Hail in Haakon County, South Dakota

Hail in Haakon County, South Dakota: 222 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #524 nationally and #28 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Haakon County is the 2000s, when 90 of the county's 222 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 Haakon County archive, hail makes up 38.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #524 for this hazard and #28 within South Dakota, putting it in the 83.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Haakon County with 66 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 Haakon County, South Dakota?

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Haakon County?

The strongest hail on record in Haakon County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Haakon 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.