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Edition 2009-07

Hail days by metro, July 2009.

In July 2009, 84 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 97 in July 2008. Thornton, CO led with 4 days, against its own July mean of 0.6 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.

84

Of 333 metros with a hail day

31

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

4.25in

Largest measured, 13 Jul, WY

Hail days by metro, July 2009

Against each metro's own July on record

Hail days by metro, July 2009: 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 July mean Measured share Largest measured Largest detected
01 Thornton, CO 4 +3.4 8 0.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
02 Oklahoma City, OK 3 +2.8 10 0.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 3.00″ None detected
03 Minneapolis, MN 3 +2.3 5 0.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
04 Port St. Lucie, FL 3 +2.8 4 0.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
05 Paterson, NJ 3 +2.8 7 0.2 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
06 Westminster, CO 3 +2.2 8 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
07 Albany, NY 3 +2.2 5 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.50″ None detected
08 Chicago, IL 2 +1.6 8 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
09 Colorado Springs, CO 2 +0.5 2 1.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
10 Raleigh, NC 2 +1.1 3 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
11 St. Paul, MN 2 +1.3 3 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
12 Chesapeake, VA 2 +1.8 6 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
13 Garland, TX 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
14 Richmond, VA 2 +1.6 5 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
15 Des Moines, IA 2 +1.3 6 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 3.00″ None detected
16 Yonkers, NY 2 +1.8 5 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
17 Worcester, MA 2 +1.6 3 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
18 Amarillo, TX 2 +1.6 8 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
19 Savannah, GA 2 +1.8 11 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
20 Elizabeth, NJ 2 +1.6 5 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
21 College Station, TX 2 +1.8 3 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.75″ None detected
22 Rochester, MN 2 +1.6 4 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
23 Waterbury, CT 2 +1.8 4 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
24 Lowell, MA 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
25 Greeley, CO 2 +1.5 7 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
26 Pueblo, CO 2 +1.3 5 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.50″ None detected
27 Boulder, CO 2 +1.7 3 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
28 Palm Coast, FL 2 +1.3 4 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
29 New Bedford, MA 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
30 New York, NY 1 +0.9 2 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
31 Philadelphia, PA 1 +0.7 6 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
32 Dallas, TX 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
33 Jacksonville, FL 1 +0.5 5 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
34 Columbus, OH 1 +0.6 3 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
35 Indianapolis, IN 1 +0.4 4 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
36 Miami, FL 1 +0.1 5 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
37 Wichita, KS 1 +0.3 7 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.75″ None detected
38 Henderson, NV 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
39 Newark, NJ 1 +0.7 3 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
40 Pittsburgh, PA 1 +0.2 5 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
41 Greensboro, NC 1 +0.8 3 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
42 Plano, TX 1 +0.9 2 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
43 Madison, WI 1 +0.3 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
44 Reno, NV 1 +0.6 3 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
45 Buffalo, NY 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
46 Lubbock, TX 1 +0.8 7 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
47 Winston-Salem, NC 1 +0.8 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
48 Hialeah, FL 1 −0.1 5 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
49 Baton Rouge, LA 1 +1.0 4 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
50 Sioux Falls, SD 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
51 Tallahassee, FL 1 +0.8 3 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
52 Providence, RI 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
53 Cary, NC 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
54 Fort Collins, CO 1 +0.6 6 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
55 Springfield, MO 1 +0.3 5 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
56 Murfreesboro, TN 1 +0.7 6 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
57 Denton, TX 1 +1.0 3 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
58 Lakewood, CO 1 +0.6 6 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
59 Springfield, MA 1 −0.3 2 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
60 Joliet, IL 1 +0.4 4 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
61 Naperville, IL 1 +0.3 5 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
62 Syracuse, NY 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
63 Jackson, MS 1 +0.7 4 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
64 Midland, TX 1 +0.8 4 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
65 Cedar Rapids, IA 1 +0.4 3 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
66 Lewisville, TX 1 +0.9 6 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
67 Fargo, ND 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
68 Norman, OK 1 +0.8 6 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
69 Topeka, KS 1 +0.6 6 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
70 West Palm Beach, FL 1 +0.8 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
71 Arvada, CO 1 +0.7 4 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
72 Hartford, CT 1 +0.6 4 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
73 Richardson, TX 1 +0.8 3 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
74 High Point, NC 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
75 Pompano Beach, FL 1 +0.7 7 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
76 Elgin, IL 1 +0.5 5 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
77 Springfield, IL 1 +0.7 4 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
78 Allen, TX 1 +0.9 2 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
79 New Braunfels, TX 1 +1.0 4 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
80 Sparks, NV 1 +0.6 4 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
81 Concord, NC 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
82 Centennial, CO 1 +0.4 5 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
83 Suffolk, VA 1 +0.8 4 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
84 Davenport, IA 1 +0.4 5 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected

By state

The states by the hail days filed under each by its source, busiest first, with July 2008 beside it. The first 15 of 48; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Colorado 24 days
    • 24 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 11 in July 2008
  2. 02 Nebraska 21 days
    • 21 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 20 in July 2008
  3. 03 Kansas 19 days
    • 19 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 11 in July 2008
  4. 04 Wyoming 19 days
    • 19 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 15 in July 2008
  5. 05 Texas 16 days
    • 16 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 8 in July 2008
  6. 06 South Dakota 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 19 in July 2008
  7. 07 Florida 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 1.00″
    • 16 in July 2008
  8. 08 Montana 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 13 in July 2008
  9. 09 Oklahoma 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 6 in July 2008
  10. 10 Missouri 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 9 in July 2008
  11. 11 North Carolina 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 13 in July 2008
  12. 12 New Mexico 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 6 in July 2008
  13. 13 Iowa 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 14 in July 2008
  14. 14 New York 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 13 in July 2008
  15. 15 Minnesota 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 17 in July 2008

The busiest day of the month

Friday 24 July 2009

Hail reports
631
Sources
×3
Measured
4.25″
States
17

Against July 2008

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the July 2008 edition has the full table. Tampa, FL led then with 4 days.

84 −13

Metros with a hail day

July 2008 97

31 ±0

Days with hail on record nationally

July 2008 31

31 ±0

Days with a measured hail report

July 2008 31

7,534 −564

Hail reports, all sources

July 2008 8,098

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, July 2009. Compiled 25 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2009/07

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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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, July, in each of the 12 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 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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No archive holds everything. Storms cross places where nobody is standing, instruments and observers cover some areas better than others, sources revise their records, and recent reports can take weeks to arrive and settle. Coverage also thins as the years go back: an early quiet stretch may describe who was watching rather than what the weather did. 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.

A record sits where its source filed it. Reports made from the ground are commonly logged against a town, a landmark or an offset from one rather than the spot where the measurement was taken, so any distance shown for one carries that source's own location error. Radar detections and warning geometry are instrument-located and do not.

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