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Edition 2012-05

Hail days by metro, May 2012.

In May 2012, 112 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 134 in May 2011. St. Paul, MN led with 6 days, against its own May mean of 0.7 over 16 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.

112

Of 333 metros with a hail day

31

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

5.00in

Largest measured, 1 May, OH

Hail days by metro, May 2012

Against each metro's own May on record

Hail days by metro, May 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 May mean Measured share Largest measured Largest detected
01 St. Paul, MN 6 +5.3 7 0.7 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
02 Hialeah, FL 5 +4.3 5 0.8 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.25″ None detected
03 Jacksonville, FL 4 +3.3 6 0.7 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
04 Omaha, NE 4 +2.0 4 2.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
05 Minneapolis, MN 4 +2.9 6 1.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
06 Miramar, FL 4 +3.1 4 0.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.25″ None detected
07 Richardson, TX 4 +3.1 5 0.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
08 Green Bay, WI 4 +3.6 5 0.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.88″ None detected
09 Nashville, TN 3 +2.1 8 0.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
10 Atlanta, GA 3 +1.6 6 1.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
11 Miami, FL 3 +2.2 3 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
12 Durham, NC 3 +2.1 4 0.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
13 Plano, TX 3 +2.2 4 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
14 Garland, TX 3 +2.1 4 0.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
15 Frisco, TX 3 +2.4 4 0.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
16 Grand Rapids, MI 3 +2.2 9 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
17 Aurora, IL 3 +2.3 6 0.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.75″ None detected
18 Naperville, IL 3 +2.1 8 0.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.75″ None detected
19 Rochester, MN 3 +2.3 3 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.75″ None detected
20 Allen, TX 3 +1.9 4 1.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
21 Miami Gardens, FL 3 +2.1 4 0.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
22 Chicago, IL 2 +1.4 5 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
23 San Antonio, TX 2 +1.3 5 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
24 Dallas, TX 2 +0.7 3 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
25 Oklahoma City, OK 2 +0.1 4 1.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 3.00″ None detected
26 Milwaukee, WI 2 +1.4 2 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
27 Kansas City, MO 2 +0.8 3 1.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
28 Raleigh, NC 2 +0.8 4 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
29 Wichita, KS 2 −0.2 5 2.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
30 Corpus Christi, TX 2 +1.9 4 0.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
31 Madison, WI 2 +1.4 2 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
32 Laredo, TX 2 +1.6 4 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
33 Des Moines, IA 2 +0.9 4 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
34 Tallahassee, FL 2 +1.5 3 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
35 Knoxville, TN 2 +1.4 7 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.50″ None detected
36 Overland Park, KS 2 +0.4 3 1.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
37 Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 +0.9 3 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
38 Clarksville, TN 2 +1.3 4 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
39 Cary, NC 2 +1.1 4 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
40 Pembroke Pines, FL 2 +1.1 2 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
41 Murfreesboro, TN 2 +1.5 5 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
42 Denton, TX 2 +1.0 3 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
43 Kansas City, KS 2 +0.7 4 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
44 Joliet, IL 2 +1.2 5 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
45 Savannah, GA 2 +1.1 3 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
46 Olathe, KS 2 +1.0 3 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
47 Jackson, MS 2 +1.1 3 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
48 Cedar Rapids, IA 2 +1.0 3 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
49 Lewisville, TX 2 +1.1 3 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
50 Round Rock, TX 2 +1.4 4 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
51 North Charleston, SC 2 +0.9 3 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
52 Lafayette, LA 2 +1.6 5 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.50″ None detected
53 Pompano Beach, FL 2 +1.4 2 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
54 Lansing, MI 2 +1.6 4 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.50″ None detected
55 Davie, FL 2 +0.8 3 1.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
56 Sandy Springs, GA 2 +0.9 3 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
57 Davenport, IA 2 +1.0 4 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
58 Houston, TX 1 −0.1 2 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
59 Austin, TX 1 +0.1 4 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
60 Fort Worth, TX 1 −0.3 1 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
61 Denver, CO 1 −0.2 1 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
62 Washington, DC 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
63 Memphis, TN 1 −0.1 3 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
64 Albuquerque, NM 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
65 Fresno, CA 1 +0.9 3 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
66 Mesa, AZ 1 +1.0 2 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
67 Aurora, CO 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
68 Cincinnati, OH 1 +0.4 6 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
69 Pittsburgh, PA 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
70 Lincoln, NE 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
71 St. Louis, MO 1 −0.1 8 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
72 Reno, NV 1 +0.8 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
73 Toledo, OH 1 +0.1 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
74 Irving, TX 1 −0.2 2 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
75 Winston-Salem, NC 1 +0.5 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
76 Port St. Lucie, FL 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
77 Huntsville, AL 1 +0.1 6 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
78 McKinney, TX 1 +0.3 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
79 Fayetteville, NC 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
80 Worcester, MA 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
81 Columbus, GA 1 +0.3 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
82 Montgomery, AL 1 +0.8 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
83 Mobile, AL 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
84 Springfield, MO 1 −0.4 2 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
85 Roseville, CA 1 +0.9 2 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
86 Charleston, SC 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
87 Alexandria, VA 1 +0.3 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
88 Mesquite, TX 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
89 Rockford, IL 1 +0.4 3 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
90 Syracuse, NY 1 +0.3 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
91 Coral Springs, FL 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
92 Carrollton, TX 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
93 Norman, OK 1 −0.3 2 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
94 Clovis, CA 1 +0.9 3 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
95 College Station, TX 1 +0.6 3 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
96 Allentown, PA 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
97 Independence, MO 1 +0.3 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
98 High Point, NC 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
99 Evansville, IN 1 +0.2 5 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
100 Las Cruces, NM 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
101 Springfield, IL 1 +0.1 4 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
102 Tuscaloosa, AL 1 +0.2 3 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
103 Pueblo, CO 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
104 South Fulton, GA 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
105 Peoria, IL 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
106 Tyler, TX 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
107 Sugar Land, TX 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
108 Centennial, CO 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
109 Edinburg, TX 1 +0.9 4 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
110 Lee's Summit, MO 1 −0.3 2 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
111 Palm Coast, FL 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
112 Albany, NY 1 +0.6 1 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 2011 beside it. The first 15 of 46; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Texas 23 days
    • 23 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 18 in May 2011
  2. 02 Florida 18 days
    • 18 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 8 in May 2011
  3. 03 North Carolina 16 days
    • 16 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 12 in May 2011
  4. 04 Iowa 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 10 in May 2011
  5. 05 Nebraska 14 days
    • 14 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 12 in May 2011
  6. 06 Kansas 14 days
    • 14 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 15 in May 2011
  7. 07 Alabama 14 days
    • 14 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 4 in May 2011
  8. 08 Minnesota 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 8 in May 2011
  9. 09 Tennessee 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 8 in May 2011
  10. 10 South Dakota 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 6 in May 2011
  11. 11 Wisconsin 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 9 in May 2011
  12. 12 Georgia 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 9 in May 2011
  13. 13 Michigan 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 12 in May 2011
  14. 14 Missouri 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 18 in May 2011
  15. 15 Illinois 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 15 in May 2011

The busiest day of the month

Tuesday 29 May 2012

Hail reports
1,005
Sources
×3
Measured
5.00″
States
17

Against May 2011

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the May 2011 edition has the full table. Columbia, MO led then with 6 days.

112 −22

Metros with a hail day

May 2011 134

31 ±0

Days with hail on record nationally

May 2011 31

31 ±0

Days with a measured hail report

May 2011 31

10,776 −2,710

Hail reports, all sources

May 2011 13,486

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, May 2012. Compiled 25 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2012/05

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, May, 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 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.

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