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Edition 2008-05

Hail days by metro, May 2008.

In May 2008, 113 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 109 in May 2007. Wichita, KS led with 5 days, against its own May mean of 1.9 over 12 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.

113

Of 333 metros with a hail day

31

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

4.50in

Largest measured, 6 May, TX

Hail days by metro, May 2008

Against each metro's own May on record

Hail days by metro, May 2008: 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 Wichita, KS 5 +3.1 10 1.9 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
02 Lubbock, TX 4 +2.3 4 1.7 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.75″ None detected
03 Austin, TX 3 +2.4 7 0.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 4.00″ None detected
04 Memphis, TN 3 +2.1 7 0.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
05 Durham, NC 3 +2.3 4 0.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
06 St. Louis, MO 3 +2.3 6 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
07 Shreveport, LA 3 +1.9 6 1.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.75″ None detected
08 North Charleston, SC 3 +2.2 6 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
09 Concord, NC 3 +2.3 4 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.75″ None detected
10 Lee's Summit, MO 3 +1.9 5 1.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
11 Raleigh, NC 2 +0.8 2 1.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
12 Minneapolis, MN 2 +1.2 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
13 Tulsa, OK 2 +0.3 4 1.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
14 St. Paul, MN 2 +1.4 2 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
15 Greensboro, NC 2 +1.3 3 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
16 Baton Rouge, LA 2 +1.8 3 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
17 Amarillo, TX 2 −0.1 2 2.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
18 Augusta, GA 2 +1.6 3 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
19 Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 +0.9 4 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
20 Cary, NC 2 +1.5 3 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
21 Macon-Bibb County, GA 2 +1.1 5 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
22 Charleston, SC 2 +1.5 5 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
23 Savannah, GA 2 +1.5 4 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
24 Cedar Rapids, IA 2 +1.1 8 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
25 Norman, OK 2 +0.9 7 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
26 Columbia, MO 2 +1.1 6 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
27 Rochester, MN 2 +1.4 2 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
28 Independence, MO 2 +1.5 5 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
29 Broken Arrow, OK 2 +0.7 6 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
30 High Point, NC 2 +1.3 4 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
31 Fayetteville, AR 2 +1.2 6 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
32 Houston, TX 1 −0.2 2 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
33 Oklahoma City, OK 1 −0.8 5 1.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 3.50″ None detected
34 Washington, DC 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
35 Baltimore, MD 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
36 Atlanta, GA 1 −0.6 5 1.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
37 Kansas City, MO 1 ±0 4 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
38 Omaha, NE 1 −1.1 1 2.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
39 Miami, FL 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
40 Virginia Beach, VA 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
41 Madison, WI 1 +0.4 3 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
42 Chandler, AZ 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
43 Gilbert, AZ 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
44 Reno, NV 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
45 Fort Wayne, IN 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
46 Chesapeake, VA 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
47 Winston-Salem, NC 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
48 Boise City, ID 1 +0.8 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
49 Norfolk, VA 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
50 Huntsville, AL 1 +0.2 3 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
51 Cape Coral, FL 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
52 Hialeah, FL 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
53 McKinney, TX 1 +0.4 5 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
54 Moreno Valley, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
55 Des Moines, IA 1 −0.3 3 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
56 Fayetteville, NC 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
57 Sioux Falls, SD 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
58 Little Rock, AR 1 +0.4 5 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
59 Knoxville, TN 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
60 Overland Park, KS 1 −0.6 4 1.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
61 Birmingham, AL 1 +0.3 5 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
62 Chattanooga, TN 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
63 Clarksville, TN 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
64 Pembroke Pines, FL 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
65 Fort Collins, CO 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.75″ None detected
66 Springfield, MO 1 −0.5 4 1.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
67 Killeen, TX 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
68 Lakewood, CO 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
69 Alexandria, VA 1 +0.3 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
70 Hollywood, FL 1 −0.1 3 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
71 Kansas City, KS 1 −0.2 2 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
72 Joliet, IL 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
73 Naperville, IL 1 +0.2 3 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
74 Olathe, KS 1 +0.2 4 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
75 Syracuse, NY 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
76 Waco, TX 1 +0.1 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
77 Jackson, MS 1 +0.4 6 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
78 Columbia, SC 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
79 Miramar, FL 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
80 Hampton, VA 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
81 Palm Bay, FL 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
82 Dayton, OH 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
83 Coral Springs, FL 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
84 Meridian, ID 1 +0.9 3 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
85 Round Rock, TX 1 +0.3 4 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 4.00″ None detected
86 Abilene, TX 1 −0.2 5 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 3.50″ None detected
87 College Station, TX 1 +0.8 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
88 Wilmington, NC 1 −0.3 3 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
89 Arvada, CO 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
90 Odessa, TX 1 −0.2 2 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
91 Waterbury, CT 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
92 Pompano Beach, FL 1 +0.7 3 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
93 Menifee, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
94 Elgin, IL 1 ±0 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
95 Greeley, CO 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.75″ None detected
96 Springfield, IL 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
97 Beaumont, TX 1 +0.7 3 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
98 Lansing, MI 1 +0.8 3 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
99 Murrieta, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
100 South Fulton, GA 1 +0.2 3 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
101 Miami Gardens, FL 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
102 Gresham, OR 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
103 Temecula, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
104 Peoria, IL 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
105 Sparks, NV 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
106 Davie, FL 1 −0.2 3 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
107 Sandy Springs, GA 1 −0.3 3 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
108 West Covina, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.10″ None detected
109 Fishers, IN 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
110 El Monte, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.10″ None detected
111 South Bend, IN 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
112 Suffolk, VA 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
113 Davenport, IA 1 +0.1 5 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected

By state

The states by the hail days filed under each by its source, busiest first, with May 2007 beside it. The first 15 of 44; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Texas 18 days
    • 18 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 26 in May 2007
  2. 02 Kansas 16 days
    • 16 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 13 in May 2007
  3. 03 Oklahoma 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 16 in May 2007
  4. 04 Missouri 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 11 in May 2007
  5. 05 Nebraska 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 14 in May 2007
  6. 06 Georgia 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 5 in May 2007
  7. 07 Colorado 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 17 in May 2007
  8. 08 Alabama 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 7 in May 2007
  9. 09 Iowa 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 6 in May 2007
  10. 10 Arkansas 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 5 in May 2007
  11. 11 Mississippi 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 8 in May 2007
  12. 12 Wyoming 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 6 in May 2007
  13. 13 North Carolina 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 5 in May 2007
  14. 14 Tennessee 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 5 in May 2007
  15. 15 Illinois 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 5 in May 2007

The busiest day of the month

Sunday 25 May 2008

Hail reports
1,393
Sources
×3
Measured
4.25″
States
17

Against May 2007

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the May 2007 edition has the full table. Houston, TX led then with 4 days.

113 +4

Metros with a hail day

May 2007 109

31 ±0

Days with hail on record nationally

May 2007 31

31 ±0

Days with a measured hail report

May 2007 31

11,673 +3,926

Hail reports, all sources

May 2007 7,747

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, May 2008. Compiled 26 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2008/05

Compiled 26 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 12 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 26 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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