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Edition 2016-03

Hail days by metro, March 2016.

In March 2016, 84 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 31 in March 2015. Fort Worth, TX led with 4 days, against its own March mean of 0.8 over 20 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 29 days with hail on record, against 17 a year earlier.

84

Of 333 metros with a hail day

29

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

4.00in

Largest measured, 8 Mar, TX

Hail days by metro, March 2016

Against each metro's own March on record

Hail days by metro, March 2016: 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 March mean Measured share Largest measured Largest detected
01 Fort Worth, TX 4 +3.3 4 0.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.50″ None detected
02 Grand Rapids, MI 3 +2.7 4 0.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.50″ None detected
03 San Antonio, TX 2 +1.1 3 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
04 Austin, TX 2 +1.5 2 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
05 Indianapolis, IN 2 +1.6 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
06 Milwaukee, WI 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
07 Raleigh, NC 2 +1.4 3 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
08 Arlington, TX 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.50″ None detected
09 Durham, NC 2 +1.8 3 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
10 Plano, TX 2 +1.5 2 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
11 Madison, WI 2 +1.7 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.50″ None detected
12 Irving, TX 2 +1.8 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
13 Garland, TX 2 +1.6 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
14 McKinney, TX 2 +1.7 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
15 Little Rock, AR 2 +1.2 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
16 Grand Prairie, TX 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.50″ None detected
17 Cary, NC 2 +1.6 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
18 Shreveport, LA 2 +0.9 3 1.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
19 Hollywood, FL 2 +1.8 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
20 Richardson, TX 2 +1.4 2 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
21 Allen, TX 2 +1.5 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
22 Miami Gardens, FL 2 +1.9 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
23 Peoria, IL 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
24 Davenport, IA 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
25 Houston, TX 1 +0.7 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
26 Dallas, TX 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
27 Fresno, CA 1 +0.7 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
28 Omaha, NE 1 +0.7 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
29 Tulsa, OK 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
30 Tampa, FL 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
31 Anaheim, CA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
32 Irvine, CA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
33 Lincoln, NE 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
34 St. Louis, MO 1 +0.4 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
35 Buffalo, NY 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
36 Fort Wayne, IN 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
37 Toledo, OH 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
38 Laredo, TX 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
39 Winston-Salem, NC 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
40 Port St. Lucie, FL 1 +0.9 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
41 Boise City, ID 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
42 Frisco, TX 1 +0.7 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
43 San Bernardino, CA 1 +0.9 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
44 Hialeah, FL 1 +0.9 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
45 Des Moines, IA 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
46 Rochester, NY 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
47 Overland Park, KS 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
48 Montgomery, AL 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
49 Chattanooga, TN 1 +0.6 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
50 Mobile, AL 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
51 Pembroke Pines, FL 1 +0.9 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
52 Springfield, MO 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
53 Denton, TX 1 +0.7 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
54 Charleston, SC 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
55 Escondido, CA 1 +0.9 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
56 Olathe, KS 1 +0.6 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
57 Pasadena, TX 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
58 McAllen, TX 1 +0.9 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
59 Rockford, IL 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
60 Jackson, MS 1 +0.4 4 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
61 Orange, CA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
62 Miramar, FL 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
63 Palm Bay, FL 1 +0.9 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
64 Coral Springs, FL 1 +0.9 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
65 Meridian, ID 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
66 Lewisville, TX 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
67 Carrollton, TX 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
68 Round Rock, TX 1 +0.6 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
69 Clovis, CA 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
70 Lakeland, FL 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
71 North Charleston, SC 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
72 Lafayette, LA 1 +0.7 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
73 Broken Arrow, OK 1 +0.2 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
74 Nampa, ID 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
75 Carlsbad, CA 1 +0.9 3 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
76 Elgin, IL 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
77 Lansing, MI 1 +0.9 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
78 Tuscaloosa, AL 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
79 Davie, FL 1 +0.8 3 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
80 Edinburg, TX 1 +0.9 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
81 Lee's Summit, MO 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
82 Fishers, IN 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
83 Carmel, IN 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
84 Fayetteville, AR 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 March 2015 beside it. The first 15 of 33; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Texas 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 5 in March 2015
  2. 02 Louisiana 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 2.25″
    • none in March 2015
  3. 03 Mississippi 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 5 in March 2015
  4. 04 Arkansas 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 3 in March 2015
  5. 05 Oklahoma 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 3 in March 2015
  6. 06 Florida 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 3 in March 2015
  7. 07 Missouri 6 days
    • 6 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 3 in March 2015
  8. 08 Tennessee 6 days
    • 6 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 1 in March 2015
  9. 09 Michigan 6 days
    • 6 measured
    • 1.00″
    • none in March 2015
  10. 10 Illinois 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 2 in March 2015
  11. 11 Indiana 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 1.75″
    • none in March 2015
  12. 12 Iowa 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 1 in March 2015
  13. 13 Alabama 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 2 in March 2015
  14. 14 Nebraska 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 1.25″
    • 1 in March 2015
  15. 15 Kentucky 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 1.25″
    • 1 in March 2015

The busiest day of the month

Wednesday 30 March 2016

Hail reports
397
Sources
×3
Measured
3.00″
States
12

Against March 2015

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the March 2015 edition has the full table. Oklahoma City, OK led then with 2 days.

84 +53

Metros with a hail day

March 2015 31

29 +12

Days with hail on record nationally

March 2015 17

29 +12

Days with a measured hail report

March 2015 17

3,320 +1,617

Hail reports, all sources

March 2015 1,703

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, March 2016. Compiled 25 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2016/03

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, March, in each of the 20 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.

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.

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