Hail in Beadle County, South Dakota

Hail in Beadle County, South Dakota: 286 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #345 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Beadle County is the 2000s, when 100 of the county's 286 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Beadle County archive, hail makes up 41.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #345 for this hazard and #17 within South Dakota, putting it in the 88.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Beadle County with 93 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Thunderstorm Wind 282
• Flood 59

How many hail events are on record in Beadle County, South Dakota?

286 hail events are recorded in Beadle County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Beadle County?

The strongest hail on record in Beadle County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Beadle County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.