Hail in Marshall County, South Dakota

Hail in Marshall County, South Dakota: 161 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #853 nationally and #48 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Marshall County is the 2010s, when 62 of the county's 161 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 Marshall County archive, hail makes up 46.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #853 for this hazard and #48 within South Dakota, putting it in the 72.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Marshall County with 69 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.

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

161 hail events are recorded in Marshall County between 1968 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Marshall County?

The strongest hail on record in Marshall County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Marshall 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.