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The data series 2004

Hail days by metro, 2004.

In 2004, 200 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, on 246 days with hail somewhere in the country, against 237 over the same span in 2003. Colorado Springs, CO led with 14 days, against its own mean of 8.3 for the span over 8 prior years of record. Midland, TX was furthest above its own record, at 11 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.

200

Of 333 metros with a hail day

246

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of those days carried a measured report

6.00in

Largest measured, 24 May, MO

Hail days by metro, 2004

Against each metro's own year on record

Hail days by metro, 2004: 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 Colorado Springs, CO 14 +5.8 5 8.3 100% 14 of 14 days measured 3.00″ None detected
02 Midland, TX 11 +7.8 6 3.3 100% 11 of 11 days measured 1.00″ None detected
03 Tulsa, OK 9 +0.8 8 8.3 100% 9 of 9 days measured 1.75″ None detected
04 Amarillo, TX 9 +2.0 5 7.0 100% 9 of 9 days measured 4.25″ None detected
05 Wichita, KS 8 +0.5 13 7.5 100% 8 of 8 days measured 1.75″ None detected
06 Sioux Falls, SD 8 +3.9 2 4.1 100% 8 of 8 days measured 2.75″ None detected
07 Akron, OH 8 +5.4 5 2.6 100% 8 of 8 days measured 1.00″ None detected
08 Broken Arrow, OK 8 +2.1 6 5.9 100% 8 of 8 days measured 2.00″ None detected
09 Elgin, IL 8 +5.9 6 2.1 100% 8 of 8 days measured 1.00″ None detected
10 Jacksonville, FL 7 +3.1 4 3.9 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
11 Denver, CO 7 +1.9 8 5.1 100% 7 of 7 days measured 2.00″ None detected
12 Kansas City, MO 7 +2.0 9 5.0 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
13 Omaha, NE 7 +0.4 6 6.6 100% 7 of 7 days measured 2.00″ None detected
14 Joliet, IL 7 +5.0 8 2.0 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
15 Thornton, CO 7 +4.6 1 2.4 100% 7 of 7 days measured 2.00″ None detected
16 Oklahoma City, OK 6 −0.3 9 6.3 100% 6 of 6 days measured 3.00″ None detected
17 Des Moines, IA 6 +2.3 5 3.8 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
18 Naperville, IL 6 +4.0 8 2.0 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.00″ None detected
19 Odessa, TX 6 +2.4 4 3.6 100% 6 of 6 days measured 2.50″ None detected
20 Westminster, CO 6 +3.6 2 2.4 100% 6 of 6 days measured 2.00″ None detected
21 Centennial, CO 6 +0.5 12 5.5 100% 6 of 6 days measured 2.25″ None detected
22 Wichita Falls, TX 6 +1.6 9 4.4 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
23 Chicago, IL 5 +3.5 5 1.5 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
24 Dallas, TX 5 +0.9 5 4.1 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.00″ None detected
25 Austin, TX 5 +3.0 3 2.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
26 Fort Worth, TX 5 −1.1 7 6.1 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
27 Louisville, KY 5 +2.1 7 2.9 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.00″ None detected
28 Miami, FL 5 +2.8 4 2.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
29 St. Paul, MN 5 +2.0 0 3.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
30 Pittsburgh, PA 5 +1.8 6 3.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 0.75″ None detected
31 St. Louis, MO 5 +1.8 6 3.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
32 Fort Wayne, IN 5 +2.3 6 2.8 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.50″ None detected
33 Aurora, IL 5 +3.5 6 1.5 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
34 Lakewood, CO 5 +1.6 3 3.4 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
35 Cedar Rapids, IA 5 +3.0 4 2.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
36 Sterling Heights, MI 5 +2.5 2 2.5 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
37 Topeka, KS 5 +0.6 6 4.4 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.75″ None detected
38 Miami Gardens, FL 5 +2.3 4 2.8 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
39 Dearborn, MI 5 +2.3 5 2.8 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.50″ None detected
40 Fayetteville, AR 5 +1.8 4 3.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
41 Houston, TX 4 −1.4 7 5.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
42 Washington, DC 4 +1.6 2 2.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
43 Detroit, MI 4 +1.8 4 2.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
44 Memphis, TN 4 ±0 7 4.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
45 Albuquerque, NM 4 +2.8 0 1.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
46 Minneapolis, MN 4 +1.1 1 2.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
47 Toledo, OH 4 +0.9 5 3.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
48 Grand Rapids, MI 4 +2.0 5 2.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
49 Shreveport, LA 4 −2.4 3 6.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.75″ None detected
50 Denton, TX 4 +1.3 3 2.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
51 Alexandria, VA 4 +1.5 2 2.5 100% 4 of 4 days measured 3.00″ None detected
52 Kansas City, KS 4 −0.9 7 4.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
53 Warren, MI 4 +2.1 1 1.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.88″ None detected
54 Fargo, ND 4 +1.6 2 2.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
55 Norman, OK 4 −0.4 8 4.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
56 Arvada, CO 4 +1.3 3 2.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
57 Evansville, IN 4 +1.6 4 2.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
58 Beaumont, TX 4 +2.5 1 1.5 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
59 Tuscaloosa, AL 4 +0.1 5 3.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
60 Pueblo, CO 4 +0.4 3 3.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.00″ None detected
61 Davie, FL 4 +1.1 3 2.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.25″ None detected
62 Lee's Summit, MO 4 +0.6 8 3.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.00″ None detected
63 Phoenix, AZ 3 +2.4 0 0.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.75″ None detected
64 Nashville, TN 3 −1.1 7 4.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
65 El Paso, TX 3 +2.4 0 0.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
66 Baltimore, MD 3 +1.5 1 1.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.75″ None detected
67 Milwaukee, WI 3 +1.6 0 1.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
68 Atlanta, GA 3 −2.3 4 5.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
69 Raleigh, NC 3 −0.9 0 3.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
70 Tampa, FL 3 −1.4 4 4.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
71 Aurora, CO 3 ±0 7 3.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.25″ None detected
72 Cleveland, OH 3 +0.3 2 2.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
73 Lubbock, TX 3 −2.0 4 5.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.75″ None detected
74 Glendale, AZ 3 +2.5 0 0.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.75″ None detected
75 Richmond, VA 3 +0.8 3 2.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.75″ None detected
76 Hialeah, FL 3 +0.8 4 2.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
77 Yonkers, NY 3 +1.9 1 1.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
78 Rochester, NY 3 +2.6 1 0.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
79 Overland Park, KS 3 −3.0 13 6.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
80 Vancouver, WA 3 +2.8 0 0.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
81 Chattanooga, TN 3 −0.3 4 3.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.75″ None detected
82 Fort Lauderdale, FL 3 −0.5 4 3.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
83 Murfreesboro, TN 3 +0.3 5 2.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
84 Hollywood, FL 3 −0.1 3 3.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
85 Mesquite, TX 3 +1.4 0 1.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
86 Pasadena, TX 3 +0.4 3 2.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
87 Rockford, IL 3 +1.5 0 1.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
88 Miramar, FL 3 +0.9 4 2.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.75″ None detected
89 Dayton, OH 3 +0.1 5 2.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
90 Lewisville, TX 3 −0.4 3 3.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
91 Abilene, TX 3 −2.6 7 5.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
92 College Station, TX 3 +1.3 4 1.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
93 Rochester, MN 3 +0.6 0 2.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
94 Lakeland, FL 3 −0.5 0 3.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
95 North Charleston, SC 3 +0.4 5 2.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
96 Hartford, CT 3 +1.3 2 1.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
97 Ann Arbor, MI 3 +0.1 2 2.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
98 High Point, NC 3 +1.3 4 1.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
99 Las Cruces, NM 3 +2.5 0 0.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
100 Pompano Beach, FL 3 +1.4 1 1.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
101 Tyler, TX 3 −1.0 3 4.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
102 Conroe, TX 3 +0.8 2 2.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
103 Sandy Springs, GA 3 −2.8 6 5.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
104 Bend, OR 3 +2.0 1 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
105 South Bend, IN 3 +0.5 3 2.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
106 Albany, NY 3 +0.9 0 2.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
107 Davenport, IA 3 −0.4 8 3.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
108 Philadelphia, PA 2 +0.1 0 1.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
109 Indianapolis, IN 2 −1.0 4 3.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
110 Portland, OR 2 +1.8 0 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
111 Arlington, TX 2 −1.0 3 3.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.50″ None detected
112 Newark, NJ 2 +0.6 2 1.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
113 Jersey City, NJ 2 +0.6 1 1.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
114 Madison, WI 2 +0.4 2 1.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
115 Garland, TX 2 −2.4 6 4.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
116 Frisco, TX 2 −0.6 2 2.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
117 Cape Coral, FL 2 −0.5 1 2.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
118 Little Rock, AR 2 −3.3 8 5.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
119 Tallahassee, FL 2 ±0 1 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
120 Grand Prairie, TX 2 −0.9 3 2.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.50″ None detected
121 Clarksville, TN 2 +0.5 2 1.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
122 Pembroke Pines, FL 2 +0.1 4 1.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
123 Fort Collins, CO 2 −0.5 2 2.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.75″ None detected
124 Paterson, NJ 2 +0.8 1 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
125 Charleston, SC 2 +0.1 3 1.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
126 Springfield, MA 2 −0.5 2 2.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
127 Gainesville, FL 2 −0.8 7 2.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
128 Syracuse, NY 2 +0.9 1 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 3.00″ None detected
129 Waco, TX 2 −1.1 2 3.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
130 Columbia, SC 2 −0.6 3 2.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
131 Palm Bay, FL 2 +0.1 2 1.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
132 Coral Springs, FL 2 +1.1 1 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
133 Carrollton, TX 2 −0.5 1 2.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
134 Round Rock, TX 2 ±0 2 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.50″ None detected
135 Pearland, TX 2 −0.1 2 2.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
136 Wilmington, NC 2 −2.9 4 4.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
137 Lafayette, LA 2 −0.1 1 2.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
138 Waterbury, CT 2 +1.1 1 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
139 Lowell, MA 2 +1.0 1 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
140 Greeley, CO 2 −0.6 4 2.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
141 Lansing, MI 2 +0.8 3 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
142 Rio Rancho, NM 2 +1.4 0 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
143 Peoria, IL 2 −0.8 8 2.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
144 Sugar Land, TX 2 −0.3 3 2.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
145 Palm Coast, FL 2 −0.4 5 2.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
146 Lynn, MA 2 +1.1 1 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
147 San Antonio, TX 1 −2.6 2 3.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
148 Columbus, OH 1 −1.8 7 2.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
149 Charlotte, NC 1 −2.0 3 3.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
150 Boston, MA 1 +0.5 0 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
151 Henderson, NV 1 +0.4 0 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
152 Orlando, FL 1 −0.9 4 1.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
153 Lexington-Fayette, KY 1 −0.3 2 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
154 Cincinnati, OH 1 −1.8 5 2.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
155 Greensboro, NC 1 −0.9 5 1.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
156 Durham, NC 1 −1.8 2 2.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
157 Lincoln, NE 1 −2.3 2 3.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
158 Plano, TX 1 −2.8 4 3.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
159 Laredo, TX 1 −0.1 3 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
160 Irving, TX 1 −2.3 4 3.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
161 Winston-Salem, NC 1 −0.6 2 1.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
162 Boise City, ID 1 +0.5 0 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
163 Norfolk, VA 1 −1.9 1 2.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
164 Spokane, WA 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
165 Huntsville, AL 1 −2.8 3 3.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
166 Baton Rouge, LA 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
167 McKinney, TX 1 −1.6 3 2.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
168 Worcester, MA 1 +0.3 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
169 Columbus, GA 1 −2.3 4 3.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
170 Knoxville, TN 1 −2.1 2 3.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
171 Birmingham, AL 1 −3.3 5 4.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
172 Montgomery, AL 1 −1.6 3 2.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
173 Providence, RI 1 −0.3 0 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
174 Newport News, VA 1 −0.1 0 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
175 Cary, NC 1 −2.0 0 3.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
176 Springfield, MO 1 −4.5 13 5.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
177 Macon-Bibb County, GA 1 −2.6 5 3.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
178 Bridgeport, CT 1 +0.6 0 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
179 Olathe, KS 1 −3.3 10 4.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
180 Jackson, MS 1 −3.4 6 4.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
181 Hampton, VA 1 −0.3 1 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
182 Stamford, CT 1 +0.3 0 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
183 Elizabeth, NJ 1 −0.8 2 1.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
184 New Haven, CT 1 +0.6 0 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
185 Allentown, PA 1 +0.9 0 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
186 West Palm Beach, FL 1 −0.3 3 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
187 Independence, MO 1 −2.4 11 3.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
188 Fairfield, CA 1 +0.9 0 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
189 Cambridge, MA 1 ±0 0 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
190 Richardson, TX 1 −3.6 6 4.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
191 League City, TX 1 −0.9 3 1.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
192 Manchester, NH 1 +0.3 0 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
193 Allen, TX 1 −3.4 5 4.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
194 New Braunfels, TX 1 −1.3 0 2.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
195 South Fulton, GA 1 −2.4 4 3.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
196 Spokane Valley, WA 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
197 Boulder, CO 1 −0.3 2 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
198 Green Bay, WI 1 ±0 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
199 Brockton, MA 1 ±0 0 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
200 Quincy, MA 1 +0.3 0 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected

The editions of 2004

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

  1. January 3 days
    • 3 measured
    • 18 reports
    • 1.50″
    • CSV
  2. February 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 164 reports
    • 1.75″
    • CSV
  3. March 22 days
    • 22 measured
    • 951 reports
    • 3.00″
    • CSV
  4. April 27 days
    • 27 measured
    • 3,632 reports
    • 4.75″
    • CSV
  5. May 30 days
    • 30 measured
    • 8,025 reports
    • 6.00″
    • CSV
  6. June 30 days
    • 30 measured
    • 5,080 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  7. July 31 days
    • 31 measured
    • 3,800 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  8. August 31 days
    • 31 measured
    • 3,023 reports
    • 5.50″
    • CSV
  9. September 24 days
    • 24 measured
    • 576 reports
    • 2.75″
    • CSV
  10. October 25 days
    • 25 measured
    • 627 reports
    • 3.00″
    • CSV
  11. November 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 293 reports
    • 2.75″
    • CSV
  12. December 3 days
    • 3 measured
    • 121 reports
    • 1.75″
    • CSV

Against 2003

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

246 +9

Days with hail on record nationally

2003 237

246 +9

Days with a measured hail report

2003 237

26,310 −1,491

Hail reports, all sources

2003 27,801

2 ±0

Independent sources carrying the hail

2003 2

Cite this year

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, 2004. Compiled 28 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2004

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 8 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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