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Edition 2005-04

Hail days by metro, April 2005.

In April 2005, 78 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 49 in April 2004. Jackson, MS led with 4 days, against its own April mean of 0.9 over 9 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 28 days with hail on record, against 27 a year earlier.

78

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, 22 Apr, AL

Hail days by metro, April 2005

Against each metro's own April on record

Hail days by metro, April 2005: 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 Jackson, MS 4 +3.1 5 0.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.00″ None detected
02 Kansas City, MO 3 +2.1 3 0.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
03 Tuscaloosa, AL 3 +2.2 3 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
04 San Antonio, TX 2 +1.1 4 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
05 Austin, TX 2 +1.4 4 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
06 Denver, CO 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
07 Nashville, TN 2 +0.7 4 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
08 Tulsa, OK 2 +0.4 3 1.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 3.00″ None detected
09 Lincoln, NE 2 +1.4 2 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
10 St. Louis, MO 2 +1.0 2 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
11 Sioux Falls, SD 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
12 Montgomery, AL 2 +1.3 5 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
13 Lakewood, CO 2 +1.9 2 0.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
14 Kansas City, KS 2 +1.3 2 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
15 Thornton, CO 2 +1.9 2 0.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
16 Round Rock, TX 2 +1.7 4 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
17 Athens, GA 2 +1.4 3 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
18 Arvada, CO 2 +1.9 2 0.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
19 Independence, MO 2 +0.7 2 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
20 Evansville, IN 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.75″ None detected
21 Dallas, TX 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
22 Fort Worth, TX 1 −0.3 2 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
23 Indianapolis, IN 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
24 Washington, DC 1 +0.9 2 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
25 Louisville, KY 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
26 Baltimore, MD 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
27 Albuquerque, NM 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
28 Fresno, CA 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
29 Omaha, NE 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
30 Virginia Beach, VA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
31 Aurora, CO 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
32 Cleveland, OH 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
33 Orlando, FL 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
34 Lexington-Fayette, KY 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
35 Cincinnati, OH 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
36 Plano, TX 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
37 Laredo, TX 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
38 Chesapeake, VA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
39 Garland, TX 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
40 Boise City, ID 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
41 Norfolk, VA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
42 Frisco, TX 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
43 Little Rock, AR 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
44 Amarillo, TX 1 ±0 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
45 Grand Prairie, TX 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
46 Columbus, GA 1 +0.8 3 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
47 Augusta, GA 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
48 Knoxville, TN 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
49 Overland Park, KS 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
50 Birmingham, AL 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
51 Chattanooga, TN 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
52 Clarksville, TN 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
53 Fort Collins, CO 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
54 Springfield, MO 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
55 Killeen, TX 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
56 Macon-Bibb County, GA 1 +0.2 4 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
57 Charleston, SC 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
58 Alexandria, VA 1 +0.8 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
59 Mesquite, TX 1 +0.8 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
60 Columbia, SC 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
61 Hampton, VA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
62 Norman, OK 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
63 Columbia, MO 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
64 Clovis, CA 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
65 Topeka, KS 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
66 College Station, TX 1 +0.8 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
67 Broken Arrow, OK 1 ±0 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
68 Richardson, TX 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
69 Westminster, CO 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
70 Allen, TX 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
71 New Braunfels, TX 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
72 South Fulton, GA 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
73 Tyler, TX 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
74 Sandy Springs, GA 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
75 Lee's Summit, MO 1 −0.2 2 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
76 Fishers, IN 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
77 Carmel, IN 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
78 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 2004 beside it. The first 15 of 35; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Mississippi 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 5 in April 2004
  2. 02 Texas 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 21 in April 2004
  3. 03 Nebraska 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 2 in April 2004
  4. 04 Georgia 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 3 in April 2004
  5. 05 Kansas 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 7 in April 2004
  6. 06 Missouri 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 6 in April 2004
  7. 07 Louisiana 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 4 in April 2004
  8. 08 Oklahoma 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 12 in April 2004
  9. 09 Alabama 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 5 in April 2004
  10. 10 Colorado 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 3 in April 2004
  11. 11 Arkansas 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 8 in April 2004
  12. 12 Tennessee 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 2 in April 2004
  13. 13 Minnesota 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 4 in April 2004
  14. 14 Florida 6 days
    • 6 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 4 in April 2004
  15. 15 Illinois 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 2 in April 2004

The busiest day of the month

Friday 22 April 2005

Hail reports
797
Sources
×2
Measured
4.50″
States
13

Against April 2004

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the April 2004 edition has the full table. Houston, TX led then with 3 days.

78 +29

Metros with a hail day

April 2004 49

28 +1

Days with hail on record nationally

April 2004 27

28 +1

Days with a measured hail report

April 2004 27

3,998 +366

Hail reports, all sources

April 2004 3,632

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, April 2005. Compiled 25 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2005/04

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, April, in each of the 9 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 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.

About this record

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