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Prairie City, SD hail history
Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Prairie City city centroid, 1950 to present.
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Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2020 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2019 | 1 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2013 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.
Wind and tornado record
- 18 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 77 mph, most recent 2025-06-20.
- 0 tornado events.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | 8.6 mi |
| 2024-07-13 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | 8.6 mi |
| 2022-06-29 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | 8.6 mi |
| 2021-07-23 | Hail | 1.25" | 9.7 mi |
| 2020-07-23 | Hail | 1.00" | 4.2 mi |
| 2020-06-29 | Hail | 1.00" | 3.9 mi |
| 2020-06-04 | Hail | 1.50" | 9.7 mi |
| 2020-06-04 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 9.7 mi |
| 2019-06-07 | Hail | 1.50" | 1.4 mi |
| 2019-06-07 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 3.9 mi |
2025-06-20: “SD mesonet recorded wind gust.”
2021-07-23: “Wind gusts to 40 mph accompanied the storm.”
2020-06-04: “The ground was covered with hail.”
Storm-day records for Prairie City — “did it hail on this date?”
Each recorded hail day in Prairie City has its own page with the official NWS reports for that date.
- Hail in Prairie City, SD on August 23, 2026 — up to 1.50"
- Hail in Prairie City, SD on August 10, 2026 — up to 4.50"
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Nearby hail history
source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-09-10