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Edition 2024-05

Hail days by metro, May 2024.

In May 2024, 116 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 84 in May 2023. Houston, TX led with 6 days, against its own May mean of 0.9 over 28 prior years of record. Joliet, IL was furthest above its own record, at 6 days against a mean of 0.7. 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.

116

Of 333 metros with a hail day

31

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

6.25in

Largest measured, 9 May, TX

Hail days by metro, May 2024

Against each metro's own May on record

Hail days by metro, May 2024: 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 Houston, TX 6 +5.1 9 0.9 100% 6 of 6 days measured 2.75″ None detected
02 Arlington, TX 6 +5.1 10 0.9 100% 6 of 6 days measured 3.25″ None detected
03 Grand Prairie, TX 6 +5.2 10 0.8 100% 6 of 6 days measured 3.25″ None detected
04 Joliet, IL 6 +5.3 8 0.7 100% 6 of 6 days measured 1.00″ None detected
05 Chicago, IL 5 +4.4 7 0.6 100% 5 of 5 days measured 1.50″ None detected
06 McKinney, TX 5 +4.4 9 0.6 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.75″ None detected
07 Allen, TX 5 +4.0 7 1.0 100% 5 of 5 days measured 2.75″ None detected
08 Lafayette, LA 4 +3.6 6 0.4 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.00″ None detected
09 League City, TX 4 +3.7 4 0.3 100% 4 of 4 days measured 2.75″ None detected
10 Oklahoma City, OK 3 +1.3 3 1.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
11 Milwaukee, WI 3 +2.5 5 0.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 0.75″ None detected
12 Omaha, NE 3 +1.5 5 1.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
13 Plano, TX 3 +2.2 6 0.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
14 Lubbock, TX 3 +1.1 3 1.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.75″ None detected
15 Laredo, TX 3 +2.5 3 0.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
16 Frisco, TX 3 +2.4 7 0.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
17 Amarillo, TX 3 +1.2 4 1.8 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
18 Overland Park, KS 3 +1.8 5 1.2 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
19 Murfreesboro, TN 3 +2.5 3 0.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
20 Denton, TX 3 +2.1 5 0.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
21 Olathe, KS 3 +2.1 5 0.9 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
22 Cedar Rapids, IA 3 +2.0 7 1.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
23 West Palm Beach, FL 3 +2.5 4 0.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.25″ None detected
24 Broken Arrow, OK 3 +1.8 5 1.2 100% 3 of 3 days measured 3.00″ None detected
25 Sugar Land, TX 3 +2.6 6 0.4 100% 3 of 3 days measured 2.00″ None detected
26 Conroe, TX 3 +2.5 4 0.5 100% 3 of 3 days measured 3.00″ None detected
27 Fayetteville, AR 3 +2.4 4 0.6 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
28 Indianapolis, IN 2 +1.3 4 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
29 Nashville, TN 2 +1.3 2 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
30 Colorado Springs, CO 2 +0.5 2 1.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
31 Tulsa, OK 2 +0.5 4 1.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 3.00″ None detected
32 New Orleans, LA 2 +1.8 4 0.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
33 Pittsburgh, PA 2 +1.6 3 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
34 St. Louis, MO 2 +0.6 4 1.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
35 Madison, WI 2 +1.3 4 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
36 Port St. Lucie, FL 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
37 Garland, TX 2 +1.3 3 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
38 Huntsville, AL 2 +1.3 2 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
39 Baton Rouge, LA 2 +1.4 4 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.25″ None detected
40 Little Rock, AR 2 +1.4 4 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.25″ None detected
41 Clarksville, TN 2 +1.3 3 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 3.00″ None detected
42 Shreveport, LA 2 +1.0 4 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
43 Springfield, MO 2 +0.8 2 1.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
44 Lakewood, CO 2 +1.1 2 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
45 Mesquite, TX 2 +1.4 3 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
46 Pasadena, TX 2 +1.4 3 0.6 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
47 McAllen, TX 2 +1.7 2 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
48 Midland, TX 2 +0.9 2 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 4.00″ None detected
49 Lewisville, TX 2 +1.1 3 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
50 Sterling Heights, MI 2 +1.6 2 0.4 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
51 Carrollton, TX 2 +1.2 3 0.8 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
52 Round Rock, TX 2 +1.3 4 0.7 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
53 Abilene, TX 2 +1.0 5 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
54 Pearland, TX 2 +1.8 3 0.3 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
55 Rochester, MN 2 +1.0 2 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
56 Richardson, TX 2 +1.1 3 0.9 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
57 Odessa, TX 2 +1.0 2 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 3.00″ None detected
58 Tyler, TX 2 +1.5 5 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
59 Wichita Falls, TX 2 +0.8 5 1.2 100% 2 of 2 days measured 2.00″ None detected
60 Davenport, IA 2 +0.9 6 1.1 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
61 Dallas, TX 1 +0.0 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
62 Fort Worth, TX 1 −0.0 3 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
63 Denver, CO 1 −0.3 2 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.75″ None detected
64 Memphis, TN 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
65 Albuquerque, NM 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
66 Kansas City, MO 1 −0.1 3 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
67 Miami, FL 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
68 Aurora, CO 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
69 Lincoln, NE 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
70 Fort Wayne, IN 1 +0.1 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
71 Irving, TX 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.75″ None detected
72 Norfolk, VA 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
73 Cape Coral, FL 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
74 Des Moines, IA 1 −0.0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
75 Fayetteville, NC 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
76 Yonkers, NY 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
77 Tallahassee, FL 1 +0.5 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
78 Augusta, GA 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
79 Knoxville, TN 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
80 Grand Rapids, MI 1 +0.1 3 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
81 Montgomery, AL 1 +0.8 2 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
82 Providence, RI 1 +0.8 1 0.2 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
83 Killeen, TX 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
84 Springfield, MA 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
85 Kansas City, KS 1 −0.1 3 1.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
86 Naperville, IL 1 −0.0 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
87 Savannah, GA 1 +0.3 1 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
88 Rockford, IL 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
89 Thornton, CO 1 +0.0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.75″ None detected
90 Waco, TX 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
91 Columbia, SC 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.25″ None detected
92 Warren, MI 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
93 Norman, OK 1 −0.3 1 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
94 Columbia, MO 1 −0.3 2 1.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.70″ None detected
95 Athens, GA 1 +0.6 1 0.4 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
96 North Charleston, SC 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
97 Arvada, CO 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.25″ None detected
98 Independence, MO 1 +0.4 3 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
99 Ann Arbor, MI 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
100 Manchester, NH 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
101 Evansville, IN 1 +0.3 4 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.93″ None detected
102 Westminster, CO 1 +0.1 1 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.25″ None detected
103 Elgin, IL 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
104 Greeley, CO 1 +0.3 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
105 Springfield, IL 1 +0.2 1 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
106 Tuscaloosa, AL 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
107 Peoria, IL 1 +0.3 4 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
108 Centennial, CO 1 +0.1 2 0.9 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
109 Boulder, CO 1 +0.4 1 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
110 Edinburg, TX 1 +0.8 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
111 Green Bay, WI 1 +0.4 2 0.6 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.50″ None detected
112 Fishers, IN 1 +0.2 3 0.8 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
113 South Bend, IN 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
114 Carmel, IN 1 +0.3 2 0.7 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
115 Albany, NY 1 +0.7 1 0.3 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
116 New Bedford, MA 1 +0.9 1 0.1 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected

By state

The states by the hail days filed under each by its source, busiest first, with May 2023 beside it. The first 15 of 42; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Texas 26 days
    • 26 measured
    • 6.25″
    • 26 in May 2023
  2. 02 Oklahoma 21 days
    • 21 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 9 in May 2023
  3. 03 Kansas 18 days
    • 18 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 14 in May 2023
  4. 04 Colorado 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 20 in May 2023
  5. 05 Illinois 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 5 in May 2023
  6. 06 Florida 14 days
    • 14 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 16 in May 2023
  7. 07 Missouri 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 11 in May 2023
  8. 08 Nebraska 13 days
    • 13 measured
    • 3.50″
    • 15 in May 2023
  9. 09 Iowa 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 7 in May 2023
  10. 10 Wisconsin 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 2.00″
    • 4 in May 2023
  11. 11 Arkansas 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 3 in May 2023
  12. 12 Georgia 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 2.50″
    • 4 in May 2023
  13. 13 North Carolina 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 2 in May 2023
  14. 14 Indiana 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 3.50″
    • 3 in May 2023
  15. 15 South Carolina 9 days
    • 9 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 4 in May 2023

The busiest day of the month

Wednesday 8 May 2024

Hail reports
1,168
Sources
×4
Measured
4.00″
States
19

Against May 2023

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the May 2023 edition has the full table. Colorado Springs, CO led then with 7 days.

116 +32

Metros with a hail day

May 2023 84

31 ±0

Days with hail on record nationally

May 2023 31

31 ±0

Days with a measured hail report

May 2023 31

11,603 +5,132

Hail reports, all sources

May 2023 6,471

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, May 2024. Compiled 2 November 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/2024/05

Compiled 2 November 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 28 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 2 November 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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