Hail in Moody County, South Dakota

Hail in Moody County, South Dakota: 121 recorded events between 1959 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,192 nationally and #60 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Moody County is the 2000s, when 71 of the county's 121 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 Moody County archive, hail makes up 37.5% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,192 for this hazard and #60 within South Dakota, putting it in the 61.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Moody 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 96
• Flood 87

How many hail events are on record in Moody County, South Dakota?

121 hail events are recorded in Moody County between 1959 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Moody County?

The strongest hail on record in Moody County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Moody 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.