Hail Activity

Obtain a historical overview of hailstorm activity near a block, with percentile rankings for county and US comparison. Data sourced from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Source: NOAA Data, HouseCanary Analysis

Pricing Tier: Basic

Updated: Annually

Request Query Params

<table><tr><th>Property</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th></tr> <tr><td>block_id</td><td>string</td><td>15-digit US-census block ID</td><td>360050001001000</td> </tr> </table>

Response

<table><tr><th>Field</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th></tr> <tr><td>accumulated_energy</td><td>number</td><td>Estimated total accumulated energy from all hailstorms recorded near the block.</td><td>3500.75</td> </tr> <tr><td>county_percentile</td><td>integer</td><td>Where the accumulated energy score falls within the county. Percentile values range from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating greater risk.</td><td>80</td> </tr> <tr><td>nation_percentile</td><td>integer</td><td>Where the accumulated energy score falls within the USA. Percentile values range from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating greater risk.</td><td>70</td> </tr> </table>

[
  {
    "block/hazard_hail": {
      "result": {
        "accumulated_energy": 3500.75,
        "county_percentile": 80,
        "nation_percentile": 70
      }
    },
    "block_info": {
      "block_id": "360050001001000"
    }
  }
]