Mass8.8 tenths kg
6.3 millionthsBlue whales
251 millionthsForklifts
4.3 millionthsStatue of Liberty weights
Nearly 2 pounds
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Largest Recorded Hailstone
The ice ball that fell on Vivian, South Dakota in 2010/Events & Phenomena
On July 23, 2010, a hailstone fell in Vivian, South Dakota, that measured 20.3 cm in diameter and weighed 0.88 kg. To put that in perspective, it was roughly the size of a volleyball and fell from a thunderstorm at terminal velocity. The stone was carefully preserved in a freezer and verified by the National Weather Service. The impact crater it left in the ground was 25 cm across. One does not wish to be outdoors when the sky starts throwing volleyballs.
Measurements
Diameter2 tenths m
74.2 millionthsGolden Gate Bridges
8.4 tenthsEnvelope lengths
7.6 tenthsDinner plates
20.3 cm; volleyball-sized
Circumference4.8 tenths m
6.43Baseball diameters
198 millionthsNASCAR ovals
1.6 hundredthsBlue whale lengths
47.6 cm around
Estimated terminal velocity53 m/s
24.1Olympic swimmers
17,667Hawaiian lava flows
About 190 km/h
Kinetic energy on impact1,236 J
2,472Dropped phones
824 billionthsFalcon 9 landings
458 millionthsCar batteries
Enough to shatter a car windshield
Approximate volume4.4 thousandths m³
1.7 billionthsGreat Pyramid volumes
880Cough syrup doses
364 quintillionthsLake Superiors
Roughly spherical