119
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$235K
Property damage
Hail in Jerauld County, South Dakota: 119 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,214 nationally and #61 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Jerauld County, South Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Jerauld County is the 2000s, when 54 of the county's 119 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 Jerauld County archive, hail makes up 54.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,214 for this hazard and #61 within South Dakota, putting it in the 60.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Jerauld County with 33 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2025 | WESSINGTON SPGS | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | LANE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | WESSINGTON SPGS | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | WESSINGTON SPGS | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | CROW LAKE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2022 | WESSINGTON SPGS | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2022 | WESSINGTON SPGS | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2022 | CROW LAKE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2022 | CROW LAKE | 2.25 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2022 | CROW LAKE | 1.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Visibility was reduced to a few feet at times due to the large hail falling. Corn, soybean, sunflower, and spring wheat crops were severely damaged, with some crops deemed a total loss. The extent or amount of the crop damage was not known. An unknown amount of damage also occurred to vehicles and to windows in both vehicles and buildings.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Jerauld County, South Dakota?
119 hail events are recorded in Jerauld County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Jerauld County?
The strongest hail on record in Jerauld County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Jerauld 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Jerauld County, South Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-dakota/jerauld-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.