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Edition 2017-05

Hail days by metro, May 2017.

In May 2017, 82 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 99 in May 2016. Tulsa, OK led with 3 days, against its own May mean of 1.5 over 21 prior years of record. Abilene, TX was furthest above its own record, at 3 days against a mean of 1.0. 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.

82

Of 333 metros with a hail day

31

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

4.50in

Largest measured, 19 May, TX

Hail days by metro, May 2017

Against each metro's own May on record

Hail days by metro, May 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 May mean Measured share Largest measured Largest detected
01 Tulsa, OK 3 +1.5 8 1.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
02 St. Louis, MO 3 +1.8 5 1.2 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
03 Overland Park, KS 3 +1.6 6 1.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
04 Abilene, TX 3 +2.0 3 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
05 Broken Arrow, OK 3 +1.9 5 1.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
06 Austin, TX 2 +1.0 4 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
07 Oklahoma City, OK 2 ±0 4 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
08 Baltimore, MD 2 +1.5 3 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
09 Lexington-Fayette, KY 2 +1.5 3 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.50″ None detected
10 St. Paul, MN 2 +1.0 3 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
11 Newport News, VA 2 +1.7 3 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
12 Shreveport, LA 2 +0.9 3 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
13 Lakewood, CO 2 +1.2 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.75″ None detected
14 Olathe, KS 2 +1.1 5 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.85″ None detected
15 Rockford, IL 2 +1.4 5 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
16 Thornton, CO 2 +1.2 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
17 Hampton, VA 2 +1.7 3 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
18 Round Rock, TX 2 +1.2 4 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
19 Wilmington, NC 2 +1.0 2 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.50″ None detected
20 Rochester, MN 2 +1.1 7 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
21 Arvada, CO 2 +1.1 2 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.75″ None detected
22 Odessa, TX 2 +1.2 5 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
23 Greeley, CO 2 +1.4 2 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
24 Pueblo, CO 2 +1.3 2 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
25 Peoria, IL 2 +1.2 6 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
26 Centennial, CO 2 +1.2 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
27 Boulder, CO 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
28 Philadelphia, PA 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
29 San Antonio, TX 1 +0.3 4 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
30 Denver, CO 1 −0.3 1 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.50″ None detected
31 El Paso, TX 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
32 Albuquerque, NM 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
33 Atlanta, GA 1 −0.3 1 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
34 Colorado Springs, CO 1 −0.3 1 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
35 Omaha, NE 1 −0.9 3 1.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
36 Minneapolis, MN 1 −0.2 1 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
37 Arlington, TX 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
38 Aurora, CO 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
39 Cleveland, OH 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
40 Corpus Christi, TX 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
41 Lincoln, NE 1 +0.1 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
42 Madison, WI 1 +0.2 3 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
43 Fort Wayne, IN 1 −0.1 5 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
44 Lubbock, TX 1 −0.6 3 1.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
45 Toledo, OH 1 +0.1 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
46 Laredo, TX 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.50″ None detected
47 Irving, TX 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
48 Winston-Salem, NC 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
49 Richmond, VA 1 +0.4 3 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
50 Des Moines, IA 1 −0.1 3 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
51 Rochester, NY 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
52 Amarillo, TX 1 −0.6 2 1.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.50″ None detected
53 Grand Prairie, TX 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
54 Birmingham, AL 1 +0.4 4 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
55 Grand Rapids, MI 1 ±0 7 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
56 Clarksville, TN 1 +0.2 3 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
57 Springfield, MO 1 −0.3 3 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
58 Denton, TX 1 +0.1 3 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
59 Springfield, MA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
60 Kansas City, KS 1 −0.3 3 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.50″ None detected
61 Savannah, GA 1 +0.1 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
62 Syracuse, NY 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
63 Waco, TX 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
64 Midland, TX 1 −0.1 5 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
65 Cedar Rapids, IA 1 +0.1 6 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
66 Columbia, MO 1 −0.5 3 1.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
67 Topeka, KS 1 +0.1 4 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
68 Allentown, PA 1 +0.3 3 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
69 Lafayette, LA 1 +0.5 5 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
70 Las Cruces, NM 1 +0.8 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
71 Westminster, CO 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.75″ None detected
72 South Fulton, GA 1 +0.4 3 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
73 Rio Rancho, NM 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
74 Tyler, TX 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.50″ None detected
75 Sugar Land, TX 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
76 Conroe, TX 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
77 Green Bay, WI 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
78 Bend, OR 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
79 Lee's Summit, MO 1 −0.1 4 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
80 Albany, NY 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
81 Suffolk, VA 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
82 Davenport, IA 1 −0.2 6 1.2 100% 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 2016 beside it. The first 15 of 47; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Texas 19 days
    • 19 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 24 in May 2016
  2. 02 Kansas 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 14 in May 2016
  3. 03 Colorado 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 14 in May 2016
  4. 04 Virginia 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 9 in May 2016
  5. 05 Oklahoma 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 15 in May 2016
  6. 06 Missouri 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 4.25″
    • 10 in May 2016
  7. 07 Nebraska 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 15 in May 2016
  8. 08 Montana 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 1.25″
    • 9 in May 2016
  9. 09 Iowa 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 10 in May 2016
  10. 10 Wisconsin 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 9 in May 2016
  11. 11 Illinois 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 9 in May 2016
  12. 12 Arkansas 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 9 in May 2016
  13. 13 North Carolina 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 12 in May 2016
  14. 14 Georgia 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 5 in May 2016
  15. 15 Minnesota 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 6 in May 2016

The busiest day of the month

Saturday 27 May 2017

Hail reports
1,114
Sources
×3
Measured
4.25″
States
16

Against May 2016

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the May 2016 edition has the full table. Wichita, KS led then with 5 days.

82 −17

Metros with a hail day

May 2016 99

31 ±0

Days with hail on record nationally

May 2016 31

31 ±0

Days with a measured hail report

May 2016 31

7,705 −892

Hail reports, all sources

May 2016 8,597

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, May 2017. Compiled 25 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2017/05

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 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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