Hail in Codington County, South Dakota

Hail in Codington County, South Dakota: 224 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.75. That places the county #518 nationally and #27 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Codington County is the 2000s, when 86 of the county's 224 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 Codington County archive, hail makes up 42.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #518 for this hazard and #27 within South Dakota, putting it in the 83.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Codington County with 85 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 170
• Flood 71

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

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Codington County?

The strongest hail on record in Codington County measured 3.75.

Where does the hail data for Codington 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.