Hail in Spink County, South Dakota

Hail in Spink County, South Dakota: 261 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #400 nationally and #20 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Spink County is the 2000s, when 81 of the county's 261 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 Spink County archive, hail makes up 43.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #400 for this hazard and #20 within South Dakota, putting it in the 87.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Spink County with 88 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 187
• Flood 92
• Tornado 43

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

261 hail events are recorded in Spink County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Spink County?

The strongest hail on record in Spink County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Spink 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.