Hail in Perkins County, South Dakota

Hail in Perkins County, South Dakota: 337 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #242 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Perkins County is the 2010s, when 129 of the county's 337 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 Perkins County archive, hail makes up 46.4% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #242 for this hazard and #9 within South Dakota, putting it in the 92.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Perkins County with 117 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 309
• Tornado 45

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

337 hail events are recorded in Perkins County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Perkins County?

The strongest hail on record in Perkins County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Perkins 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.