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Record Hailstone!

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The Northern Hail Project is very excited to announce that their field team collected a new record large hailstone for Canada on 1 August, 2022! The stone fell near the hamlet of Markerville in Alberta.

The record-breaker has a maximum diameter of 123 mm and weighs 292.71 grams, eclipsing the previous title holder – a hailstone with a maximum diameter of 114 mm and a weight of 290 grams collected nearly 50 years ago in Cedoux, Saskatchewan on August 27, 1973. 

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The hailstone has been imaged and 3D printed with the generous help of the IBHS Research Center.