Hail is the precipitation in the form of irregular lumps of ice with a diameter of more than 5 mm.

It occurs in the warmer season, most often in the period from May to August.

Hail interesting facts


1. There is no hail in the polar zone.

2. Hail is often accompanied by heavy downpours and strong winds.

3. On June 22, 2003, a lump of hail with the largest circumference – 47.6 cm was found in the city of Aurora, Nebraska (USA). Its diameter was 17.8 cm.

4. A hail of 1 cm in diameter falls to the ground at a speed of over 50 km/h. When it is 10 cm in diameter, it accelerates to over 160 km/h.

5. The seventh Egyptian plague was hail.

6. The most common hailstorms occur between 15 and 19.

7. On April 28, 2012, a hailstorm hit St. Louis, Missouri (USA), caused losses in excess of $ 1.6 billion.

8. Kericho (Kenya) is the most frequent hail city. Hailstorms occur on average 50 days a year.

9. The heaviest nugget of hail weighed 1.02 kg. She was found on April 14, 1986 in Gopalganj, Bangladesh.

10. On July 23, 2010, in Vivian, South Dakota (USA), a lump of hail with the largest diameter – 20 cm, was found. Its circumference was 47.3 cm.

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Hail questions and answers


What are “hail trails”?

This is the name of the areas where hail falls extremely frequently.

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How is hail produced?

Ice crystal formed in the middle of the cloud under the influence of air currents gets to the upper, much cooler layer of the storm cloud, where it grows with snow crystals. Over time, under the influence of its own weight, it falls to the ground.

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Can hail kill a man?

Hail with a diameter of more than 7 cm poses a real threat to human life.

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Hail can rain in winter?

Warm air is needed to create hail. In winter, it is hard to find favorable conditions.

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Hail can rain at night?

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