Hail in Ziebach County, South Dakota

Hail in Ziebach County, South Dakota: 200 recorded events between 1962 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #618 nationally and #33 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Ziebach County is the 2000s, when 100 of the county's 200 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 Ziebach County archive, hail makes up 40.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #618 for this hazard and #33 within South Dakota, putting it in the 80.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Ziebach 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 Ziebach County, South Dakota?

200 hail events are recorded in Ziebach County between 1962 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Ziebach County?

The strongest hail on record in Ziebach County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Ziebach 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.