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Edition 2005-05

Hail days by metro, May 2005.

In May 2005, 95 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 90 in May 2004. Omaha, NE led with 4 days, against its own May mean of 1.9 over 8 prior years of record. Pembroke Pines, FL was furthest above its own record, at 4 days against a mean of 0.3. 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 30 days with hail on record, against 30 a year earlier.

95

Of 333 metros with a hail day

30

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

4.25in

Largest measured, 8 May, TX

Hail days by metro, May 2005

Against each metro's own May on record

Hail days by metro, May 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 May mean Measured share Largest measured Largest detected
01 Omaha, NE 4 +2.1 5 1.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
02 Pembroke Pines, FL 4 +3.8 4 0.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
03 Miramar, FL 4 +3.6 4 0.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
04 Davie, FL 4 +3.3 4 0.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
05 Des Moines, IA 3 +1.6 7 1.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
06 Amarillo, TX 3 +0.9 5 2.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.75″ None detected
07 Columbus, GA 3 +2.3 6 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
08 Abilene, TX 3 +2.0 4 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.50″ None detected
09 Wichita Falls, TX 3 +1.5 4 1.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
10 Chicago, IL 2 +1.9 2 0.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
11 Miami, FL 2 +1.3 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
12 Wichita, KS 2 −0.1 3 2.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
13 Madison, WI 2 +1.6 3 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
14 Lubbock, TX 2 +0.6 3 1.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.50″ None detected
15 Chesapeake, VA 2 +1.4 3 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
16 Norfolk, VA 2 +1.4 3 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
17 Hialeah, FL 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
18 Augusta, GA 2 +1.8 4 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
19 Akron, OH 2 +1.1 2 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
20 Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 +1.1 2 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
21 Aurora, IL 2 +1.4 3 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
22 Murfreesboro, TN 2 +1.8 3 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
23 Macon-Bibb County, GA 2 +1.0 6 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
24 Lakewood, CO 2 +1.5 4 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
25 Hollywood, FL 2 +1.3 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
26 Savannah, GA 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
27 Topeka, KS 2 +0.8 3 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
28 Clearwater, FL 2 +1.8 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
29 Miami Gardens, FL 2 +1.5 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
30 Fishers, IN 2 +1.4 3 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
31 Suffolk, VA 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
32 Jacksonville, FL 1 +0.5 4 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
33 Austin, TX 1 +0.8 5 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
34 Columbus, OH 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
35 Charlotte, NC 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
36 Indianapolis, IN 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
37 Denver, CO 1 ±0 3 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
38 Washington, DC 1 +0.1 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
39 Detroit, MI 1 −0.3 1 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
40 Sacramento, CA 1 +1.0 2 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
41 Kansas City, MO 1 −0.4 4 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
42 Raleigh, NC 1 ±0 3 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
43 Virginia Beach, VA 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
44 Plano, TX 1 +0.5 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
45 St. Louis, MO 1 +0.1 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
46 Toledo, OH 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
47 Laredo, TX 1 +1.0 2 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
48 Port St. Lucie, FL 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
49 Garland, TX 1 +0.1 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
50 Richmond, VA 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
51 Fayetteville, NC 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
52 Birmingham, AL 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
53 Chattanooga, TN 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
54 Newport News, VA 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
55 Clarksville, TN 1 +0.3 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
56 Fort Collins, CO 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
57 Roseville, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
58 Denton, TX 1 +0.3 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
59 Alexandria, VA 1 +0.3 3 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
60 Kansas City, KS 1 −0.6 3 1.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
61 Joliet, IL 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
62 Bridgeport, CT 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
63 Rockford, IL 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
64 Jackson, MS 1 +0.4 6 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
65 Columbia, SC 1 +0.8 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
66 Warren, MI 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
67 Coral Springs, FL 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
68 Sterling Heights, MI 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
69 Norman, OK 1 −0.4 2 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
70 Columbia, MO 1 −0.1 2 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
71 Lakeland, FL 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
72 North Charleston, SC 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
73 Arvada, CO 1 +0.3 3 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
74 Independence, MO 1 +0.5 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
75 Ann Arbor, MI 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
76 Richardson, TX 1 +0.1 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
77 High Point, NC 1 +0.3 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
78 Waterbury, CT 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
79 Westminster, CO 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
80 Pompano Beach, FL 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
81 Greeley, CO 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
82 Springfield, IL 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
83 Beaumont, TX 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.75″ None detected
84 Allen, TX 1 ±0 3 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
85 Tuscaloosa, AL 1 −0.1 4 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
86 Pueblo, CO 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
87 Peoria, IL 1 +0.3 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
88 Sugar Land, TX 1 +0.5 4 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
89 Boulder, CO 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
90 Dearborn, MI 1 −0.4 1 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
91 Green Bay, WI 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
92 Brockton, MA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
93 Bend, OR 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
94 Lee's Summit, MO 1 −0.4 3 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
95 Carmel, IN 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 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 May 2004 beside it. The first 15 of 41; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Texas 20 days
    • 20 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 19 in May 2004
  2. 02 Kansas 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 18 in May 2004
  3. 03 Nebraska 14 days
    • 14 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 16 in May 2004
  4. 04 Colorado 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 10 in May 2004
  5. 05 South Dakota 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 15 in May 2004
  6. 06 New Mexico 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 3 in May 2004
  7. 07 Florida 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 5 in May 2004
  8. 08 Iowa 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 19 in May 2004
  9. 09 Oklahoma 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 8 in May 2004
  10. 10 Minnesota 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 14 in May 2004
  11. 11 North Carolina 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 10 in May 2004
  12. 12 South Carolina 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 6 in May 2004
  13. 13 Illinois 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 19 in May 2004
  14. 14 Ohio 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 16 in May 2004
  15. 15 Mississippi 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 6 in May 2004

The busiest day of the month

Sunday 8 May 2005

Hail reports
721
Sources
×2
Measured
4.25″
States
9

Against May 2004

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the May 2004 edition has the full table. Akron, OH led then with 6 days.

95 +5

Metros with a hail day

May 2004 90

30 ±0

Days with hail on record nationally

May 2004 30

30 ±0

Days with a measured hail report

May 2004 30

5,380 −2,645

Hail reports, all sources

May 2004 8,025

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, May 2005. Compiled 24 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2005/05

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, May, 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.
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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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