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Edition 2016-07

Hail days by metro, July 2016.

In July 2016, 78 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 51 in July 2015. Colorado Springs, CO led with 4 days, against its own July mean of 2.0 over 20 prior years of record. North Charleston, SC was furthest above its own record, at 4 days against a mean of 0.8. 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.

78

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, 7 Jul, KS

Hail days by metro, July 2016

Against each metro's own July on record

Hail days by metro, July 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 July mean Measured share Largest measured Largest detected
01 Colorado Springs, CO 4 +2.0 13 2.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.50″ None detected
02 North Charleston, SC 4 +3.3 10 0.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
03 Centennial, CO 3 +2.4 6 0.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
04 Philadelphia, PA 2 +1.7 5 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
05 Denver, CO 2 +1.3 5 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
06 Tulsa, OK 2 +1.3 6 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
07 Lakewood, CO 2 +1.5 4 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
08 Charleston, SC 2 +1.5 5 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
09 Columbia, SC 2 +1.4 5 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
10 Midland, TX 2 +1.9 4 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
11 Greeley, CO 2 +1.5 3 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.50″ None detected
12 Pueblo, CO 2 +1.0 4 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
13 Palm Coast, FL 2 +1.5 4 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
14 Chicago, IL 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
15 Phoenix, AZ 1 +0.9 4 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
16 Jacksonville, FL 1 +0.6 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
17 Indianapolis, IN 1 +0.4 6 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
18 Washington, DC 1 +0.7 3 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
19 Boston, MA 1 +0.7 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
20 Memphis, TN 1 +0.8 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
21 Baltimore, MD 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
22 Omaha, NE 1 +0.3 6 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
23 Virginia Beach, VA 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
24 Minneapolis, MN 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
25 Wichita, KS 1 +0.6 8 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
26 Aurora, CO 1 +0.8 3 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
27 St. Louis, MO 1 +0.4 7 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
28 Chandler, AZ 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
29 Gilbert, AZ 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
30 Lubbock, TX 1 +0.9 3 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
31 Chesapeake, VA 1 +0.6 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
32 Scottsdale, AZ 1 +1.0 2 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
33 Norfolk, VA 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
34 Spokane, WA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
35 Richmond, VA 1 +0.6 3 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
36 Huntsville, AL 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
37 Hialeah, FL 1 +0.1 3 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
38 Amarillo, TX 1 +0.5 6 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
39 Grand Rapids, MI 1 +0.6 7 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
40 Providence, RI 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
41 Tempe, AZ 1 +0.8 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
42 Akron, OH 1 +0.3 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
43 Chattanooga, TN 1 +0.9 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
44 Pembroke Pines, FL 1 +0.5 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
45 Paterson, NJ 1 +0.7 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
46 Alexandria, VA 1 +0.8 3 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
47 Joliet, IL 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
48 Naperville, IL 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
49 Olathe, KS 1 +0.8 5 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
50 Rockford, IL 1 +0.8 3 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
51 Miramar, FL 1 +0.4 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
52 Cedar Rapids, IA 1 +0.6 6 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
53 Elizabeth, NJ 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
54 Palm Bay, FL 1 +0.8 3 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
55 Fargo, ND 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
56 Norman, OK 1 +0.8 5 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
57 Columbia, MO 1 +0.8 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
58 Topeka, KS 1 +0.6 5 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
59 Allentown, PA 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
60 Wilmington, NC 1 +0.5 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
61 Lakeland, FL 1 +0.6 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
62 Arvada, CO 1 +0.4 3 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
63 Billings, MT 1 ±0 5 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
64 Broken Arrow, OK 1 +0.6 4 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
65 Cambridge, MA 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
66 Elgin, IL 1 +0.6 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
67 Lansing, MI 1 +0.8 4 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
68 Miami Gardens, FL 1 +0.2 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
69 Rio Rancho, NM 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
70 Concord, NC 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
71 Spokane Valley, WA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
72 Davie, FL 1 +0.3 4 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
73 Dearborn, MI 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
74 Fishers, IN 1 +0.6 4 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
75 Carmel, IN 1 +0.6 5 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
76 Fayetteville, AR 1 +0.8 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
77 Lynn, MA 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
78 Albany, NY 1 +0.1 1 1.0 100% 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 July 2015 beside it. The first 15 of 46; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Colorado 20 days
    • 20 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 19 in July 2015
  2. 02 South Dakota 18 days
    • 18 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 15 in July 2015
  3. 03 North Dakota 18 days
    • 18 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 11 in July 2015
  4. 04 Nebraska 16 days
    • 16 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 16 in July 2015
  5. 05 Montana 16 days
    • 16 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 7 in July 2015
  6. 06 Wyoming 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 7 in July 2015
  7. 07 North Carolina 14 days
    • 14 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 5 in July 2015
  8. 08 South Carolina 14 days
    • 14 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 5 in July 2015
  9. 09 Minnesota 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 8 in July 2015
  10. 10 Kansas 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 21 in July 2015
  11. 11 Florida 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 9 in July 2015
  12. 12 Texas 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 8 in July 2015
  13. 13 Illinois 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 1.00″
    • 5 in July 2015
  14. 14 Michigan 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 2 in July 2015
  15. 15 Missouri 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 8 in July 2015

The busiest day of the month

Friday 8 July 2016

Hail reports
360
Sources
×3
Measured
3.00″
States
17

Against July 2015

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the July 2015 edition has the full table. Reno, NV led then with 7 days.

78 +27

Metros with a hail day

July 2015 51

31 ±0

Days with hail on record nationally

July 2015 31

31 ±0

Days with a measured hail report

July 2015 31

5,029 +1,359

Hail reports, all sources

July 2015 3,670

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, July 2016. Compiled 26 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2016/07

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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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 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.
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