US reports of severe hail by the size of the hailstones, 2016–2025
Hail is sized against coins and balls, and it shows: 11,180 reports at 1.75 inches (a golf ball) but 7,445 at 1.5; 1,462 at 2.75 (a baseball) but only 293 at 2.25, which no common object matches.
What does this axis measure?
Hail reports (count)
What does this axis measure?
Hailstone size (inches)
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The data: 21 points
| Hailstone size (inches) | Hail reports (count) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 35,889 |
| 1.25 | 7,992 |
| 1.5 | 7,445 |
| 1.75 | 11,180 |
| 2 | 3,629 |
| 2.25 | 293 |
| 2.5 | 1,869 |
| 2.75 | 1,462 |
| 3 | 697 |
| 3.25 | 74 |
| 3.5 | 115 |
| 3.75 | 27 |
| 4 | 236 |
| 4.25 | 46 |
| 4.5 | 52 |
| 4.75 | 2 |
| 5 | 24 |
| 5.25 | 4 |
| 5.5 | 5 |
| 5.75 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 |
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