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Hail dates in Perkins County, South Dakota
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Perkins County on 51 days since 2016 (106 separate reports, 94 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.75" (baseball) on August 30, 2021; the most recent hail was August 1, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Perkins 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Public call of marble to quarter size hail. |
| 2025-06-20 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 5 | Public reported large hail, estimated. |
| 2024-07-12 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2024-06-22 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | — |
| 2024-06-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2024-06-03 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 4 | Large hail broke a windshield and damaged a truck. |
| 2024-06-02 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 2 | — |
| 2023-07-29 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | — |
| 2023-07-11 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2022-07-05 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | — |
| 2022-05-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2021-08-30 | 2.75" (baseball) | 6 | Hail damaged vehicles and a shop building. |
| 2021-07-23 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 4 | Wind gusts to 40 mph accompanied the storm. |
| 2021-07-08 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 3 | — |
| 2021-07-05 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2021-06-08 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 4 | Hail up to ping pong ball size fell for about 30 minutes. |
| 2020-08-27 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | — |
| 2020-08-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-07-31 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2020-07-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-07-20 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-07-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-06-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-06-29 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 4 | — |
| 2020-06-04 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | The ground was covered with hail. |
| 2020-06-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-09-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2019-08-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2019-07-20 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 2 | Hail damaged a truck and cracked windows. |
| 2019-07-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-07-05 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | — |
| 2019-06-07 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | — |
| 2018-06-26 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | — |
| 2018-06-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2018-06-05 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | — |
| 2018-05-17 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | — |
| 2017-08-12 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-08-11 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-08-05 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | Wind gusts to 50 mph also accompanied the storm. |
| 2017-07-31 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | — |
| 2016-08-14 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Nickel sized hail accumulated five inches deep along the road. |
| 2016-08-09 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | — |
| 2016-07-31 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-07-22 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | — |
| 2016-07-20 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | — |
| 2016-07-14 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 5 | Wind gusts to 50 mph also accompanied the storm. |
| 2016-07-10 | 2.25" (hen egg) | 1 | — |
| 2016-07-09 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2016-07-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | — |
| 2016-06-23 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2016-05-30 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 4 | Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph were also reported with the storm. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2022 | 2 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 5 | 18 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2020 | 10 | 16 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2018 | 4 | 8 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2016 | 11 | 24 | 2.25" (hen egg) |
Damaging wind in Perkins County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 128 reports since 2016, strongest 91 mph. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-22 | 91 mph | 5 | A storm chaser estimated wind gusts to 90 mph blew down trees in Meadow. |
| 2018-07-09 | 81 mph | 1 | Tree branches six to ten inches in diameter were downed by the wind. |
| 2018-07-03 | 81 mph | 2 | A large steel grain bin was moved 300 yards. |
| 2016-07-09 | 81 mph | 5 | Wind gusts were estimated as high as 80 mph. |
| 2021-06-10 | 79 mph | 2 | — |
| 2024-07-13 | 78 mph | 6 | Four to five inch diameter tree branches were broken off of trees. |
| 2025-06-16 | 76 mph | 2 | SD mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| 2021-08-30 | 74 mph | 1 | — |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Perkins County?
August 1, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.75" (baseball) on August 30, 2021.
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
Adams County, ND (39 mi) · Harding County, SD (52 mi) · Ziebach County, SD (55 mi) · Hettinger County, ND (64 mi) · Bowman County, ND (66 mi) · Corson County, SD (67 mi) · Dewey County, SD (70 mi) · Grant County, ND (71 mi)
See also: South Dakota hail history by city · all counties