Thunderstorm Wind in Harding County, South Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind in Harding County, South Dakota: 346 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 91. That places the county #315 nationally and #6 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Harding County is the 2010s, when 148 of the county's 346 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 Harding County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 46.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #315 for this hazard and #6 within South Dakota, putting it in the 90.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Harding County with 150 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 thunderstorm wind events are on record in Harding County, South Dakota?

346 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Harding County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Harding County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Harding County measured 91.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Harding 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.