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Edition 2012-04

Hail days by metro, April 2012.

In April 2012, 98 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 115 in April 2011. Amarillo, TX led with 3 days, against its own April mean of 0.9 over 16 prior years of record. Meridian, ID was furthest above its own record, at 3 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.

98

Of 333 metros with a hail day

30

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

4.50in

Largest measured, 14 Apr, KS

Hail days by metro, April 2012

Against each metro's own April on record

Hail days by metro, April 2012: 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 Amarillo, TX 3 +2.1 4 0.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
02 Shreveport, LA 3 +1.9 3 1.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
03 Meridian, ID 3 +2.8 3 0.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
04 Nampa, ID 3 +2.7 3 0.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.50″ None detected
05 San Jose, CA 2 +2.0 2 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
06 Minneapolis, MN 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
07 Cincinnati, OH 2 +1.5 5 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
08 St. Louis, MO 2 +0.4 7 1.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 3.00″ None detected
09 Lubbock, TX 2 +1.3 3 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.75″ None detected
10 Boise City, ID 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.50″ None detected
11 Knoxville, TN 2 +1.3 5 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
12 Grand Rapids, MI 2 +1.4 6 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
13 Elk Grove, CA 2 +2.0 2 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
14 Naperville, IL 2 +1.2 5 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
15 McAllen, TX 2 +1.8 3 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 4.50″ None detected
16 Santa Clara, CA 2 +2.0 2 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
17 Lafayette, LA 2 +1.4 3 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
18 League City, TX 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.75″ None detected
19 Edinburg, TX 2 +1.9 3 0.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 4.50″ None detected
20 Fishers, IN 2 +1.5 4 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
21 Houston, TX 1 +0.3 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
22 Philadelphia, PA 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
23 Dallas, TX 1 +0.3 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
24 Austin, TX 1 ±0 3 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
25 Indianapolis, IN 1 +0.5 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
26 Nashville, TN 1 −0.4 5 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
27 Louisville, KY 1 ±0 5 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
28 Memphis, TN 1 −0.3 2 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
29 Sacramento, CA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
30 Atlanta, GA 1 +0.1 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
31 Tulsa, OK 1 −0.7 1 1.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
32 Arlington, TX 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.75″ None detected
33 Orlando, FL 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
34 Stockton, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
35 Corpus Christi, TX 1 +0.9 2 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
36 St. Paul, MN 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
37 Lincoln, NE 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
38 Plano, TX 1 +0.3 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
39 Reno, NV 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
40 Irving, TX 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 3.00″ None detected
41 Garland, TX 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
42 Spokane, WA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
43 Huntsville, AL 1 +0.1 5 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
44 Frisco, TX 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
45 Baton Rouge, LA 1 +0.7 3 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
46 McKinney, TX 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
47 Des Moines, IA 1 −0.1 2 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
48 Grand Prairie, TX 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
49 Augusta, GA 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
50 Birmingham, AL 1 −0.1 2 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
51 Brownsville, TX 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
52 Fort Lauderdale, FL 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
53 Aurora, IL 1 +0.3 3 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
54 Santa Rosa, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
55 Springfield, MO 1 −0.3 1 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
56 Murfreesboro, TN 1 +0.1 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
57 Killeen, TX 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
58 Roseville, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
59 Charleston, SC 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
60 Hollywood, FL 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
61 Joliet, IL 1 +0.3 3 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
62 Savannah, GA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
63 Mesquite, TX 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 3.50″ None detected
64 Pasadena, TX 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
65 Rockford, IL 1 +0.3 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
66 Visalia, CA 1 +0.9 3 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
67 Waco, TX 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
68 Jackson, MS 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
69 Lewisville, TX 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 3.00″ None detected
70 Carrollton, TX 1 +0.3 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 3.00″ None detected
71 Round Rock, TX 1 −0.1 2 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
72 Norman, OK 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
73 Columbia, MO 1 +0.4 5 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
74 Abilene, TX 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
75 Pearland, TX 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.75″ None detected
76 Topeka, KS 1 −0.2 5 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
77 College Station, TX 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
78 Lakeland, FL 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
79 North Charleston, SC 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
80 Broken Arrow, OK 1 −0.3 1 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
81 Richardson, TX 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
82 Antioch, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
83 Manchester, NH 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
84 Beaumont, TX 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
85 Allen, TX 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
86 Pueblo, CO 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
87 Miami Gardens, FL 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
88 Tyler, TX 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
89 Sparks, NV 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
90 Conroe, TX 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
91 Spokane Valley, WA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
92 Davie, FL 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
93 Green Bay, WI 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
94 South Bend, IN 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
95 Carmel, IN 1 +0.4 3 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
96 San Mateo, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
97 Chico, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
98 Davenport, IA 1 −0.1 2 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected

By state

The states by the hail days filed under each by its source, busiest first, with April 2011 beside it. The first 15 of 41; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Texas 20 days
    • 20 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 15 in April 2011
  2. 02 Oklahoma 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 13 in April 2011
  3. 03 Missouri 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 17 in April 2011
  4. 04 Kansas 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 8 in April 2011
  5. 05 South Carolina 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 8 in April 2011
  6. 06 California 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 3 in April 2011
  7. 07 North Carolina 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 8 in April 2011
  8. 08 Kentucky 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 16 in April 2011
  9. 09 Illinois 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 16 in April 2011
  10. 10 Alabama 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 8 in April 2011
  11. 11 Nebraska 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 6 in April 2011
  12. 12 Tennessee 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 11 in April 2011
  13. 13 Mississippi 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 8 in April 2011
  14. 14 Georgia 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 1.00″
    • 11 in April 2011
  15. 15 Louisiana 6 days
    • 6 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 7 in April 2011

The busiest day of the month

Saturday 14 April 2012

Hail reports
793
Sources
×3
Measured
4.50″
States
9

Against April 2011

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the April 2011 edition has the full table. Garland, TX led then with 8 days.

98 −17

Metros with a hail day

April 2011 115

30 ±0

Days with hail on record nationally

April 2011 30

30 ±0

Days with a measured hail report

April 2011 30

6,480 −6,050

Hail reports, all sources

April 2011 12,530

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, April 2012. Compiled 26 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2012/04

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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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, April, in each of the 16 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.

About this record

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