Editing Hail (section)

===Hail records===
[[Megacryometeors]], large rocks of ice that are not associated with thunderstorms, are not officially recognized by the [[World Meteorological Organization]] as "hail", which are aggregations of ice associated with thunderstorms, and therefore records of extreme characteristics of megacryometeors are not given as hail records.

* '''Heaviest:''' {{convert|1.02|kg|lb|abbr=on}}; [[Gopalganj District (Bangladesh)|Gopalganj District]], Bangladesh, 14 April 1986.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://wmo.asu.edu/world-heaviest-hailstone |title= World: Heaviest Hailstone |publisher= ASU World Meteorological Organization| website= wmo.asu.edu| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150629151041/http://wmo.asu.edu/world-heaviest-hailstone |archive-date= 2015-06-29 | access-date= 2016-07-23}}</ref><ref name="weather extremes">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/research/Guide/weatherextremes.pdf| title=Appendix I – Weather Extremes| publisher= National Weather Service | location=San Diego, California| archive-url  =https://web.archive.org/web/20080528065516/http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/research/Guide/weatherextremes.pdf| archive-date =28 May 2008| access-date  =2010-06-01}}</ref>
* '''Largest diameter officially measured:''' {{cvt|7.9|in|cm}} diameter, {{cvt|18.622|in|cm|sigfig=3}} circumference; [[Vivian, South Dakota]], 23 July 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/abr/?n=stormdamagetemplate |title=Record Setting Hail Event in Vivian, South Dakota on July 23, 2010 |date=30 July 2010 |publisher=National Weather Service |location=[[Aberdeen, South Dakota]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100801174201/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/abr/?n=stormdamagetemplate |archive-date=1 August 2010 |access-date=2010-08-03  }}</ref> 
* '''Largest circumference officially measured:''' {{cvt|18.74|in|cm|sigfig=3}} circumference, {{cvt|7.0|in|cm|1}} diameter; [[Aurora, Nebraska]], 22 June 2003.<ref name="weather extremes"/><ref name="NG Hail">{{cite web |url= http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/08/0804_030804_largesthailstone.html |title=Largest Hailstone in U.S. History Found |publisher= National Geographic| website= nationalgeographic.com |access-date=2010-08-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100420073335/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/08/0804_030804_largesthailstone.html |archive-date=2010-04-20 }}</ref>
* '''Greatest average hail precipitation:''' [[Kericho]], Kenya experiences hailstorms, on average, 50 days annually. Kericho is close to the equator and the elevation of {{convert|7,200|ft|m|order=flip}} contributes to it being a hot spot for hail.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.top5.com/what-places-in-the-world-usually-have-the-most-hail-in-one-year/ |title=What Places in the World Usually Have the Most Hail in One Year? |access-date=2017-10-16 |date=2013-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017041948/http://www.top5.com/what-places-in-the-world-usually-have-the-most-hail-in-one-year/ |archive-date=2017-10-17  }}</ref> Kericho reached the world record for 132 days of hail in one year.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Guinness World Records 2014|last=Glenday|first=Craig|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|year=2013|isbn=978-1-908843-15-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec0000unse_r3e7/page/22 22]|url=https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec0000unse_r3e7/page/22}}</ref>
Researchers refer to hail with a diameter of two inches or more as "gorilla hail".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rice |first=Doyle |title=Perplexing chunks of ice sometimes fall from the sky. Scientists want to learn more. |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/02/22/hail-research-to-study-the-perplexing-ice-that-falls-from-the-sky/78968111007/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> {{clear}}