Estimating Hail Size
Estimating Hail-Size
Hail Size and Common Comparisons
| Common Name |
Diameter |
| BB size |
0.10 inch |
| Pea |
0.25 inch |
| Mothball, small marble, peanut M&M |
0.50 inch |
| Penny or Dime, large marble, Milk Dud |
0.75 inch |
Nickel |
0.88 inch |
Quarter |
1.00 inch |
Kennedy Half-Dollar |
1.25 inches |
| Ping Pong ball |
1.50 inches |
| Golfball |
1.75 inches |
| Hen Egg |
2.00 inches |
| Tennis ball |
2.50 inches |
| Baseball or Orange |
2.75 inches |
| Hockey Puck |
3.00 inches |
| Grapefruit |
4.00 inches |
| Softball or larger |
4.50 inches |
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