210
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Hughes County, South Dakota: 210 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #565 nationally and #30 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Hughes County, South Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Hughes County is the 2000s, when 68 of the county's 210 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 Hughes County archive, hail makes up 41.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #565 for this hazard and #30 within South Dakota, putting it in the 81.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Hughes County with 65 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2025 | HARROLD | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | DE GREY | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | (PIR)PIERRE ARPT | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | PIERRE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | BLUNT | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | (PIR)PIERRE ARPT | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | PIERRE | 1 | $0 |
| May 23, 2024 | DE GREY | 1 | $0 |
| May 23, 2024 | DE GREY | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2023 | PIERRE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Hughes County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A severe thunderstorm with large hail and damaging winds came out of Sully county and tracked southeast across Hughes county destroying thousands of acres of crop and pastureland along its path. Some property damage also resulted from the severe winds and large hail.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Hughes County, South Dakota?
210 hail events are recorded in Hughes County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Hughes County?
The strongest hail on record in Hughes County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Hughes 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Hughes County, South Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-dakota/hughes-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.