
27 Gainesville, FL 7 +4.9 4 2.1 100% 7 of 7 days measured 2.00″ None detected
28 Abilene, TX 7 +1.6 7 5.4 100% 7 of 7 days measured 2.75″ None detected
29 Omaha, NE 6 −0.7 12 6.7 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
30 Pittsburgh, PA 6 +3.1 5 2.9 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.00″ None detected
31 St. Louis, MO 6 +3.1 0 2.9 100% 6 of 6 days measured 2.50″ None detected
32 Fort Wayne, IN 6 +3.7 5 2.3 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
33 Garland, TX 6 +1.9 2 4.1 100% 6 of 6 days measured 3.00″ None detected
34 Aurora, IL 6 +5.1 2 0.9 100% 6 of 6 days measured 2.50″ None detected
35 Jackson, MS 6 +1.9 2 4.1 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
36 Midland, TX 6 +3.1 2 2.9 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
37 Columbia, MO 6 +3.9 3 2.1 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
38 Topeka, KS 6 +1.9 8 4.1 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.25″ None detected
39 Broken Arrow, OK 6 +0.1 4 5.9 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
40 Richardson, TX 6 +1.6 2 4.4 100% 6 of 6 days measured 3.00″ None detected
41 Elgin, IL 6 +4.4 0 1.6 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
42 Sandy Springs, GA 6 +0.3 6 5.7 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
43 Carmel, IN 6 +4.6 1 1.4 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
44 Chicago, IL 5 +4.0 0 1.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.50″ None detected
45 Dallas, TX 5 +1.0 1 4.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 4.50″ None detected
46 Colorado Springs, CO 5 −3.7 11 8.7 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
47 Cincinnati, OH 5 +2.6 3 2.4 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
48 Greensboro, NC 5 +3.6 2 1.4 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.25″ None detected
49 Toledo, OH 5 +2.1 1 2.9 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
50 Des Moines, IA 5 +1.4 3 3.6 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.75″ None detected
51 Amarillo, TX 5 −2.3 14 7.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
52 Birmingham, AL 5 +0.9 2 4.1 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
53 Grand Rapids, MI 5 +3.4 1 1.6 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.00″ None detected
54 Akron, OH 5 +2.7 4 2.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 0.88″ None detected
55 Murfreesboro, TN 5 +2.6 5 2.4 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
56 Macon-Bibb County, GA 5 +1.6 4 3.4 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
57 Dayton, OH 5 +2.4 2 2.6 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
58 North Charleston, SC 5 +2.7 1 2.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
59 Springfield, IL 5 +4.0 1 1.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
60 Allen, TX 5 +0.7 2 4.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 3.00″ None detected
61 Tuscaloosa, AL 5 +1.3 1 3.7 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
62 Dearborn, MI 5 +2.6 2 2.4 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
63 Palm Coast, FL 5 +3.0 2 2.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
64 Jacksonville, FL 4 +0.1 3 3.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
65 Indianapolis, IN 4 +1.1 3 2.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
66 Detroit, MI 4 +2.0 1 2.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.75″ None detected
67 Tucson, AZ 4 +2.1 2 1.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
68 Atlanta, GA 4 −1.4 8 5.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
69 Miami, FL 4 +2.0 2 2.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.25″ None detected
70 Tampa, FL 4 −0.4 5 4.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
71 Orlando, FL 4 +2.4 1 1.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
72 Plano, TX 4 +0.3 1 3.7 100% 4 of 4 days measured 3.00″ None detected
73 Lubbock, TX 4 −1.1 5 5.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.75″ None detected
74 Irving, TX 4 +0.9 2 3.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.00″ None detected
75 Hialeah, FL 4 +2.0 2 2.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.25″ None detected
76 Columbus, GA 4 +0.9 3 3.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
77 Chattanooga, TN 4 +0.9 4 3.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
78 Fort Lauderdale, FL 4 +0.6 3 3.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.25″ None detected
79 Pembroke Pines, FL 4 +2.4 0 1.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
80 Miramar, FL 4 +2.1 1 1.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
81 Cedar Rapids, IA 4 +2.3 5 1.7 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
82 College Station, TX 4 +2.6 1 1.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
83 Wilmington, NC 4 −1.0 3 5.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.25″ None detected
84 High Point, NC 4 +2.6 1 1.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.88″ None detected
85 Odessa, TX 4 +0.4 8 3.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
86 Evansville, IN 4 +1.9 3 2.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
87 Greeley, CO 4 +1.6 2 2.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.00″ None detected
88 South Fulton, GA 4 +0.7 3 3.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.75″ None detected
89 Miami Gardens, FL 4 +1.4 2 2.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.25″ None detected
90 Fishers, IN 4 +2.0 3 2.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
91 Fayetteville, AR 4 +0.9 3 3.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.75″ None detected
92 Austin, TX 3 +1.1 1 1.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
93 Charlotte, NC 3 ±0 4 3.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
94 Arlington, TX 3 ±0 2 3.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 4.50″ None detected
95 Laredo, TX 3 +2.1 0 0.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
96 Richmond, VA 3 +0.9 0 2.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
97 Huntsville, AL 3 −0.9 5 3.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.75″ None detected
98 McKinney, TX 3 +0.4 1 2.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
99 Grand Prairie, TX 3 +0.1 1 2.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 4.50″ None detected
100 Montgomery, AL 3 +0.4 3 2.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.75″ None detected
101 Shreveport, LA 3 −3.9 5 6.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
102 Denton, TX 3 +0.3 0 2.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.75″ None detected
103 Lakewood, CO 3 −0.4 4 3.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
104 Charleston, SC 3 +1.3 0 1.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
105 Hollywood, FL 3 −0.1 3 3.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
106 Pasadena, TX 3 +0.4 1 2.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
107 Columbia, SC 3 +0.4 1 2.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.75″ None detected
108 Lewisville, TX 3 −0.4 1 3.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 3.00″ None detected
109 Athens, GA 3 −0.1 0 3.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
110 West Palm Beach, FL 3 +2.0 1 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
111 Arvada, CO 3 +0.3 3 2.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
112 League City, TX 3 +1.3 1 1.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
113 Lansing, MI 3 +2.0 0 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
114 Pueblo, CO 3 −0.7 4 3.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
115 Tyler, TX 3 −1.1 3 4.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
116 Sugar Land, TX 3 +0.9 5 2.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
117 Davie, FL 3 +0.1 3 2.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
118 South Bend, IN 3 +0.6 0 2.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 3.25″ None detected
119 San Antonio, TX 2 −1.9 3 3.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
120 Washington, DC 2 −0.4 4 2.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
121 Las Vegas, NV 2 +1.3 0 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
122 Cleveland, OH 2 −0.9 2 2.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
123 Lexington-Fayette, KY 2 +0.9 1 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
124 Newark, NJ 2 +0.7 4 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
125 Durham, NC 2 −0.9 0 2.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
126 Lincoln, NE 2 −1.4 6 3.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
127 North Las Vegas, NV 2 +1.3 0 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
128 Madison, WI 2 +0.4 1 1.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
129 St. Petersburg, FL 2 −1.0 2 3.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
130 Winston-Salem, NC 2 +0.4 2 1.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
131 Spokane, WA 2 +1.3 0 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
132 Frisco, TX 2 −0.7 1 2.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
133 Baton Rouge, LA 2 +1.3 0 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
134 Fayetteville, NC 2 −0.1 1 2.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
135 Sioux Falls, SD 2 −2.4 11 4.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.75″ None detected
136 Peoria, AZ 2 +1.7 0 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.75″ None detected
137 Knoxville, TN 2 −1.3 2 3.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
138 Brownsville, TX 2 +1.9 0 0.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 3.00″ None detected
139 Clarksville, TN 2 +0.6 0 1.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
140 Fort Collins, CO 2 −0.6 3 2.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
141 Alexandria, VA 2 −0.6 4 2.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
142 Springfield, MA 2 −0.6 1 2.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
143 Savannah, GA 2 +0.3 2 1.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
144 Waco, TX 2 −1.3 2 3.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
145 Elizabeth, NJ 2 +0.3 3 1.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
146 Palm Bay, FL 2 +0.1 0 1.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.50″ None detected
147 Sterling Heights, MI 2 −0.6 1 2.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
148 Fargo, ND 2 −0.4 5 2.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
149 Round Rock, TX 2 ±0 2 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
150 Pearland, TX 2 −0.1 2 2.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
151 Hartford, CT 2 +0.3 3 1.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
152 Ann Arbor, MI 2 −1.0 2 3.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
153 Clearwater, FL 2 −0.6 2 2.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
154 Westminster, CO 2 −0.4 2 2.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
155 Conroe, TX 2 −0.3 1 2.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
156 Spokane Valley, WA 2 +1.6 0 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
157 Boulder, CO 2 +0.9 0 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
158 Green Bay, WI 2 +1.1 1 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.25″ None detected
159 New York, NY 1 +0.1 0 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
160 Baltimore, MD 1 −0.6 4 1.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
161 Fresno, CA 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
162 Long Beach, CA 1 +0.9 0 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
163 Minneapolis, MN 1 −2.1 6 3.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
164 Jersey City, NJ 1 −0.4 3 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
165 Chandler, AZ 1 −0.6 1 1.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
166 Chesapeake, VA 1 −1.9 3 2.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
167 Norfolk, VA 1 −2.1 3 3.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
168 Cape Coral, FL 1 −1.7 0 2.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
169 Yonkers, NY 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
170 Worcester, MA 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
171 Rochester, NY 1 +0.7 0 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
172 Tallahassee, FL 1 −1.1 4 2.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
173 Augusta, GA 1 −1.0 3 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
174 Tempe, AZ 1 −0.6 1 1.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
175 Mobile, AL 1 −1.1 3 2.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
176 Salem, OR 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
177 Lancaster, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
178 Palmdale, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
179 Killeen, TX 1 −1.7 3 2.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
180 Paterson, NJ 1 −0.3 5 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
181 McAllen, TX 1 +0.6 0 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
182 Syracuse, NY 1 −0.1 0 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
183 Thornton, CO 1 −1.6 2 2.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
184 Torrance, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
185 Hampton, VA 1 −0.3 0 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
186 Warren, MI 1 −1.0 2 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
187 Coral Springs, FL 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
188 Meridian, ID 1 +0.6 0 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
189 Carrollton, TX 1 −1.7 2 2.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 3.00″ None detected
190 Clovis, CA 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
191 Lafayette, LA 1 −1.3 1 2.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
192 Billings, MT 1 −2.3 1 3.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
193 Waterbury, CT 1 +0.1 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
194 Lowell, MA 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
195 Nampa, ID 1 +0.7 0 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
196 Pompano Beach, FL 1 −0.7 2 1.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
197 Beaumont, TX 1 −0.6 1 1.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
198 Concord, NC 1 −0.9 3 1.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
199 Downey, CA 1 +0.9 0 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
200 Edinburg, TX 1 +0.6 0 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
201 Bend, OR 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
202 Inglewood, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
203 Lynn, MA 1 +0.1 0 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
204 Suffolk, VA 1 −0.1 0 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected

The editions of 2003

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

  1. January 2 days
    • 2 measured
    • 8 reports
    • 1.75″
    • CSV
  2. February 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 205 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  3. March 23 days
    • 23 measured
    • 1,935 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  4. April 28 days
    • 28 measured
    • 4,967 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  5. May 30 days
    • 30 measured
    • 8,397 reports
    • 5.25″
    • CSV
  6. June 30 days
    • 30 measured
    • 4,180 reports
    • 7.00″
    • CSV
  7. July 31 days
    • 31 measured
    • 4,633 reports
    • 4.75″
    • CSV
  8. August 31 days
    • 31 measured
    • 2,456 reports
    • 3.00″
    • CSV
  9. September 24 days
    • 24 measured
    • 599 reports
    • 2.75″
    • CSV
  10. October 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 128 reports
    • 2.75″
    • CSV
  11. November 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 219 reports
    • 2.75″
    • CSV
  12. December 4 days
    • 4 measured
    • 74 reports
    • 2.00″
    • CSV

Against 2002

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

237 +2

Days with hail on record nationally

2002 235

237 +2

Days with a measured hail report

2002 235

27,801 +2,760

Hail reports, all sources

2002 25,041

2 ±0

Independent sources carrying the hail

2002 2

Cite this year

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, 2003. Compiled 28 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2003

Compiled 28 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 7 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 28 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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