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The data series 2019

Hail days by metro, 2019.

In 2019, 256 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, on 272 days with hail somewhere in the country, against 259 over the same span in 2018. Amarillo, TX led with 14 days, against its own mean of 6.6 for the span over 23 prior years of record. Billings, MT was furthest above its own record, at 12 days against a mean of 3.2. On 100 percent of those days at least one report was measured by a person or an instrument; the rest were detected by radar alone. Each month of the year has its own edition and file below.

256

Of 333 metros with a hail day

272

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of those days carried a measured report

5.50in

Largest measured, 20 May, TX

Hail days by metro, 2019

Against each metro's own year on record

Hail days by metro, 2019: each metro's hail days in the window, the same span a year earlier, 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 Last year Year mean Measured share Largest measured Largest detected
01 Amarillo, TX 14 +7.4 5 6.6 100% 14 of 14 days measured 1.75″ None detected
02 Aurora, CO 12 +8.7 5 3.4 100% 12 of 12 days measured 1.75″ None detected
03 Billings, MT 12 +8.8 12 3.2 100% 12 of 12 days measured 3.00″ None detected
04 St. Louis, MO 11 +4.4 11 6.7 100% 11 of 11 days measured 1.75″ None detected
05 Lubbock, TX 11 +6.4 4 4.7 100% 11 of 11 days measured 2.75″ None detected
06 Centennial, CO 11 +5.5 8 5.5 100% 11 of 11 days measured 2.00″ None detected
07 Oklahoma City, OK 10 +4.0 6 6.0 100% 10 of 10 days measured 1.75″ None detected
08 Cedar Rapids, IA 10 +4.7 5 5.4 100% 10 of 10 days measured 0.88″ None detected
09 Denver, CO 9 +4.0 3 5.0 100% 9 of 9 days measured 1.50″ None detected
10 Allentown, PA 9 +6.7 1 2.3 100% 9 of 9 days measured 2.00″ None detected
11 Colorado Springs, CO 8 −0.7 9 8.7 100% 8 of 8 days measured 2.00″ None detected
12 Thornton, CO 8 +5.0 3 3.0 100% 8 of 8 days measured 2.00″ None detected
13 Lewisville, TX 8 +4.4 3 3.6 100% 8 of 8 days measured 2.75″ None detected
14 Westminster, CO 8 +4.8 3 3.2 100% 8 of 8 days measured 2.50″ None detected
15 Phoenix, AZ 7 +5.0 6 2.0 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.00″ None detected
16 Philadelphia, PA 7 +4.3 1 2.7 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.50″ None detected
17 Dallas, TX 7 +3.4 2 3.6 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.75″ None detected
18 Gilbert, AZ 7 +5.2 3 1.8 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.00″ None detected
19 Irving, TX 7 +3.8 4 3.2 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.50″ None detected
20 Naperville, IL 7 +1.7 5 5.4 100% 7 of 7 days measured 1.50″ None detected
21 Topeka, KS 7 +1.7 2 5.4 100% 7 of 7 days measured 2.00″ None detected
22 Greeley, CO 7 +4.1 6 2.9 100% 7 of 7 days measured 2.00″ None detected
23 Fort Worth, TX 6 +1.0 5 5.0 100% 6 of 6 days measured 3.00″ None detected
24 Indianapolis, IN 6 +1.1 5 4.9 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.00″ None detected
25 Kansas City, MO 6 +0.4 6 5.6 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
26 Cincinnati, OH 6 +2.6 4 3.4 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.00″ None detected
27 Glendale, AZ 6 +4.1 4 1.9 100% 6 of 6 days measured 0.88″ None detected
28 Frisco, TX 6 +2.8 6 3.2 100% 6 of 6 days measured 4.50″ None detected
29 Sioux Falls, SD 6 +2.5 4 3.5 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.00″ None detected
30 Akron, OH 6 +2.4 1 3.6 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
31 Aurora, IL 6 +2.0 5 4.0 100% 6 of 6 days measured 2.00″ None detected
32 Fort Collins, CO 6 +2.7 4 3.3 100% 6 of 6 days measured 2.00″ None detected
33 Denton, TX 6 +2.8 4 3.2 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
34 Alexandria, VA 6 +3.5 3 2.5 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.75″ None detected
35 Carrollton, TX 6 +3.1 2 2.9 100% 6 of 6 days measured 2.75″ None detected
36 Boulder, CO 6 +4.1 7 1.9 100% 6 of 6 days measured 2.50″ None detected
37 Chicago, IL 5 +1.4 3 3.7 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.50″ None detected
38 Washington, DC 5 +2.0 2 3.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
39 Fresno, CA 5 +3.2 1 1.8 100% 5 of 5 days measured 0.25″ None detected
40 Tulsa, OK 5 −1.8 1 6.8 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.25″ None detected
41 Wichita, KS 5 −2.2 5 7.2 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.50″ None detected
42 Lincoln, NE 5 +0.8 0 4.2 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
43 Plano, TX 5 +1.4 4 3.6 100% 5 of 5 days measured 4.50″ None detected
44 Madison, WI 5 +1.1 3 3.9 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
45 Chandler, AZ 5 +3.3 2 1.7 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
46 Huntsville, AL 5 +0.6 1 4.4 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
47 Hialeah, FL 5 +0.3 7 4.7 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
48 Grand Prairie, TX 5 +2.6 1 2.4 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.50″ None detected
49 Birmingham, AL 5 +0.6 3 4.4 100% 5 of 5 days measured 0.70″ None detected
50 Tempe, AZ 5 +3.1 4 1.9 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
51 Cary, NC 5 +1.3 1 3.7 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.00″ None detected
52 Lakewood, CO 5 +1.0 5 4.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.50″ None detected
53 Kansas City, KS 5 +0.1 2 4.9 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
54 Joliet, IL 5 +0.8 1 4.2 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.25″ None detected
55 Orange, CA 5 +4.5 0 0.5 100% 5 of 5 days measured 0.70″ None detected
56 Norman, OK 5 +0.5 1 4.5 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
57 West Palm Beach, FL 5 +3.4 1 1.6 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.00″ None detected
58 Arvada, CO 5 +1.7 3 3.3 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.50″ None detected
59 Concord, NC 5 +2.5 0 2.5 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
60 Buckeye, AZ 5 +5.0 0 0.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.25″ None detected
61 South Bend, IN 5 +2.1 5 2.9 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.25″ None detected
62 Jacksonville, FL 4 −0.8 4 4.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
63 Austin, TX 4 +0.5 2 3.5 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
64 Charlotte, NC 4 +0.6 0 3.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.25″ None detected
65 Baltimore, MD 4 +1.4 3 2.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
66 Mesa, AZ 4 +2.2 2 1.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
67 Miami, FL 4 +0.8 3 3.2 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
68 Santa Ana, CA 4 +3.6 0 0.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.25″ None detected
69 St. Paul, MN 4 −0.7 4 4.7 100% 4 of 4 days measured 3.00″ None detected
70 Pittsburgh, PA 4 +0.6 3 3.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
71 Jersey City, NJ 4 +2.6 0 1.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
72 Scottsdale, AZ 4 +3.2 3 0.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
73 Garland, TX 4 +0.1 2 3.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
74 Baton Rouge, LA 4 +2.0 2 2.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.75″ None detected
75 McKinney, TX 4 +0.9 6 3.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 4.50″ None detected
76 Des Moines, IA 4 −1.1 5 5.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.75″ None detected
77 Overland Park, KS 4 −1.4 3 5.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
78 Grand Rapids, MI 4 −1.1 4 5.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.50″ None detected
79 Huntington Beach, CA 4 +3.8 0 0.2 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.88″ None detected
80 Shreveport, LA 4 −1.1 2 5.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
81 Garden Grove, CA 4 +3.6 0 0.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.88″ None detected
82 Escondido, CA 4 +3.7 0 0.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.25″ None detected
83 Olathe, KS 4 −0.5 2 4.5 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.50″ None detected
84 Mesquite, TX 4 +1.9 1 2.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
85 Midland, TX 4 +0.1 2 3.9 100% 4 of 4 days measured 3.00″ None detected
86 West Valley City, UT 4 +2.9 3 1.1 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.75″ None detected
87 Round Rock, TX 4 +0.4 7 3.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
88 Columbia, MO 4 −0.4 2 4.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.75″ None detected
89 Clovis, CA 4 +2.3 1 1.7 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.25″ None detected
90 Independence, MO 4 +0.4 4 3.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
91 Richardson, TX 4 −0.2 2 4.2 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.25″ None detected
92 Odessa, TX 4 +0.5 1 3.5 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.00″ None detected
93 Evansville, IN 4 +1.2 2 2.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
94 West Jordan, UT 4 +2.4 3 1.7 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.75″ None detected
95 Allen, TX 4 +0.0 5 4.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 4.50″ None detected
96 Tuscaloosa, AL 4 +0.5 1 3.5 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
97 Miami Gardens, FL 4 −0.8 9 4.8 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
98 Green Bay, WI 4 +1.7 2 2.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
99 Carmel, IN 4 +0.3 3 3.7 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.25″ None detected
100 Davenport, IA 4 −1.3 6 5.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.00″ None detected
101 Columbus, OH 3 −0.6 5 3.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
102 Omaha, NE 3 −3.9 2 6.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
103 Raleigh, NC 3 −1.2 1 4.2 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
104 Virginia Beach, VA 3 +1.5 0 1.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
105 Minneapolis, MN 3 −1.7 3 4.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
106 Arlington, TX 3 +0.1 5 2.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
107 Newark, NJ 3 +1.4 0 1.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
108 Toledo, OH 3 −0.3 2 3.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
109 Norfolk, VA 3 +0.5 0 2.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
110 Peoria, AZ 3 +2.4 4 0.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.25″ None detected
111 Springfield, MO 3 −3.0 4 6.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
112 Paterson, NJ 3 +1.3 1 1.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
113 Hollywood, FL 3 −1.0 5 4.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.75″ None detected
114 Springfield, MA 3 +0.4 0 2.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
115 McAllen, TX 3 +1.7 0 1.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
116 Visalia, CA 3 +2.0 1 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.25″ None detected
117 Fullerton, CA 3 +2.6 0 0.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.70″ None detected
118 Hampton, VA 3 +1.9 0 1.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
119 Dayton, OH 3 −0.3 0 3.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
120 Fargo, ND 3 +0.6 5 2.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
121 Wilmington, NC 3 −0.1 2 3.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
122 Rochester, MN 3 −0.2 2 3.2 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
123 North Charleston, SC 3 −2.6 3 5.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
124 Ann Arbor, MI 3 +0.2 1 2.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
125 High Point, NC 3 +0.8 1 2.2 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
126 League City, TX 3 +1.3 0 1.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
127 Lowell, MA 3 +2.0 0 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
128 Lansing, MI 3 +0.2 1 2.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
129 New Braunfels, TX 3 +0.7 2 2.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
130 Rio Rancho, NM 3 +2.1 3 0.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
131 Costa Mesa, CA 3 +2.7 0 0.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.25″ None detected
132 Edinburg, TX 3 +1.9 0 1.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
133 Lee's Summit, MO 3 −1.3 2 4.3 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
134 El Cajon, CA 3 +2.6 1 0.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.25″ None detected
135 Wichita Falls, TX 3 −0.7 2 3.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
136 Palm Coast, FL 3 −0.2 3 3.2 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
137 Fayetteville, AR 3 −0.1 1 3.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
138 New York, NY 2 +1.0 0 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
139 Houston, TX 2 −1.8 0 3.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
140 San Antonio, TX 2 −2.2 5 4.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
141 San Diego, CA 2 +1.6 0 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
142 San Jose, CA 2 +1.3 3 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
143 Nashville, TN 2 −2.3 6 4.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
144 El Paso, TX 2 +0.2 1 1.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
145 Albuquerque, NM 2 +0.2 4 1.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
146 Sacramento, CA 2 +1.5 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.50″ None detected
147 Atlanta, GA 2 −2.6 2 4.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
148 Bakersfield, CA 2 +1.4 0 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
149 Anaheim, CA 2 +1.5 0 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.70″ None detected
150 Orlando, FL 2 −0.1 3 2.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
151 Irvine, CA 2 +1.6 0 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
152 Greensboro, NC 2 −0.4 1 2.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
153 Durham, NC 2 −0.9 2 2.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
154 Chula Vista, CA 2 +1.8 0 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
155 Fort Wayne, IN 2 −1.9 0 3.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
156 San Bernardino, CA 2 +1.6 0 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
157 Salt Lake City, UT 2 +1.0 3 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
158 Worcester, MA 2 +0.4 0 1.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
159 Little Rock, AR 2 −2.9 4 4.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
160 Augusta, GA 2 −0.2 5 2.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
161 Knoxville, TN 2 −1.0 2 3.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
162 Montgomery, AL 2 −0.3 0 2.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.50″ None detected
163 Providence, RI 2 +0.6 0 1.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
164 Chattanooga, TN 2 −1.1 0 3.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
165 Newport News, VA 2 +0.6 0 1.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
166 Elk Grove, CA 2 +1.8 0 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
167 Pembroke Pines, FL 2 −2.4 10 4.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
168 Oceanside, CA 2 +1.7 1 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
169 Corona, CA 2 +1.8 0 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
170 Killeen, TX 2 +0.2 2 1.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
171 Roseville, CA 2 +1.4 3 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
172 Surprise, AZ 2 +1.4 4 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
173 Sunnyvale, CA 2 +1.6 4 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
174 Savannah, GA 2 −1.7 3 3.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
175 Pasadena, TX 2 ±0 0 2.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
176 Syracuse, NY 2 +0.2 0 1.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
177 Waco, TX 2 −0.4 2 2.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
178 Miramar, FL 2 −2.4 10 4.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
179 Warren, MI 2 −0.5 0 2.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
180 Elizabeth, NJ 2 +0.2 0 1.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
181 Sterling Heights, MI 2 −1.1 0 3.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
182 Santa Clara, CA 2 +1.2 5 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
183 Abilene, TX 2 −2.1 1 4.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
184 Broken Arrow, OK 2 −3.3 0 5.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
185 Berkeley, CA 2 +1.3 3 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
186 Clearwater, FL 2 +0.6 0 1.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
187 Las Cruces, NM 2 +0.9 1 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
188 Carlsbad, CA 2 +1.5 1 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
189 Elgin, IL 2 −2.1 3 4.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
190 Pueblo, CO 2 −2.0 4 4.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.50″ None detected
191 South Fulton, GA 2 −0.5 2 2.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
192 Peoria, IL 2 −1.6 3 3.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
193 Tyler, TX 2 −1.4 4 3.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
194 Davie, FL 2 −3.1 10 5.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
195 Sandy Springs, GA 2 −2.3 0 4.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
196 Chico, CA 2 +1.5 0 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.70″ None detected
197 Albany, NY 2 −0.7 3 2.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
198 Boston, MA 1 −0.4 0 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
199 Detroit, MI 1 −1.1 0 2.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
200 Portland, OR 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
201 Louisville, KY 1 −2.5 2 3.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
202 Memphis, TN 1 −3.0 0 4.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
203 Long Beach, CA 1 +0.9 0 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
204 Oakland, CA 1 +0.5 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
205 Tampa, FL 1 −2.5 0 3.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
206 Cleveland, OH 1 −1.9 1 2.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
207 Stockton, CA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
208 Riverside, CA 1 +0.9 0 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
209 Corpus Christi, TX 1 +0.3 0 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
210 Reno, NV 1 −1.2 3 2.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
211 St. Petersburg, FL 1 −0.5 1 1.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
212 Winston-Salem, NC 1 −1.4 1 2.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
213 Port St. Lucie, FL 1 −0.4 1 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
214 Richmond, VA 1 −1.4 1 2.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
215 Fremont, CA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
216 Moreno Valley, CA 1 +0.7 0 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
217 Rochester, NY 1 −0.3 1 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
218 Tallahassee, FL 1 −1.3 0 2.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
219 Vancouver, WA 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
220 Glendale, CA 1 +0.9 0 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
221 Salem, OR 1 +0.9 0 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
222 Macon-Bibb County, GA 1 −1.7 1 2.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
223 Charleston, SC 1 −3.3 7 4.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
224 Rockford, IL 1 −2.4 2 3.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
225 Gainesville, FL 1 −1.4 1 2.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
226 Columbia, SC 1 −2.2 2 3.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
227 Torrance, CA 1 +1.0 0 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
228 Victorville, CA 1 +0.7 0 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
229 Palm Bay, FL 1 −0.6 2 1.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
230 Pasadena, CA 1 +0.9 0 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
231 Kent, WA 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
232 Pearland, TX 1 −0.8 1 1.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
233 College Station, TX 1 −0.8 1 1.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
234 Simi Valley, CA 1 +0.9 0 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
235 Concord, CA 1 +0.7 4 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
236 Lafayette, LA 1 −1.8 0 2.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
237 Fairfield, CA 1 +0.8 0 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
238 Cambridge, MA 1 −0.5 0 1.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
239 Manchester, NH 1 −0.2 0 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
240 Richmond, CA 1 +0.5 5 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
241 Springfield, IL 1 −1.8 2 2.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
242 Everett, WA 1 +0.0 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
243 Gresham, OR 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
244 Sparks, NV 1 −1.1 2 2.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
245 Downey, CA 1 +0.8 0 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
246 Sugar Land, TX 1 −1.0 1 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
247 West Covina, CA 1 +0.8 0 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
248 Brockton, MA 1 +0.2 0 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
249 Bend, OR 1 −0.7 1 1.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
250 Fishers, IN 1 −2.8 4 3.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
251 Burbank, CA 1 +0.9 0 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
252 Vacaville, CA 1 +0.9 0 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
253 Quincy, MA 1 ±0 0 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
254 San Mateo, CA 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
255 Suffolk, VA 1 −0.1 0 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
256 Hesperia, CA 1 +0.7 0 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected

The editions of 2019

One per month, each with its metros ranked against their own record and a file of every metro in the series.

  1. January 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 121 reports
    • 1.75″
    • CSV
  2. February 21 days
    • 21 measured
    • 372 reports
    • 1.75″
    • CSV
  3. March 22 days
    • 22 measured
    • 1,705 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  4. April 28 days
    • 28 measured
    • 2,745 reports
    • 4.50″
    • CSV
  5. May 31 days
    • 31 measured
    • 7,781 reports
    • 5.50″
    • CSV
  6. June 30 days
    • 30 measured
    • 6,561 reports
    • 5.00″
    • CSV
  7. July 31 days
    • 31 measured
    • 3,844 reports
    • 4.25″
    • CSV
  8. August 31 days
    • 31 measured
    • 4,300 reports
    • 5.00″
    • CSV
  9. September 28 days
    • 28 measured
    • 2,336 reports
    • 4.38″
    • CSV
  10. October 18 days
    • 18 measured
    • 505 reports
    • 3.00″
    • CSV
  11. November 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 195 reports
    • 2.00″
    • CSV
  12. December 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 161 reports
    • 1.75″
    • CSV

Against 2018

The same span, January to 31 December, a year earlier, counted the same way.

272 +13

Days with hail on record nationally

2018 259

272 +13

Days with a measured hail report

2018 259

30,626 +4,382

Hail reports, all sources

2018 26,244

3 ±0

Independent sources carrying the hail

2018 3

Cite this year

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, 2019. Compiled 27 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2019

Compiled 27 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 in each of the 23 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 27 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

Everything here is reproduced from public federal and volunteer weather records, as the agencies and observer networks that publish them released it. Titan Weather compiles the record; it does not observe the weather, and it is not affiliated with any source it cites.

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.

A record sits where its source filed it. Reports made from the ground are commonly logged against a town, a landmark or an offset from one rather than the spot where the measurement was taken, so any distance shown for one carries that source's own location error. Radar detections and warning geometry are instrument-located and do not.

These pages describe the public record near a place or on a date. They do not establish what reached any particular property, and nothing here is insurance, legal or engineering advice.