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Hail dates in McPherson County, South Dakota
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in McPherson County on 28 days since 2016 (57 separate reports, 47 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.75" (baseball) on August 9, 2016; the most recent hail was May 31, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in McPherson County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2025-08-05 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | Quarter sized hail accompanied thunderstorm winds resulting in crop and garden produce damage. |
| 2023-08-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail to the size of quarters combined with wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph resulted in significant crop damage 2 mines north northeast of Hillsview. |
| 2023-07-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2022-07-21 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | — |
| 2022-07-03 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | — |
| 2022-06-14 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | The report of severe hail came from mPING. |
| 2021-06-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-07-25 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | — |
| 2020-07-05 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2020-06-20 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2020-06-07 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 4 | — |
| 2020-04-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-07-16 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2019-06-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2018-09-09 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | — |
| 2018-08-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2018-06-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2018-05-17 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 6 | — |
| 2018-05-07 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Nickel hail piled up to three inches deep in places. |
| 2017-09-19 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 4 | — |
| 2017-07-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-08-31 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 4 | — |
| 2016-08-10 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Quarter size hail left dents in the vehicle. |
| 2016-08-09 | 2.75" (baseball) | 3 | — |
| 2016-07-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2016-07-22 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-05-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2022 | 3 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 5 | 8 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2018 | 5 | 12 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2016 | 6 | 14 | 2.75" (baseball) |
Damaging wind in McPherson County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 71 reports since 2016, strongest 100 mph. 2 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-14 | 100 mph | 5 | A machine shed was destroyed, a stave silo partially destroyed, farm equipment was displaced, machine shed doors pushed in, multiple grai… |
| 2020-07-04 | 97 mph | 11 | Multiple rounds of severe winds occurred at the residence. There were very strong winds from the northwest along with south winds from t… |
| 2018-07-04 | 96 mph | 4 | Estimated ninety mph winds ripped small pieces of siding off the house and uprooted trees. |
| 2021-06-11 | 90 mph | 3 | A wind power company measured a 90 mph wind gust. |
| 2021-07-23 | 75 mph | 3 | A roof was peeled off of a building by estimated 70 mph winds. |
| 2020-08-12 | 75 mph | 2 | Estimated seventy-five mph winds blew the roof off a wood frame quonset with additional roof damage on a second outbuilding. |
| 2016-07-04 | 75 mph | 1 | Several trees were downed along with an outbuilding being severely damaged by seventy-five mph winds. |
| 2016-07-16 | 72 mph | 1 | — |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit McPherson County?
May 31, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.75" (baseball) on August 9, 2016.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
Nearby counties
McIntosh County, ND (26 mi) · Edmunds County, SD (27 mi) · Campbell County, SD (30 mi) · Walworth County, SD (39 mi) · Dickey County, ND (46 mi) · Logan County, ND (48 mi) · Brown County, SD (49 mi) · Faulk County, SD (51 mi)
See also: South Dakota hail history by city · all counties