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Edition 2020-04

Hail days by metro, April 2020.

In April 2020, 88 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 70 in April 2019. Arlington, TX led with 4 days, against its own April mean of 0.7 over 24 prior years of record. Grand Prairie, TX was furthest above its own record, at 4 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 28 days with hail on record, against 28 a year earlier.

88

Of 333 metros with a hail day

28

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

4.00in

Largest measured, 8 Apr, IA

Hail days by metro, April 2020

Against each metro's own April on record

Hail days by metro, April 2020: 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 Arlington, TX 4 +3.3 5 0.7 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
02 Grand Prairie, TX 4 +3.4 5 0.6 100% 4 of 4 days measured 1.75″ None detected
03 Shreveport, LA 4 +2.8 6 1.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.00″ None detected
04 Oklahoma City, OK 3 +2.2 4 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.50″ None detected
05 Tulsa, OK 3 +1.5 5 1.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
06 Chicago, IL 2 +1.5 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
07 Philadelphia, PA 2 +1.7 4 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
08 Fort Worth, TX 2 +0.7 2 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
09 Charlotte, NC 2 +1.5 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
10 Baltimore, MD 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
11 Fort Wayne, IN 2 +1.5 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.50″ None detected
12 Port St. Lucie, FL 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
13 Norfolk, VA 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
14 Baton Rouge, LA 2 +1.6 3 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
15 Paterson, NJ 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
16 Columbia, MO 2 +1.3 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.70″ None detected
17 College Station, TX 2 +1.5 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
18 Broken Arrow, OK 2 +0.8 3 1.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
19 Springfield, IL 2 +1.5 4 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 3.00″ None detected
20 Tyler, TX 2 +1.2 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
21 Fayetteville, AR 2 +1.2 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
22 Davenport, IA 2 +0.9 3 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
23 Austin, TX 1 −0.1 2 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
24 San Jose, CA 1 +0.9 2 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
25 Indianapolis, IN 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
26 Nashville, TN 1 −0.2 1 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
27 Milwaukee, WI 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
28 Kansas City, MO 1 −0.4 2 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
29 Omaha, NE 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
30 Raleigh, NC 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
31 Virginia Beach, VA 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
32 Cleveland, OH 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
33 Riverside, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
34 Cincinnati, OH 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
35 Newark, NJ 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
36 Lincoln, NE 1 +0.3 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
37 St. Louis, MO 1 −0.8 2 1.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
38 Toledo, OH 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
39 Laredo, TX 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
40 Irving, TX 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
41 Chesapeake, VA 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
42 Scottsdale, AZ 1 +1.0 3 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
43 Huntsville, AL 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
44 San Bernardino, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
45 Fontana, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
46 Moreno Valley, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
47 Little Rock, AR 1 −0.4 1 1.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
48 Columbus, GA 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
49 Grand Rapids, MI 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
50 Montgomery, AL 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
51 Akron, OH 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
52 Ontario, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
53 Clarksville, TN 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
54 Aurora, IL 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
55 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
56 Pembroke Pines, FL 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
57 Springfield, MO 1 −0.2 4 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
58 Oceanside, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
59 Killeen, TX 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
60 Alexandria, VA 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
61 Kansas City, KS 1 −0.1 1 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
62 Joliet, IL 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
63 Naperville, IL 1 +0.0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
64 Escondido, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
65 Rockford, IL 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 3.00″ None detected
66 Waco, TX 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
67 Jackson, MS 1 ±0 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
68 Midland, TX 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
69 Miramar, FL 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
70 Hampton, VA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
71 Cedar Rapids, IA 1 −0.1 2 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.75″ None detected
72 Dayton, OH 1 +0.3 3 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
73 Round Rock, TX 1 −0.2 1 1.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
74 Topeka, KS 1 −0.0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
75 Allentown, PA 1 +0.8 3 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
76 West Palm Beach, FL 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
77 Billings, MT 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
78 Ann Arbor, MI 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
79 Odessa, TX 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
80 Evansville, IN 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
81 Lansing, MI 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
82 New Braunfels, TX 1 +0.3 2 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
83 Conroe, TX 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
84 Davie, FL 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
85 Jurupa Valley, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
86 Fishers, IN 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
87 Rialto, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
88 Carmel, IN 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 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 April 2019 beside it. The first 15 of 39; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Texas 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 14 in April 2019
  2. 02 Oklahoma 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 3.75″
    • 4 in April 2019
  3. 03 Kansas 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 5 in April 2019
  4. 04 Arkansas 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 6 in April 2019
  5. 05 Louisiana 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 10 in April 2019
  6. 06 Mississippi 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 6 in April 2019
  7. 07 Illinois 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 8 in April 2019
  8. 08 Virginia 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 1.50″
    • 3 in April 2019
  9. 09 North Carolina 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 6 in April 2019
  10. 10 Iowa 6 days
    • 6 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 8 in April 2019
  11. 11 Georgia 6 days
    • 6 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 4 in April 2019
  12. 12 Florida 6 days
    • 6 measured
    • 1.25″
    • 5 in April 2019
  13. 13 Missouri 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 2.25″
    • 6 in April 2019
  14. 14 Indiana 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 1.50″
    • 4 in April 2019
  15. 15 Alabama 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 4 in April 2019

The busiest day of the month

Tuesday 7 April 2020

Hail reports
1,049
Sources
×3
Measured
3.00″
States
16

Against April 2019

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the April 2019 edition has the full table. Amarillo, TX led then with 3 days.

88 +18

Metros with a hail day

April 2019 70

28 ±0

Days with hail on record nationally

April 2019 28

28 ±0

Days with a measured hail report

April 2019 28

5,413 +2,668

Hail reports, all sources

April 2019 2,745

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, April 2020. Compiled 25 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2020/04

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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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 24 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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