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The data series 2005

Hail days by metro, 2005.

In 2005, 233 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, on 266 days with hail somewhere in the country, against 246 over the same span in 2004. Topeka, KS led with 13 days, against its own mean of 4.6 for the span over 8 prior years of record. 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.

233

Of 333 metros with a hail day

266

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of those days carried a measured report

4.75in

Largest measured, 12 Jun, KS

Hail days by metro, 2005

Against each metro's own year on record

Hail days by metro, 2005: 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 Topeka, KS 13 +8.4 5 4.6 100% 13 of 13 days measured 1.75″ None detected
02 Omaha, NE 11 +4.3 7 6.8 100% 11 of 11 days measured 4.00″ None detected
03 Colorado Springs, CO 9 +0.8 14 8.3 100% 9 of 9 days measured 1.00″ None detected
04 Des Moines, IA 9 +4.6 6 4.4 100% 9 of 9 days measured 1.75″ None detected
05 Columbus, GA 9 +6.0 1 3.0 100% 9 of 9 days measured 1.25″ None detected
06 Pembroke Pines, FL 9 +6.9 2 2.1 100% 9 of 9 days measured 1.75″ None detected
07 Miramar, FL 9 +6.5 3 2.5 100% 9 of 9 days measured 1.75″ None detected
08 Denver, CO 8 +2.4 7 5.6 100% 8 of 8 days measured 1.75″ None detected
09 St. Paul, MN 8 +4.5 5 3.5 100% 8 of 8 days measured 2.00″ None detected
10 Davie, FL 8 +4.8 4 3.3 100% 8 of 8 days measured 1.75″ None detected
11 Kansas City, MO 7 +1.3 7 5.8 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
12 Minneapolis, MN 7 +3.9 4 3.1 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
13 Tulsa, OK 7 −0.5 9 7.5 100% 7 of 7 days measured 3.00″ None detected
14 Lincoln, NE 7 +4.1 1 2.9 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.00″ None detected
15 Sioux Falls, SD 7 +2.3 8 4.8 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.25″ None detected
16 Amarillo, TX 7 −0.3 9 7.3 100% 7 of 7 days measured 2.75″ None detected
17 Augusta, GA 7 +5.6 0 1.4 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
18 Springfield, MO 7 +1.9 1 5.1 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
19 Macon-Bibb County, GA 7 +3.5 1 3.5 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
20 Jackson, MS 7 +3.3 1 3.8 100% 7 of 7 days measured 2.00″ None detected
21 Miami Gardens, FL 7 +3.8 5 3.3 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
22 Wichita Falls, TX 7 +2.0 6 5.0 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
23 Wichita, KS 6 −1.9 8 7.9 100% 6 of 6 days measured 4.00″ None detected
24 Lubbock, TX 6 +1.1 3 4.9 100% 6 of 6 days measured 2.50″ None detected
25 Grand Rapids, MI 6 +3.5 4 2.5 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.00″ None detected
26 Fort Lauderdale, FL 6 +2.3 3 3.8 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
27 Hollywood, FL 6 +2.6 3 3.4 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
28 Kansas City, KS 6 +0.8 4 5.3 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
29 Dallas, TX 5 +1.3 5 3.8 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.00″ None detected
30 Austin, TX 5 +2.9 5 2.1 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.00″ None detected
31 Fort Worth, TX 5 −0.9 5 5.9 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
32 Memphis, TN 5 +1.0 4 4.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
33 Mesa, AZ 5 +3.9 0 1.1 100% 5 of 5 days measured 0.88″ None detected
34 Atlanta, GA 5 ±0 3 5.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.00″ None detected
35 Raleigh, NC 5 +1.1 3 3.9 100% 5 of 5 days measured 4.00″ None detected
36 Aurora, CO 5 +1.6 3 3.4 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
37 St. Louis, MO 5 +1.5 5 3.5 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
38 Chandler, AZ 5 +3.8 0 1.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 0.88″ None detected
39 Gilbert, AZ 5 +4.0 0 1.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 0.88″ None detected
40 Hialeah, FL 5 +2.6 3 2.4 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
41 Montgomery, AL 5 +2.6 1 2.4 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
42 Tempe, AZ 5 +3.8 0 1.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 0.88″ None detected
43 Lakewood, CO 5 +1.4 5 3.6 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
44 Round Rock, TX 5 +3.1 2 1.9 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
45 Columbia, MO 5 +2.5 0 2.5 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.00″ None detected
46 Athens, GA 5 +2.3 0 2.8 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
47 Lee's Summit, MO 5 +1.1 4 3.9 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
48 Fishers, IN 5 +3.0 0 2.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
49 Chicago, IL 4 +2.0 5 2.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
50 San Antonio, TX 4 +0.9 1 3.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
51 Jacksonville, FL 4 −0.1 7 4.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
52 Indianapolis, IN 4 +1.3 2 2.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
53 Nashville, TN 4 −0.4 3 4.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.88″ None detected
54 Tucson, AZ 4 +2.4 0 1.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.25″ None detected
55 Plano, TX 4 +1.4 1 2.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
56 Madison, WI 4 +2.4 2 1.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
57 Garland, TX 4 +0.5 2 3.5 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
58 Huntsville, AL 4 +0.8 1 3.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
59 Little Rock, AR 4 −0.8 2 4.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
60 Knoxville, TN 4 +1.4 1 2.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
61 Overland Park, KS 4 −2.1 3 6.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
62 Birmingham, AL 4 ±0 1 4.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.88″ None detected
63 Akron, OH 4 +0.9 8 3.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.25″ None detected
64 Aurora, IL 4 +2.0 5 2.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
65 Fort Collins, CO 4 +2.0 2 2.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
66 Springfield, MA 4 +1.8 2 2.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.00″ None detected
67 Olathe, KS 4 −0.1 1 4.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
68 Thornton, CO 4 +1.1 7 2.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
69 Columbia, SC 4 +1.4 2 2.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.88″ None detected
70 Orange, CA 4 +3.9 0 0.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
71 Sterling Heights, MI 4 +1.1 5 2.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
72 Norman, OK 4 −0.3 4 4.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
73 Abilene, TX 4 −0.8 3 4.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 4.25″ None detected
74 Arvada, CO 4 +1.1 4 2.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
75 Independence, MO 4 +0.6 1 3.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
76 Billings, MT 4 +1.3 0 2.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.00″ None detected
77 Ann Arbor, MI 4 +0.9 3 3.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.88″ None detected
78 Broken Arrow, OK 4 −1.9 8 5.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
79 Richardson, TX 4 +0.5 1 3.5 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
80 Westminster, CO 4 +1.1 6 2.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
81 Springfield, IL 4 +2.9 0 1.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
82 Beaumont, TX 4 +2.3 4 1.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.75″ None detected
83 Tuscaloosa, AL 4 ±0 4 4.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
84 Sugar Land, TX 4 +1.6 2 2.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
85 Centennial, CO 4 −2.0 6 6.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
86 Carmel, IN 4 +2.1 0 1.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
87 Houston, TX 3 −1.9 4 4.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
88 Columbus, OH 3 +0.4 1 2.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
89 Oklahoma City, OK 3 −3.0 6 6.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
90 Washington, DC 3 +0.4 4 2.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
91 El Paso, TX 3 +2.0 3 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
92 Milwaukee, WI 3 +1.4 3 1.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
93 Anaheim, CA 3 +2.9 0 0.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.75″ None detected
94 Cincinnati, OH 3 +0.3 1 2.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
95 Santa Ana, CA 3 +2.9 0 0.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
96 St. Petersburg, FL 3 +0.1 0 2.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
97 Chesapeake, VA 3 +1.1 0 1.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
98 Norfolk, VA 3 +0.8 1 2.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
99 Fayetteville, NC 3 +1.4 0 1.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.75″ None detected
100 Chattanooga, TN 3 −0.6 3 3.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
101 Cary, NC 3 +0.1 1 2.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
102 Shreveport, LA 3 −2.8 4 5.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
103 Garden Grove, CA 3 +2.9 0 0.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
104 Murfreesboro, TN 3 ±0 3 3.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
105 Alexandria, VA 3 +0.5 4 2.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
106 Savannah, GA 3 +1.4 0 1.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
107 Mesquite, TX 3 +1.4 3 1.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
108 Fullerton, CA 3 +3.0 0 0.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.75″ None detected
109 Midland, TX 3 −1.5 11 4.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
110 Warren, MI 3 +0.8 4 2.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
111 Cedar Rapids, IA 3 +0.4 5 2.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
112 Dayton, OH 3 +0.3 3 2.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
113 College Station, TX 3 +1.1 3 1.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
114 Evansville, IN 3 +0.3 4 2.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.75″ None detected
115 Allen, TX 3 −0.1 1 3.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
116 Pueblo, CO 3 −0.5 4 3.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
117 South Fulton, GA 3 −0.5 1 3.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
118 Peoria, IL 3 ±0 2 3.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
119 Tyler, TX 3 −0.6 3 3.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
120 Conroe, TX 3 +0.6 3 2.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.75″ None detected
121 Sandy Springs, GA 3 −2.5 3 5.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
122 Suffolk, VA 3 +1.9 0 1.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
123 Philadelphia, PA 2 ±0 2 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
124 Charlotte, NC 2 −0.6 1 2.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
125 Las Vegas, NV 2 +1.3 0 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
126 Detroit, MI 2 −0.5 4 2.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
127 Louisville, KY 2 −1.3 5 3.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
128 Baltimore, MD 2 +0.3 3 1.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
129 Albuquerque, NM 2 +0.5 4 1.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
130 Fresno, CA 2 +1.4 0 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
131 Sacramento, CA 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
132 Miami, FL 2 −0.8 5 2.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
133 Virginia Beach, VA 2 +0.8 0 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
134 Henderson, NV 2 +1.3 1 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
135 Orlando, FL 2 +0.1 1 1.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
136 Lexington-Fayette, KY 2 +0.9 1 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
137 Pittsburgh, PA 2 −1.4 5 3.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
138 Greensboro, NC 2 +0.1 1 1.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
139 Durham, NC 2 −0.1 1 2.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
140 North Las Vegas, NV 2 +1.3 0 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
141 Fort Wayne, IN 2 −1.4 5 3.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
142 Toledo, OH 2 −1.4 4 3.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
143 Laredo, TX 2 +1.1 1 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
144 Irving, TX 2 −0.4 1 2.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
145 San Bernardino, CA 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
146 Fontana, CA 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
147 Tallahassee, FL 2 −0.1 2 2.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
148 Glendale, CA 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
149 Clarksville, TN 2 +0.6 2 1.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
150 Denton, TX 2 −0.6 4 2.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
151 Charleston, SC 2 ±0 2 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
152 Joliet, IL 2 −0.6 7 2.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
153 Naperville, IL 2 −0.5 6 2.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
154 Bridgeport, CT 2 +1.6 1 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
155 Pasadena, TX 2 −0.8 3 2.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
156 Rockford, IL 2 +0.5 3 1.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
157 Gainesville, FL 2 −1.0 2 3.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
158 Coral Springs, FL 2 +0.9 2 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
159 Pasadena, CA 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
160 Fargo, ND 2 −0.9 4 2.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
161 Carrollton, TX 2 +0.3 2 1.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
162 Clovis, CA 2 +1.4 0 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
163 Rochester, MN 2 −0.8 3 2.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
164 Lakeland, FL 2 −1.5 3 3.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
165 North Charleston, SC 2 −0.9 3 2.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
166 High Point, NC 2 ±0 3 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
167 Clearwater, FL 2 −0.4 0 2.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
168 Pompano Beach, FL 2 +0.1 3 1.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
169 Elgin, IL 2 −1.0 8 3.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
170 Greeley, CO 2 −0.6 2 2.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
171 Lansing, MI 2 +0.6 2 1.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
172 New Braunfels, TX 2 +0.1 1 1.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
173 Sparks, NV 2 +1.6 0 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.75″ None detected
174 Dearborn, MI 2 −1.1 5 3.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
175 Green Bay, WI 2 +0.9 1 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
176 Bend, OR 2 +0.6 3 1.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
177 Rialto, CA 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
178 Burbank, CA 2 +2.0 0 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
179 Palm Coast, FL 2 −0.5 2 2.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
180 Phoenix, AZ 1 +0.3 3 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
181 Bakersfield, CA 1 +0.6 0 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
182 Tampa, FL 1 −3.4 3 4.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
183 Arlington, TX 1 −1.5 2 2.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
184 Cleveland, OH 1 −1.5 3 2.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
185 Irvine, CA 1 +0.6 0 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
186 Newark, NJ 1 −0.6 2 1.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
187 Jersey City, NJ 1 −0.6 2 1.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
188 Reno, NV 1 +0.6 0 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
189 Glendale, AZ 1 +0.3 3 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
190 Winston-Salem, NC 1 −0.6 1 1.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
191 Port St. Lucie, FL 1 +0.3 0 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
192 Boise City, ID 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
193 Spokane, WA 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
194 Richmond, VA 1 −1.0 3 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
195 Frisco, TX 1 −1.1 2 2.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
196 Santa Clarita, CA 1 +0.9 0 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
197 Baton Rouge, LA 1 +0.3 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
198 McKinney, TX 1 −0.8 1 1.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
199 Salt Lake City, UT 1 +0.4 0 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
200 Rochester, NY 1 +0.3 3 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
201 Grand Prairie, TX 1 −1.5 2 2.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
202 Huntington Beach, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
203 Newport News, VA 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
204 Mobile, AL 1 −0.8 0 1.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
205 Killeen, TX 1 −1.3 0 2.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
206 Roseville, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
207 Paterson, NJ 1 −0.5 2 1.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
208 Syracuse, NY 1 −0.3 2 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
209 Waco, TX 1 −1.9 2 2.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
210 Victorville, CA 1 +0.9 0 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
211 Hampton, VA 1 −0.3 1 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
212 Lewisville, TX 1 −1.5 3 2.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
213 Pearland, TX 1 −1.0 2 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
214 West Palm Beach, FL 1 −0.4 1 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
215 Wilmington, NC 1 −3.4 2 4.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
216 Lafayette, LA 1 −1.1 2 2.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
217 Odessa, TX 1 −3.0 6 4.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
218 Waterbury, CT 1 −0.1 2 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
219 Las Cruces, NM 1 +0.1 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
220 Menifee, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
221 Provo, UT 1 +0.1 0 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
222 Concord, NC 1 −0.8 0 1.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
223 Downey, CA 1 +0.8 0 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
224 Costa Mesa, CA 1 +0.9 0 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
225 Spokane Valley, WA 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
226 Boulder, CO 1 −0.3 1 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
227 Edinburg, TX 1 +0.5 0 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
228 West Covina, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
229 Brockton, MA 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
230 El Monte, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
231 Fayetteville, AR 1 −2.4 5 3.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
232 Albany, NY 1 −1.3 3 2.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
233 Hesperia, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected

The editions of 2005

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

  1. January 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 92 reports
    • 1.75″
    • CSV
  2. February 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 730 reports
    • 4.25″
    • CSV
  3. March 23 days
    • 23 measured
    • 2,475 reports
    • 4.25″
    • CSV
  4. April 28 days
    • 28 measured
    • 3,998 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  5. May 30 days
    • 30 measured
    • 5,380 reports
    • 4.25″
    • CSV
  6. June 30 days
    • 30 measured
    • 6,805 reports
    • 4.75″
    • CSV
  7. July 31 days
    • 31 measured
    • 2,668 reports
    • 4.25″
    • CSV
  8. August 31 days
    • 31 measured
    • 1,948 reports
    • 4.25″
    • CSV
  9. September 28 days
    • 28 measured
    • 1,823 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  10. October 25 days
    • 25 measured
    • 380 reports
    • 2.25″
    • CSV
  11. November 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 707 reports
    • 2.75″
    • CSV
  12. December 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 665 reports
    • 4.25″
    • CSV

Against 2004

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

266 +20

Days with hail on record nationally

2004 246

266 +20

Days with a measured hail report

2004 246

27,671 +1,361

Hail reports, all sources

2004 26,310

3 +1

Independent sources carrying the hail

2004 2

Cite this year

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, 2005. Compiled 24 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2005

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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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 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.
The record
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.

About this record

Everything here is reproduced from public federal and volunteer weather records, as the agencies and observer networks that publish them released it. Titan Weather compiles the record; it does not observe the weather, and it is not affiliated with any source it cites.

No archive holds everything. Storms cross places where nobody is standing, instruments and spotters cover some areas better than others, sources revise their records, and recent reports can take weeks to arrive and settle. Where this page shows nothing, nothing was found in the sources searched, within the period and area it states. That is not a finding that no weather occurred.

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