110
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$180K
Property damage
Hail in Miner County, South Dakota: 110 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,317 nationally and #62 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Miner County, South Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Miner County is the 2000s, when 60 of the county's 110 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 Miner County archive, hail makes up 47.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,317 for this hazard and #62 within South Dakota, putting it in the 57.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Miner County with 34 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 22, 2025 | CANOVA | 2.75 | $0 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | HOWARD | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | ROSWELL | 1 | $0 |
| May 30, 2022 | HOWARD | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 12, 2022 | ROSWELL | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2020 | FEDORA | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2019 | CARTHAGE | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 9, 2018 | ARGONNE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 25, 2017 | CARTHAGE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 25, 2017 | FEDORA | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Miner County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Large hail broke windows in buildings and vehicles, dented vehicles, and damaged siding. The hail caused minor damage to corn crops and more extensive damage to soybean crops in the area. The amount of crop damage was not known.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Miner County, South Dakota?
110 hail events are recorded in Miner County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Miner County?
The strongest hail on record in Miner County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Miner 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 Miner County, South Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-dakota/miner-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.