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HAIL SIZE INFORMATION - COURTESY NWS DALLAS/FORT WORTH
“Severe Hail”, Severe hail has a minimum diameter of 0.75  ( ¾) of an inch.

The sizes below are commonly used references to describe hail size.  Please use them in your reports.  Feel free to share this information with your friends, newspapers, radio stations etc.


Pea size         the standard size is 0.25 or  ¼ of an inch in diameter
Marble           the standard size is 0.50 or ½ of an inch in diameter
Dime             a dime is 0.74 of an inch diameter
Penny            a Penny is 0.75 or ¾ of an inch in diameter
Nickel           a Nickel is 0.88” of an inch diameter
Quarter          a Quarter is 1.00 or 1 inch in diameter
Ping Pong Ball   a Ping Pong Ball is 1.50 or 1 ½ inch diameter

Golf Ball        a golf ball is 1.75 or 1 ¾ of an inch in diameter
Hen Egg          a hen egg is considered to be 2.00 inches in diameter
Tennis Ball      a tennis ball is 2.50 or 2 ½ inches in diameter
Baseball         a baseball is 2.75 or 2 ¾ inches in diameter
Grapefruit       a grapefruit is considered to be 4.00 inches in diameter
Softball         a Softball is 4.50 or 4 ½ inches in diameter
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