Tuesday, March 31, 2015

New Roof

We just spent over 9 grand on a new roof. How do you make it rain? You wash your car. How do you make it hail? You buy a new roof.

Okay, so how often does it actually hail in Athens? Not that much. Lately, about once a year, according to data from this site. We had one hail storm in 2014, one in 2012, two in 2011, and so on except for 1999 and 1998, when there were several. The average time for hail is 3:58 p.m.

May is the month with the most hail storms historically (10), followed by April (9), and June (6). In other words, our brand new roof faces the worst time for hail. Sigh.

Or, if you like lots of data, follow Athens through time...

Date Time Amount
5/12/1971 15:23 0.75 in. 
3/28/1984 14:50 1.00 in. 
5/2/1984 17:50 1.00 in. 
5/4/1987 15:00 0.75 in. 
4/28/1990 13:45 0.75 in. 
4/29/1991 15:30 1.00 in. 
3/19/1992 12:42 0.75 in. 
5/19/1993 7:50 1.50 in. 
5/6/1996 18:00 0.75 in. 
4/22/1997 13:56 1.75 in. 
4/22/1997 14:35 0.75 in. 
4/28/1997 15:35 0.75 in. 
8/17/1997 16:23 1.00 in. 
4/3/1998 17:39 1.00 in. 
4/8/1998 22:11 0.75 in. 
5/7/1998 10:00 1.75 in. 
5/7/1998 10:15 0.88 in. 
5/7/1998 18:15 1.75 in. 
5/7/1998 18:32 1.75 in. 
6/19/1998 11:50 0.75 in. 
6/24/1998 21:48 0.75 in. 
7/20/1998 15:30 0.88 in. 
5/13/1999 16:05 0.75 in. 
6/4/1999 16:22 1.75 in. 
6/4/1999 16:40 2.75 in. 
8/20/1999 18:25 1.00 in. 
8/20/1999 18:30 1.75 in. 
2/21/2005 19:30 1.00 in. 
4/13/2005 15:05 0.88 in. 
8/17/2007 14:55 0.75 in. 
7/21/2008 19:08 0.88 in. 
4/14/2009 8:48 0.75 in. 
6/24/2011 17:33 0.75 in. 
6/26/2011 18:35 1.00 in. 
3/16/2012 19:45 0.75 in. 
10/9/2014 18:35 1.00 in. 

By the way, I don't remember that 2014 hail storm, but to have hail in October, that's just weird. Indeed, it's the only time since 1950 that we've recorded hail in October -- and there's never even been hail in September.

1 comment:

Catherine Burns said...

You're absolutely right. A hail storm could mean a disaster for your new roof. Depending on the type of roof you have, it may sustain significant damage. It's best to check with you insurance company to see if it's covered. If so, file a claim to have the damage assessed, and then repaired or replaced, which will depend on the level of damage to the roof.

Catherine Burns @ Easton Roofing LLC