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Edition 2003-04

Hail days by metro, April 2003.

In April 2003, 99 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 62 in April 2002. Houston, TX led with 4 days, against its own April mean of 0.7 over 6 prior years of record. Columbus, OH was furthest above its own record, at 4 days against a mean of 0.5. On 100 percent of metro hail days at least one report was measured by a person or an instrument; the rest were detected by radar alone. Nationally the month had 28 days with hail on record, against 27 a year earlier.

99

Of 333 metros with a hail day

28

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

4.50in

Largest measured, 5 Apr, TX

Hail days by metro, April 2003

Against each metro's own April on record

Hail days by metro, April 2003: each metro's hail days in the window, its year to date, 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 Year to date April mean Measured share Largest measured Largest detected
01 Houston, TX 4 +3.3 6 0.7 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
02 Columbus, OH 4 +3.5 4 0.5 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
03 Wichita, KS 4 +2.8 5 1.2 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
04 Little Rock, AR 4 +3.3 4 0.7 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
05 Independence, MO 4 +2.7 6 1.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
06 Wichita Falls, TX 4 +3.2 4 0.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
07 Memphis, TN 3 +2.2 3 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
08 Overland Park, KS 3 +1.8 4 1.2 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
09 Montgomery, AL 3 +2.7 3 0.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.75″ None detected
10 Olathe, KS 3 +2.0 4 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
11 Jackson, MS 3 +2.5 5 0.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
12 Greeley, CO 3 +2.8 3 0.2 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
13 Centennial, CO 3 +3.0 3 0.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
14 Lee's Summit, MO 3 +1.7 4 1.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
15 Davenport, IA 3 +2.7 3 0.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
16 Denver, CO 2 +2.0 2 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
17 Nashville, TN 2 +0.7 2 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
18 Louisville, KY 2 +1.3 2 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
19 Aurora, CO 2 +2.0 2 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
20 Plano, TX 2 +2.0 2 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 3.00″ None detected
21 St. Louis, MO 2 +1.2 4 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
22 Lubbock, TX 2 +0.8 2 1.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
23 Toledo, OH 2 +1.8 3 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
24 Laredo, TX 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
25 Garland, TX 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 3.00″ None detected
26 Baton Rouge, LA 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
27 Des Moines, IA 2 +1.2 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
28 Amarillo, TX 2 +1.0 2 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
29 Brownsville, TX 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 3.00″ None detected
30 Springfield, MO 2 +1.3 3 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
31 Charleston, SC 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
32 Naperville, IL 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
33 Pasadena, TX 2 +1.7 3 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
34 Dayton, OH 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
35 Pearland, TX 2 +1.5 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
36 North Charleston, SC 2 +1.5 4 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
37 Richardson, TX 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 3.00″ None detected
38 High Point, NC 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
39 League City, TX 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
40 Allen, TX 2 +2.0 2 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 3.00″ None detected
41 Sugar Land, TX 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
42 Sandy Springs, GA 2 +1.2 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
43 Carmel, IN 2 +1.7 3 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
44 Dallas, TX 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 4.50″ None detected
45 Jacksonville, FL 1 +0.5 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
46 Fort Worth, TX 1 −0.2 1 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.75″ None detected
47 Oklahoma City, OK 1 +0.5 4 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
48 Detroit, MI 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
49 Fresno, CA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
50 Atlanta, GA 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
51 Kansas City, MO 1 −0.2 3 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
52 Colorado Springs, CO 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
53 Omaha, NE 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
54 Miami, FL 1 +1.0 3 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
55 Tulsa, OK 1 −0.3 2 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
56 Orlando, FL 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
57 Greensboro, NC 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
58 Durham, NC 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
59 St. Petersburg, FL 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
60 Irving, TX 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
61 Hialeah, FL 1 +0.8 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
62 Fayetteville, NC 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
63 Sioux Falls, SD 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
64 Columbus, GA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
65 Akron, OH 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
66 Fort Lauderdale, FL 1 +0.8 3 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
67 Shreveport, LA 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
68 Salem, OR 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
69 Fort Collins, CO 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
70 Murfreesboro, TN 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
71 Denton, TX 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
72 Lakewood, CO 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
73 Kansas City, KS 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
74 McAllen, TX 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
75 Gainesville, FL 1 +0.8 5 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
76 Thornton, CO 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
77 Midland, TX 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
78 Palm Bay, FL 1 +0.8 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
79 Coral Springs, FL 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
80 Meridian, ID 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
81 Lewisville, TX 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 3.00″ None detected
82 Sterling Heights, MI 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
83 Carrollton, TX 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 3.00″ None detected
84 Norman, OK 1 +0.5 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
85 Abilene, TX 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
86 Clovis, CA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
87 Topeka, KS 1 −0.2 2 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
88 Lafayette, LA 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
89 Arvada, CO 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
90 Westminster, CO 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
91 Nampa, ID 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
92 Pompano Beach, FL 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
93 Elgin, IL 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
94 Springfield, IL 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
95 Beaumont, TX 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
96 Peoria, IL 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
97 Dearborn, MI 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
98 Edinburg, TX 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
99 Palm Coast, FL 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected

By state

The states by the hail days filed under each by its source, busiest first, with April 2002 beside it. The first 15 of 34; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Texas 18 days
    • 18 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 15 in April 2002
  2. 02 Oklahoma 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 9 in April 2002
  3. 03 Kansas 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 9 in April 2002
  4. 04 Missouri 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 14 in April 2002
  5. 05 Arkansas 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 11 in April 2002
  6. 06 Illinois 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 11 in April 2002
  7. 07 Tennessee 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 5 in April 2002
  8. 08 Georgia 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 5 in April 2002
  9. 09 Nebraska 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 6 in April 2002
  10. 10 Mississippi 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 5 in April 2002
  11. 11 Louisiana 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 1 in April 2002
  12. 12 Florida 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 7 in April 2002
  13. 13 Colorado 6 days
    • 6 measured
    • 2.25″
    • 1 in April 2002
  14. 14 North Carolina 6 days
    • 6 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 8 in April 2002
  15. 15 Kentucky 6 days
    • 6 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 9 in April 2002

The busiest day of the month

Wednesday 30 April 2003

Hail reports
862
Sources
×2
Measured
2.75″
States
18

Against April 2002

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the April 2002 edition has the full table. Springfield, MO led then with 3 days.

99 +37

Metros with a hail day

April 2002 62

28 +1

Days with hail on record nationally

April 2002 27

28 +1

Days with a measured hail report

April 2002 27

4,967 +355

Hail reports, all sources

April 2002 4,612

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, April 2003. Compiled 24 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2003/04

Compiled 24 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, April, in each of the 6 prior years the record reaches, from 1997, 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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Searched from 1997 to today. Compiled 24 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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