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Edition 2019-05

Hail days by metro, May 2019.

In May 2019, 105 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 87 in May 2018. Lubbock, TX led with 6 days, against its own May mean of 1.6 over 22 prior years of record. 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.

105

Of 333 metros with a hail day

31

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

5.50in

Largest measured, 20 May, TX

Hail days by metro, May 2019

Against each metro's own May on record

Hail days by metro, May 2019: 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 Lubbock, TX 6 +4.4 8 1.6 100% 6 of 6 days measured 2.75″ None detected
02 Amarillo, TX 5 +3.6 9 1.5 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.75″ None detected
03 Indianapolis, IN 3 +2.3 3 0.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.88″ None detected
04 Wichita, KS 3 +0.8 3 2.2 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
05 Cary, NC 3 +2.1 3 0.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
06 Midland, TX 3 +1.9 4 1.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
07 Cedar Rapids, IA 3 +1.9 7 1.1 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.70″ None detected
08 Odessa, TX 3 +2.1 4 0.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
09 Greeley, CO 3 +2.3 3 0.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
10 Concord, NC 3 +2.2 4 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
11 Carmel, IN 3 +2.3 3 0.7 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.25″ None detected
12 Fort Worth, TX 2 +0.9 5 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
13 Denver, CO 2 +0.7 2 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
14 Raleigh, NC 2 +0.9 2 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
15 Tulsa, OK 2 +0.6 3 1.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
16 Aurora, CO 2 +1.2 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
17 Cincinnati, OH 2 +1.4 3 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
18 St. Louis, MO 2 +0.5 4 1.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
19 Hialeah, FL 2 +1.0 2 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
20 Akron, OH 2 +1.3 4 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
21 Aurora, IL 2 +1.1 3 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
22 Joliet, IL 2 +1.2 3 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
23 Naperville, IL 2 +0.9 5 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
24 Thornton, CO 2 +1.2 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
25 Lewisville, TX 2 +1.2 6 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
26 Norman, OK 2 +0.7 4 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
27 Allentown, PA 2 +1.2 5 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
28 West Palm Beach, FL 2 +1.8 3 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
29 High Point, NC 2 +1.3 3 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
30 Centennial, CO 2 +1.1 2 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
31 South Bend, IN 2 +1.6 3 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
32 Wichita Falls, TX 2 +0.9 2 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
33 Davenport, IA 2 +0.8 4 1.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
34 Chicago, IL 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
35 Houston, TX 1 +0.1 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
36 Philadelphia, PA 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
37 Dallas, TX 1 ±0 4 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
38 Jacksonville, FL 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
39 Austin, TX 1 −0.1 3 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
40 Columbus, OH 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
41 Charlotte, NC 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
42 Oklahoma City, OK 1 −1.0 5 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
43 Memphis, TN 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
44 Baltimore, MD 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
45 Fresno, CA 1 +0.8 4 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
46 Kansas City, MO 1 −0.3 3 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
47 Colorado Springs, CO 1 −0.4 2 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
48 Omaha, NE 1 −0.7 1 1.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
49 Miami, FL 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
50 Minneapolis, MN 1 −0.2 1 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
51 Orlando, FL 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
52 Stockton, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
53 Riverside, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
54 Newark, NJ 1 +0.8 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
55 Pittsburgh, PA 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
56 Greensboro, NC 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
57 Durham, NC 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
58 Lincoln, NE 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
59 Jersey City, NJ 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
60 Plano, TX 1 +0.3 4 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
61 Fort Wayne, IN 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
62 Winston-Salem, NC 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
63 Garland, TX 1 +0.2 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
64 Richmond, VA 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
65 Frisco, TX 1 +0.4 4 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
66 Moreno Valley, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
67 Des Moines, IA 1 −0.2 2 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
68 Birmingham, AL 1 +0.4 4 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
69 Grand Rapids, MI 1 ±0 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
70 Montgomery, AL 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
71 Glendale, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
72 Pembroke Pines, FL 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
73 Killeen, TX 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
74 Lakewood, CO 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
75 Mesquite, TX 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
76 Pasadena, TX 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
77 McAllen, TX 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
78 Syracuse, NY 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
79 Victorville, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
80 Miramar, FL 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
81 Elizabeth, NJ 1 +0.8 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
82 Dayton, OH 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
83 West Valley City, UT 1 +0.9 3 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
84 Pasadena, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
85 Carrollton, TX 1 +0.3 5 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
86 Topeka, KS 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
87 Simi Valley, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
88 Rochester, MN 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
89 Arvada, CO 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
90 Billings, MT 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
91 Richardson, TX 1 +0.1 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
92 League City, TX 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
93 Evansville, IN 1 +0.2 3 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
94 West Jordan, UT 1 +0.8 3 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
95 Westminster, CO 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
96 Allen, TX 1 +0.1 3 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
97 New Braunfels, TX 1 +0.6 3 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
98 Miami Gardens, FL 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
99 Davie, FL 1 −0.2 1 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
100 Boulder, CO 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
101 Edinburg, TX 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
102 Green Bay, WI 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
103 Fishers, IN 1 +0.1 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
104 Burbank, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
105 Hesperia, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected

By state

The states by the hail days filed under each by its source, busiest first, with May 2018 beside it. The first 15 of 41; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Texas 24 days
    • 24 measured
    • 5.50″
    • 22 in May 2018
  2. 02 Kansas 21 days
    • 21 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 16 in May 2018
  3. 03 Oklahoma 18 days
    • 18 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 12 in May 2018
  4. 04 Iowa 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 13 in May 2018
  5. 05 Nebraska 14 days
    • 14 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 14 in May 2018
  6. 06 Missouri 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 19 in May 2018
  7. 07 Colorado 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 16 in May 2018
  8. 08 New Mexico 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 7 in May 2018
  9. 09 California 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 3 in May 2018
  10. 10 Florida 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 1.00″
    • 4 in May 2018
  11. 11 Illinois 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 16 in May 2018
  12. 12 Ohio 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 10 in May 2018
  13. 13 North Carolina 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 10 in May 2018
  14. 14 Virginia 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 10 in May 2018
  15. 15 Pennsylvania 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 6 in May 2018

The busiest day of the month

Tuesday 28 May 2019

Hail reports
957
Sources
×3
Measured
4.00″
States
17

Against May 2018

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the May 2018 edition has the full table. Billings, MT led then with 5 days.

105 +18

Metros with a hail day

May 2018 87

31 ±0

Days with hail on record nationally

May 2018 31

31 ±0

Days with a measured hail report

May 2018 31

7,781 −34

Hail reports, all sources

May 2018 7,815

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, May 2019. Compiled 24 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2019/05

Compiled 24 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, May, in each of the 22 prior years the record reaches, from 1997, 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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Searched from 1997 to today. Compiled 24 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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