Hail in Deuel County, South Dakota

Hail in Deuel County, South Dakota: 99 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,447 nationally and #63 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Deuel County is the 2000s, when 43 of the county's 99 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 Deuel County archive, hail makes up 37.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,447 for this hazard and #63 within South Dakota, putting it in the 53.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Deuel County with 35 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 Deuel County, South Dakota?

99 hail events are recorded in Deuel County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Deuel County?

The strongest hail on record in Deuel County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Deuel 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.