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Hail dates in Codington County, South Dakota
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Codington County on 20 days since 2016 (55 separate reports, 49 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 3.75" (tea cup) on July 25, 2021; the most recent hail was June 3, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Codington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2025-09-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2025-07-27 | 2.75" (baseball) | 4 | Baseball-sized hail was reported near Lake Kampeska. Numerous additional reports of golf-ball sized hail were received from in and around Watertown. |
| 2024-08-05 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A trained spotter reported a 3/4 mile swath of crop damage from estimated quarter to golfball sized hail. |
| 2024-06-18 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 4 | — |
| 2024-06-12 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | A member of the public submitted storm damage photos from estimated golfball size hail, including several windows that were shattered. |
| 2023-07-13 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 7 | Dime to quarter size hail caused significant damage to corn fields. |
| 2023-07-03 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2022-09-08 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | The time of the report was radar-estimated. |
| 2022-05-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2021-09-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail was large enough to dent vehicles. |
| 2021-07-25 | 3.75" (tea cup) | 3 | — |
| 2019-08-17 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Some power outages also occurred in Watertown from lightning strikes. |
| 2018-08-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | — |
| 2017-08-21 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2017-08-09 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | — |
| 2017-07-11 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 10 | Golf ball hail caused damage to the house siding along with breaking some windows. Crops were also damaged. |
| 2017-06-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-08-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2016-07-05 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2024 | 3 | 10 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 3.75" (tea cup) |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 4 | 14 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
Damaging wind in Codington County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 61 reports since 2016, strongest 99 mph. 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-05 | 99 mph | 7 | A peak wind gust of 99 mph was recorded by a personal a weather station at Sandy Shore State Park. |
| 2020-06-04 | 90 mph | 4 | Estimated ninety mph winds uprooted trees, tore up fencing, took a roof off a machine shed, and pushed an attached garage off its foundat… |
| 2022-08-05 | 81 mph | 3 | Boards punctured the wall of a repair shop, and much of a storage building's roof was stripped off by estimated 80 mph winds. |
| 2022-05-12 | 81 mph | 12 | One inch tree limbs were broken and shingles were blow off of a home. A nearby spotter measured an 81 mph gust. |
| 2021-07-06 | 81 mph | 1 | Estimated eighty mph winds caused an outbuilding to collapse. |
| 2017-07-21 | 81 mph | 2 | Eighty mph winds destroyed a large shed and half of a quonset building. |
| 2020-07-17 | 76 mph | 2 | Estimated seventy-five mph winds downed several trees in Watertown along with many tree branches. One tree fell on a camper destroying i… |
| 2023-08-10 | 75 mph | 1 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down three trees in town. A 3-4 inch diameter branch from another tree was blown off, impaling a nearby home. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Codington County?
June 3, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 3.75" (tea cup) on July 25, 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
Hamlin County, SD (20 mi) · Deuel County, SD (28 mi) · Grant County, SD (28 mi) · Clark County, SD (29 mi) · Day County, SD (37 mi) · Kingsbury County, SD (40 mi) · Roberts County, SD (42 mi) · Brookings County, SD (44 mi)
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