I found this on a weather web site for estimating hail sizes:

0.25 inch: Pea.

0.50 inches: Marble.

0.75 inches: Penny.

1.0 inch: Quarter.

1.25 inches: Half-dollar.

1.50 inches: Walnut.

1.75 inches: Golf ball.

2.50 inches: Tennis ball.

2.75 inches: Baseball.

4.0 inches: Grapefruit.

 

Source: The National Weather Service Wilmington Spotter Guide, 2006

 

Use a conversion table to calculate centimeters from inches such as this
site http://www.manuelsweb.com/in_cm.htm 

 

 

Linda J. Smith, BSE, FACCE, IBCLC

Bright Future Lactation Resource Centre Ltd

6540 Cedarview Ct, Dayton OH 45459

937-438-9458 / fax 937-438-3229

www.BFLRC.com  

 


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