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Edition 2017-03

Hail days by metro, March 2017.

In March 2017, 93 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 84 in March 2016. Tulsa, OK led with 3 days, against its own March mean of 0.7 over 21 prior years of record. Midland, TX was furthest above its own record, at 3 days against a mean of 0.4. 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 22 days with hail on record, against 29 a year earlier.

93

Of 333 metros with a hail day

22

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

4.25in

Largest measured, 26 Mar, TX

Hail days by metro, March 2017

Against each metro's own March on record

Hail days by metro, March 2017: 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 Tulsa, OK 3 +2.3 3 0.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
02 Huntsville, AL 3 +2.3 3 0.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
03 Grand Rapids, MI 3 +2.5 4 0.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.50″ None detected
04 Midland, TX 3 +2.6 3 0.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.50″ None detected
05 Chicago, IL 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
06 Charlotte, NC 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
07 Indianapolis, IN 2 +1.5 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
08 Louisville, KY 2 +1.7 3 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
09 Wichita, KS 2 +1.4 2 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
10 Plano, TX 2 +1.4 3 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
11 Lubbock, TX 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
12 Frisco, TX 2 +1.6 3 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
13 Cape Coral, FL 2 +2.0 2 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
14 McKinney, TX 2 +1.6 3 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
15 Overland Park, KS 2 +1.6 3 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
16 Chattanooga, TN 2 +1.5 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
17 Murfreesboro, TN 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
18 Kansas City, KS 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
19 Naperville, IL 2 +1.6 3 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
20 Olathe, KS 2 +1.5 3 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
21 Cedar Rapids, IA 2 +1.5 3 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
22 Lewisville, TX 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.75″ None detected
23 Topeka, KS 2 +1.4 2 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
24 Rochester, MN 2 +2.0 2 0.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
25 Lafayette, LA 2 +1.6 3 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
26 Allen, TX 2 +1.4 3 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
27 Peoria, IL 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
28 Concord, NC 2 +1.9 2 0.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.75″ None detected
29 Lee's Summit, MO 2 +1.7 3 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
30 Fishers, IN 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
31 Carmel, IN 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
32 Houston, TX 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
33 San Antonio, TX 1 +0.1 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
34 San Jose, CA 1 +1.0 5 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
35 Columbus, OH 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
36 Nashville, TN 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.10″ None detected
37 Memphis, TN 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
38 Sacramento, CA 1 +1.0 2 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
39 Kansas City, MO 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
40 Omaha, NE 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
41 Raleigh, NC 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
42 Virginia Beach, VA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
43 Cleveland, OH 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
44 St. Paul, MN 1 +1.0 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
45 Durham, NC 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
46 St. Louis, MO 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
47 Madison, WI 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
48 Fort Wayne, IN 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
49 Toledo, OH 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
50 Chesapeake, VA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
51 Winston-Salem, NC 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
52 Garland, TX 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
53 Norfolk, VA 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
54 Tacoma, WA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
55 Baton Rouge, LA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
56 Des Moines, IA 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
57 Amarillo, TX 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.80″ None detected
58 Knoxville, TN 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
59 Birmingham, AL 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
60 Akron, OH 1 +1.0 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
61 Clarksville, TN 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
62 Cary, NC 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
63 Santa Rosa, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
64 Springfield, MO 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
65 Killeen, TX 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
66 Denton, TX 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 4.25″ None detected
67 Charleston, SC 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
68 Joliet, IL 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
69 Rockford, IL 1 +0.8 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
70 Visalia, CA 1 +0.8 3 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
71 Jackson, MS 1 +0.4 3 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
72 Columbia, SC 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
73 Fargo, ND 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
74 Carrollton, TX 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.75″ None detected
75 Santa Clara, CA 1 +1.0 5 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
76 Norman, OK 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
77 Columbia, MO 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
78 Athens, GA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
79 Allentown, PA 1 +0.9 2 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
80 West Palm Beach, FL 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
81 North Charleston, SC 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
82 Independence, MO 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
83 Broken Arrow, OK 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
84 Berkeley, CA 1 +1.0 5 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
85 Richardson, TX 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
86 High Point, NC 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
87 Odessa, TX 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
88 Elgin, IL 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
89 Springfield, IL 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
90 Lansing, MI 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
91 South Fulton, GA 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
92 Conroe, TX 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
93 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 2016 beside it. The first 15 of 36; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Texas 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 11 in March 2016
  2. 02 Illinois 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 5 in March 2016
  3. 03 Missouri 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 6 in March 2016
  4. 04 Oklahoma 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 3.25″
    • 8 in March 2016
  5. 05 Kentucky 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 5 in March 2016
  6. 06 Kansas 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 3 in March 2016
  7. 07 Mississippi 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 9 in March 2016
  8. 08 South Carolina 6 days
    • 6 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 2 in March 2016
  9. 09 North Carolina 6 days
    • 6 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 2 in March 2016
  10. 10 Arkansas 6 days
    • 6 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 9 in March 2016
  11. 11 Tennessee 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 6 in March 2016
  12. 12 Alabama 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 5 in March 2016
  13. 13 Georgia 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 4 in March 2016
  14. 14 Virginia 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 3 in March 2016
  15. 15 Louisiana 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 10 in March 2016

The busiest day of the month

Thursday 9 March 2017

Hail reports
757
Sources
×3
Measured
3.00″
States
9

Against March 2016

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the March 2016 edition has the full table. Fort Worth, TX led then with 4 days.

93 +9

Metros with a hail day

March 2016 84

22 −7

Days with hail on record nationally

March 2016 29

22 −7

Days with a measured hail report

March 2016 29

4,954 +1,634

Hail reports, all sources

March 2016 3,320

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, March 2017. Compiled 25 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2017/03

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 21 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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