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Edition 2015-04

Hail days by metro, April 2015.

In April 2015, 88 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 82 in April 2014. St. Louis, MO led with 4 days, against its own April mean of 1.7 over 19 prior years of record. Abilene, TX was furthest above its own record, at 4 days against a mean of 0.9. 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 28 days with hail on record, against 25 a year earlier.

88

Of 333 metros with a hail day

28

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

4.50in

Largest measured, 9 Apr, AR

Hail days by metro, April 2015

Against each metro's own April on record

Hail days by metro, April 2015: 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 St. Louis, MO 4 +2.3 5 1.7 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
02 Little Rock, AR 4 +2.6 5 1.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
03 Abilene, TX 4 +3.1 4 0.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
04 Indianapolis, IN 3 +2.5 3 0.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
05 Louisville, KY 3 +2.1 3 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
06 Cary, NC 3 +2.5 3 0.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.75″ None detected
07 Pembroke Pines, FL 3 +2.7 3 0.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
08 Pearland, TX 3 +2.5 3 0.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
09 Miami Gardens, FL 3 +2.7 3 0.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
10 Houston, TX 2 +1.3 2 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
11 Nashville, TN 2 +0.7 2 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
12 Raleigh, NC 2 +1.5 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
13 Wichita, KS 2 +0.7 4 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
14 Durham, NC 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
15 Winston-Salem, NC 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
16 Hialeah, FL 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
17 Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
18 Hollywood, FL 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
19 Joliet, IL 2 +1.2 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
20 Miramar, FL 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
21 Cedar Rapids, IA 2 +1.3 2 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
22 Dayton, OH 2 +1.3 2 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
23 Columbia, MO 2 +1.2 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
24 College Station, TX 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
25 Lafayette, LA 2 +1.3 2 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.75″ None detected
26 Odessa, TX 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
27 Beaumont, TX 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
28 Davie, FL 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
29 San Antonio, TX 1 ±0 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
30 Austin, TX 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
31 Charlotte, NC 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
32 Washington, DC 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
33 Las Vegas, NV 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
34 Milwaukee, WI 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
35 Atlanta, GA 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
36 Kansas City, MO 1 −0.4 1 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
37 Omaha, NE 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
38 Miami, FL 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
39 New Orleans, LA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
40 Lexington-Fayette, KY 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
41 Stockton, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
42 Corpus Christi, TX 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
43 Cincinnati, OH 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
44 Lincoln, NE 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
45 Plano, TX 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
46 North Las Vegas, NV 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
47 Madison, WI 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
48 Lubbock, TX 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
49 Toledo, OH 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
50 Port St. Lucie, FL 1 +0.9 2 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
51 Huntsville, AL 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
52 Frisco, TX 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
53 McKinney, TX 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
54 Des Moines, IA 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
55 Fayetteville, NC 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
56 Sioux Falls, SD 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
57 Amarillo, TX 1 +0.1 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
58 Knoxville, TN 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
59 Birmingham, AL 1 ±0 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
60 Grand Rapids, MI 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
61 Clarksville, TN 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
62 Shreveport, LA 1 −0.3 1 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
63 Springfield, MO 1 −0.3 3 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
64 Killeen, TX 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
65 Macon-Bibb County, GA 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
66 Alexandria, VA 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
67 Kansas City, KS 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.25″ None detected
68 Rockford, IL 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
69 Jackson, MS 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
70 Topeka, KS 1 −0.2 1 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
71 Rochester, MN 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
72 High Point, NC 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
73 Elgin, IL 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
74 Springfield, IL 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
75 Allen, TX 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
76 Everett, WA 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
77 New Braunfels, TX 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
78 Peoria, IL 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
79 Tyler, TX 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
80 Concord, NC 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
81 Sugar Land, TX 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
82 Sandy Springs, GA 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
83 Lee's Summit, MO 1 −0.2 1 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
84 Fishers, IN 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
85 South Bend, IN 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
86 Carmel, IN 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
87 Fayetteville, AR 1 +0.1 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
88 Davenport, IA 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected

By state

The states by the hail days filed under each by its source, busiest first, with April 2014 beside it. The first 15 of 38; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Texas 18 days
    • 18 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 15 in April 2014
  2. 02 Kansas 14 days
    • 14 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 11 in April 2014
  3. 03 Oklahoma 14 days
    • 14 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 8 in April 2014
  4. 04 Missouri 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 10 in April 2014
  5. 05 Colorado 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 1 in April 2014
  6. 06 Nebraska 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 6 in April 2014
  7. 07 Alabama 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 5 in April 2014
  8. 08 Kentucky 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 6 in April 2014
  9. 09 Mississippi 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 8 in April 2014
  10. 10 Illinois 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 8 in April 2014
  11. 11 Arkansas 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 7 in April 2014
  12. 12 Iowa 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 9 in April 2014
  13. 13 Louisiana 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 9 in April 2014
  14. 14 Tennessee 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 5 in April 2014
  15. 15 California 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 1.00″
    • 4 in April 2014

The busiest day of the month

Wednesday 8 April 2015

Hail reports
886
Sources
×3
Measured
4.00″
States
17

Against April 2014

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the April 2014 edition has the full table. Overland Park, KS led then with 4 days.

88 +6

Metros with a hail day

April 2014 82

28 +3

Days with hail on record nationally

April 2014 25

28 +3

Days with a measured hail report

April 2014 25

6,937 +1,385

Hail reports, all sources

April 2014 5,552

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, April 2015. Compiled 25 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2015/04

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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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 19 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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