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Edition 2003-07

Hail days by metro, July 2003.

In July 2003, 70 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 67 in July 2002. Joliet, IL led with 4 days, against its own July mean of 0.0 over 7 prior years of record. 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 31 days with hail on record, against 31 a year earlier.

70

Of 333 metros with a hail day

31

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

4.75in

Largest measured, 2 Jul, MN

Hail days by metro, July 2003

Against each metro's own July on record

Hail days by metro, July 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 July mean Measured share Largest measured Largest detected
01 Joliet, IL 4 +4.0 6 0.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.50″ None detected
02 Chicago, IL 3 +2.9 3 0.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.50″ None detected
03 Pittsburgh, PA 3 +2.3 3 0.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
04 Naperville, IL 3 +2.7 6 0.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.50″ None detected
05 Peoria, IL 3 +2.6 8 0.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
06 Davenport, IA 3 +2.7 7 0.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
07 Washington, DC 2 +1.9 2 0.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
08 Las Vegas, NV 2 +1.9 2 0.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
09 Tucson, AZ 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.85″ None detected
10 North Las Vegas, NV 2 +1.9 2 0.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
11 Madison, WI 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
12 Garland, TX 2 +1.9 6 0.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
13 Richmond, VA 2 +1.7 3 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
14 Grand Rapids, MI 2 +1.9 4 0.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
15 Aurora, IL 2 +1.9 4 0.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.50″ None detected
16 Springfield, MO 2 +1.4 11 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
17 Macon-Bibb County, GA 2 +1.6 5 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
18 West Palm Beach, FL 2 +2.0 3 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
19 Richardson, TX 2 +1.9 6 0.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
20 Elgin, IL 2 +1.9 5 0.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
21 Palm Coast, FL 2 +1.6 4 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
22 New York, NY 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
23 Dallas, TX 1 +1.0 5 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
24 Fort Worth, TX 1 +0.9 5 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
25 Charlotte, NC 1 +0.3 3 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
26 Indianapolis, IN 1 +0.7 4 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
27 Nashville, TN 1 +0.7 5 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
28 Atlanta, GA 1 −0.1 4 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
29 Kansas City, MO 1 +1.0 8 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
30 Miami, FL 1 +0.6 4 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
31 Tampa, FL 1 ±0 3 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
32 Orlando, FL 1 +0.6 3 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
33 Newark, NJ 1 +0.9 2 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
34 Greensboro, NC 1 +0.7 3 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
35 Jersey City, NJ 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
36 Plano, TX 1 +1.0 4 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
37 Fort Wayne, IN 1 +1.0 3 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
38 St. Petersburg, FL 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
39 Irving, TX 1 +0.9 3 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
40 Cape Coral, FL 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
41 Hialeah, FL 1 +0.6 3 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
42 McKinney, TX 1 +0.9 3 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
43 Des Moines, IA 1 +0.6 5 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
44 Columbus, GA 1 +0.6 4 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
45 Akron, OH 1 +0.6 3 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
46 Fort Collins, CO 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
47 Lancaster, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
48 Murfreesboro, TN 1 +0.9 4 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
49 Palmdale, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
50 Alexandria, VA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
51 Gainesville, FL 1 +0.3 7 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
52 Columbia, SC 1 +0.6 3 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
53 Elizabeth, NJ 1 +0.9 2 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
54 Dayton, OH 1 +1.0 4 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
55 Norman, OK 1 +1.0 8 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
56 College Station, TX 1 +0.9 3 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
57 Independence, MO 1 +1.0 9 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
58 Clearwater, FL 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
59 League City, TX 1 +1.0 3 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
60 Odessa, TX 1 +0.9 3 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
61 Evansville, IN 1 +1.0 4 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
62 Greeley, CO 1 +0.4 4 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
63 Allen, TX 1 +0.9 5 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
64 Centennial, CO 1 +0.3 10 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
65 Dearborn, MI 1 +0.4 5 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
66 Sandy Springs, GA 1 −0.1 5 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
67 Fishers, IN 1 +0.7 4 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
68 South Bend, IN 1 +0.4 3 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 3.25″ None detected
69 Carmel, IN 1 +0.9 6 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
70 Fayetteville, AR 1 +1.0 3 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.75″ None detected

By state

The states by the hail days filed under each by its source, busiest first, with July 2002 beside it. The first 15 of 43; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Florida 20 days
    • 20 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 12 in July 2002
  2. 02 Nebraska 17 days
    • 17 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 8 in July 2002
  3. 03 Illinois 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 5 in July 2002
  4. 04 South Carolina 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 10 in July 2002
  5. 05 Minnesota 14 days
    • 14 measured
    • 4.75″
    • 16 in July 2002
  6. 06 Kansas 14 days
    • 14 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 8 in July 2002
  7. 07 North Carolina 14 days
    • 14 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 9 in July 2002
  8. 08 South Dakota 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 15 in July 2002
  9. 09 Georgia 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 12 in July 2002
  10. 10 Virginia 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 1.00″
    • 7 in July 2002
  11. 11 Iowa 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 8 in July 2002
  12. 12 Michigan 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 8 in July 2002
  13. 13 Indiana 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 3.25″
    • 1 in July 2002
  14. 14 Missouri 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 7 in July 2002
  15. 15 North Dakota 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 13 in July 2002

The busiest day of the month

Sunday 13 July 2003

Hail reports
350
Sources
×2
Measured
2.75″
States
17

Against July 2002

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the July 2002 edition has the full table. Charlotte, NC led then with 3 days.

70 +3

Metros with a hail day

July 2002 67

31 ±0

Days with hail on record nationally

July 2002 31

31 ±0

Days with a measured hail report

July 2002 31

4,633 +1,871

Hail reports, all sources

July 2002 2,762

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, July 2003. Compiled 25 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2003/07

Compiled 25 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, July, 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.
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Searched from 1996 to today. Compiled 25 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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