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Edition 2021-03

Hail days by metro, March 2021.

In March 2021, 77 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 52 in March 2020. Fresno, CA led with 2 days, against its own March mean of 0.4 over 25 prior years of record. Riverside, CA was furthest above its own record, at 2 days against a mean of 0.0. 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 25 days with hail on record, against 29 a year earlier.

77

Of 333 metros with a hail day

25

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

3.00in

Largest measured, 22 Mar, TX

Hail days by metro, March 2021

Against each metro's own March on record

Hail days by metro, March 2021: 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 March mean Measured share Largest measured Largest detected
01 Fresno, CA 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
02 Sacramento, CA 2 +1.8 2 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.70″ None detected
03 Riverside, CA 2 +2.0 2 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
04 Irving, TX 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
05 Moreno Valley, CA 2 +2.0 2 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
06 Overland Park, KS 2 +1.5 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
07 Birmingham, AL 2 +1.4 2 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
08 Springfield, MO 2 +1.4 2 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
09 Olathe, KS 2 +1.5 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
10 Mesquite, TX 2 +1.9 2 0.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
11 Visalia, CA 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.25″ None detected
12 Lewisville, TX 2 +1.4 3 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
13 Columbia, MO 2 +1.4 2 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.70″ None detected
14 Murrieta, CA 2 +2.0 2 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.50″ None detected
15 New Braunfels, TX 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
16 Temecula, CA 2 +2.0 2 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.50″ None detected
17 Fishers, IN 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
18 El Cajon, CA 2 +1.8 3 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.50″ None detected
19 Carmel, IN 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
20 Fayetteville, AR 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
21 Houston, TX 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
22 San Diego, CA 1 +0.8 3 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
23 Dallas, TX 1 +0.6 2 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
24 Austin, TX 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
25 Fort Worth, TX 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 3.00″ None detected
26 San Jose, CA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
27 Indianapolis, IN 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
28 Nashville, TN 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
29 Tucson, AZ 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
30 Raleigh, NC 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
31 Bakersfield, CA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
32 Tulsa, OK 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
33 Wichita, KS 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
34 Cincinnati, OH 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
35 Santa Ana, CA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
36 St. Paul, MN 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.50″ None detected
37 St. Louis, MO 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
38 Winston-Salem, NC 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
39 Garland, TX 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
40 Fremont, CA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
41 Huntsville, AL 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
42 Frisco, TX 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
43 McKinney, TX 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
44 Fayetteville, NC 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
45 Amarillo, TX 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
46 Knoxville, TN 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
47 Huntington Beach, CA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
48 Chattanooga, TN 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
49 Newport News, VA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
50 Ontario, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
51 Cary, NC 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
52 Elk Grove, CA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
53 Santa Rosa, CA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
54 Garden Grove, CA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
55 Murfreesboro, TN 1 +0.7 2 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
56 Corona, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
57 Roseville, CA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
58 Denton, TX 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
59 Sunnyvale, CA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
60 Hampton, VA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
61 Carrollton, TX 1 +0.5 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
62 Santa Clara, CA 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
63 Clovis, CA 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
64 North Charleston, SC 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
65 Broken Arrow, OK 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
66 Richardson, TX 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
67 High Point, NC 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
68 Odessa, TX 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
69 Evansville, IN 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
70 Menifee, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
71 Allen, TX 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
72 Gresham, OR 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
73 Concord, NC 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
74 Buckeye, AZ 1 +0.9 2 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
75 Sugar Land, TX 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
76 Costa Mesa, CA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
77 Jurupa Valley, CA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 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 March 2020 beside it. The first 15 of 30; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 California 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 0.70″
    • 9 in March 2020
  2. 02 Texas 8 days
    • 8 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 10 in March 2020
  3. 03 Missouri 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 10 in March 2020
  4. 04 Mississippi 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 5 in March 2020
  5. 05 Kansas 7 days
    • 7 measured
    • 1.50″
    • 7 in March 2020
  6. 06 Arkansas 6 days
    • 6 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 8 in March 2020
  7. 07 Alabama 6 days
    • 6 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 3 in March 2020
  8. 08 Tennessee 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 2.25″
    • 2 in March 2020
  9. 09 Colorado 5 days
    • 5 measured
    • 0.25″
    • 2 in March 2020
  10. 10 North Carolina 4 days
    • 4 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 1 in March 2020
  11. 11 South Carolina 4 days
    • 4 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 1 in March 2020
  12. 12 Georgia 4 days
    • 4 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 2 in March 2020
  13. 13 Louisiana 4 days
    • 4 measured
    • 1.25″
    • 3 in March 2020
  14. 14 Oklahoma 3 days
    • 3 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 4 in March 2020
  15. 15 Illinois 3 days
    • 3 measured
    • 1.25″
    • 4 in March 2020

The busiest day of the month

Saturday 27 March 2021

Hail reports
638
Sources
×3
Measured
3.00″
States
13

Against March 2020

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the March 2020 edition has the full table. Phoenix, AZ led then with 2 days.

77 +25

Metros with a hail day

March 2020 52

25 −4

Days with hail on record nationally

March 2020 29

25 −4

Days with a measured hail report

March 2020 29

2,258 +257

Hail reports, all sources

March 2020 2,001

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, March 2021. Compiled 25 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2021/03

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, March, in each of the 25 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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