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Edition 2018-04

Hail days by metro, April 2018.

In April 2018, 64 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 88 in April 2017. Fort Worth, TX led with 3 days, against its own April mean of 1.3 over 22 prior years of record. Arlington, TX was furthest above its own record, at 3 days against a mean of 0.6. 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 26 days with hail on record, against 30 a year earlier.

64

Of 333 metros with a hail day

26

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

3.00in

Largest measured, 3 Apr, MO

Hail days by metro, April 2018

Against each metro's own April on record

Hail days by metro, April 2018: 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 Fort Worth, TX 3 +1.7 4 1.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
02 Arlington, TX 3 +2.5 4 0.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
03 San Antonio, TX 2 +0.9 4 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
04 Plano, TX 2 +1.1 3 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
05 St. Louis, MO 2 +0.2 3 1.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
06 Frisco, TX 2 +1.1 3 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.50″ None detected
07 McKinney, TX 2 +1.1 3 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.50″ None detected
08 Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
09 Shreveport, LA 2 +0.8 2 1.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
10 Killeen, TX 2 +1.6 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
11 Round Rock, TX 2 +0.8 6 1.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
12 Allen, TX 2 +1.1 3 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
13 Dallas, TX 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
14 San Jose, CA 1 +0.9 3 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
15 Columbus, OH 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
16 Indianapolis, IN 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
17 Nashville, TN 1 −0.3 2 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
18 Kansas City, MO 1 −0.4 1 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
19 Oakland, CA 1 +0.9 3 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
20 Aurora, CO 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
21 Orlando, FL 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
22 Pittsburgh, PA 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
23 Irving, TX 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
24 Winston-Salem, NC 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
25 Port St. Lucie, FL 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
26 Garland, TX 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
27 Spokane, WA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
28 Sioux Falls, SD 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
29 Little Rock, AR 1 −0.4 2 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
30 Overland Park, KS 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
31 Grand Rapids, MI 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
32 Pembroke Pines, FL 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
33 Denton, TX 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
34 Hollywood, FL 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
35 Kansas City, KS 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
36 Sunnyvale, CA 1 +1.0 4 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
37 Olathe, KS 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
38 Mesquite, TX 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
39 Waco, TX 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
40 Miramar, FL 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
41 Cedar Rapids, IA 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
42 Palm Bay, FL 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
43 Coral Springs, FL 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
44 Lewisville, TX 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
45 Santa Clara, CA 1 +0.9 5 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
46 Concord, CA 1 +0.9 4 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
47 Lakeland, FL 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
48 Berkeley, CA 1 +0.9 3 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
49 Richardson, TX 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
50 Evansville, IN 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
51 Richmond, CA 1 +1.0 5 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
52 Pompano Beach, FL 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
53 New Braunfels, TX 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
54 Miami Gardens, FL 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
55 Tyler, TX 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
56 Spokane Valley, WA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
57 Davie, FL 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
58 Centennial, CO 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
59 Green Bay, WI 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
60 Fishers, IN 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
61 South Bend, IN 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
62 Carmel, IN 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
63 Albany, NY 1 +1.0 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
64 Davenport, IA 1 −0.1 2 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected

By state

The states by the hail days filed under each by its source, busiest first, with April 2017 beside it. The first 15 of 37; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Texas 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 16 in April 2017
  2. 02 California 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 0.25″
    • 3 in April 2017
  3. 03 Colorado 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 1.25″
    • 3 in April 2017
  4. 04 Missouri 4 days
    • 4 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 11 in April 2017
  5. 05 Kansas 4 days
    • 4 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 10 in April 2017
  6. 06 Iowa 4 days
    • 4 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 5 in April 2017
  7. 07 Florida 4 days
    • 4 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 4 in April 2017
  8. 08 South Dakota 4 days
    • 4 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 2 in April 2017
  9. 09 Georgia 4 days
    • 4 measured
    • 1.00″
    • 6 in April 2017
  10. 10 Louisiana 3 days
    • 3 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 4 in April 2017
  11. 11 Indiana 3 days
    • 3 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 9 in April 2017
  12. 12 Illinois 3 days
    • 3 measured
    • 1.00″
    • 12 in April 2017
  13. 13 Oklahoma 3 days
    • 3 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 9 in April 2017
  14. 14 Montana 3 days
    • 3 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 5 in April 2017
  15. 15 North Carolina 3 days
    • 3 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 5 in April 2017

The busiest day of the month

Friday 13 April 2018

Hail reports
740
Sources
×3
Measured
2.50″
States
12

Against April 2017

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the April 2017 edition has the full table. McKinney, TX led then with 3 days.

64 −24

Metros with a hail day

April 2017 88

26 −4

Days with hail on record nationally

April 2017 30

26 −4

Days with a measured hail report

April 2017 30

2,358 −3,470

Hail reports, all sources

April 2017 5,828

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, April 2018. Compiled 25 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2018/04

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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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, April, in each of the 22 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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