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Hail dates in Custer County, South Dakota
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Custer County on 99 days since 2016 (232 separate reports, 207 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.75" (baseball) on May 31, 2023; the most recent hail was June 22, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Custer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A mping report. |
| 2025-08-13 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Report through mping. |
| 2025-07-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Spotter sent in hail report. |
| 2025-07-01 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | Nickel to quarter size hail reported. |
| 2025-06-29 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 4 | Photos show several stones of quarter to at least half dollar size. |
| 2024-09-15 | 0.88" (nickel) | 2 | — |
| 2024-08-26 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 4 | — |
| 2024-08-19 | 0.88" (nickel) | 2 | — |
| 2024-08-11 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2024-07-28 | 2.25" (hen egg) | 6 | — |
| 2024-07-17 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | — |
| 2024-07-15 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 6 | — |
| 2024-07-03 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | Hail damage to home. |
| 2024-05-26 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | Hail covered the ground. The largest hail was ping pong ball size, with lots of penny to nickel sized hail. |
| 2024-05-19 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2024-04-25 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | — |
| 2023-10-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2023-09-13 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A couple of reports of hail to golf ball size in this area. |
| 2023-08-12 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 10 | — |
| 2023-08-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2023-07-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2023-07-21 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2023-07-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2023-07-17 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | — |
| 2023-07-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2023-07-03 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 4 | — |
| 2023-06-28 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | — |
| 2023-06-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2023-06-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2023-06-21 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Hail up to quarter size fell for about 20 minutes. |
| 2023-05-31 | 2.75" (baseball) | 6 | — |
| 2023-05-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2022-08-24 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | — |
| 2022-07-29 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2022-06-24 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | — |
| 2022-06-13 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2022-06-11 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | — |
| 2022-06-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2022-06-04 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2022-04-22 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 8 | Hail up to quarter size fell for most of 40 minutes. |
| 2021-08-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | — |
| 2021-08-14 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 5 | The ground was covered with hail. |
| 2021-07-17 | 2.25" (hen egg) | 2 | — |
| 2021-07-16 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 5 | — |
| 2021-07-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2021-07-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | — |
| 2021-06-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2021-06-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Time estimated from radar. |
| 2021-05-23 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | — |
| 2020-08-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2020-08-11 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2020-08-08 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2020-07-20 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | — |
| 2020-07-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-07-09 | 2.75" (baseball) | 8 | — |
| 2020-07-06 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 1 | — |
| 2020-07-05 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 3 | — |
| 2020-07-04 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-07-02 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | — |
| 2020-06-28 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | — |
| 2020-06-25 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Hail was mostly to quarter size, with a few near golf ball size, and accumulated to six inches deep, with a few piles larger than two feet. |
| 2020-06-04 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Wind gusts to 40 mph accompanied the storm. |
| 2020-05-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-08-10 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | — |
| 2019-08-05 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | — |
| 2019-07-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-07-03 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | — |
| 2019-06-02 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 10 | Golf ball sized hail fell for a half an hour at the Custer State Park east entrance and airport. |
| 2018-08-23 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2018-07-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2018-07-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Hail to quarter size covered the ground. |
| 2018-07-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2018-07-17 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Quarter sized hail was reported at the Custer State Park Headquarters office. |
| 2018-07-16 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | — |
| 2018-07-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2018-06-29 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | — |
| 2018-06-22 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 2 | — |
| 2018-06-08 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | — |
| 2018-05-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2018-05-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2018-04-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2017-08-26 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 5 | Hail covered the ground. |
| 2017-07-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | A car windshield was cracked by the large hail. |
| 2017-07-11 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2017-06-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2017-05-13 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2016-08-26 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | — |
| 2016-08-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2016-08-11 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-08-09 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | — |
| 2016-07-29 | 2.75" (baseball) | 4 | Baseball sized hail was reported at Sylvan Lake in Custer State Park. |
| 2016-07-26 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 2 | — |
| 2016-07-18 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Time estimated--check on radar. |
| 2016-07-03 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | Hail completely covered the ground about an inch deep. |
| 2016-06-28 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Golf ball sized hail fell at Beaver Lake Campground. |
| 2016-06-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | — |
| 2016-06-13 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Ping pong ball sized hail fell at the Custer State Park headquarters. |
| 2016-06-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-05-20 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 3 | Hail covered the road at the corner of Playhouse Road and Iron Mountain Road. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2025 | 4 | 10 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2024 | 11 | 33 | 2.25" (hen egg) |
| 2023 | 16 | 38 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2022 | 8 | 18 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2021 | 9 | 25 | 2.25" (hen egg) |
| 2020 | 14 | 29 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2019 | 5 | 21 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2018 | 13 | 20 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2017 | 5 | 11 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2016 | 13 | 26 | 2.75" (baseball) |
Damaging wind in Custer County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 98 reports since 2016, strongest 77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-05 | 77 mph | 3 | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| 2020-06-06 | 75 mph | 4 | Four inch diameter tree branches were broken off trees. |
| 2016-06-28 | 74 mph | 2 | A pine tree was snapped in half. |
| 2022-04-22 | 72 mph | 1 | — |
| 2018-05-27 | 72 mph | 3 | A camper was blown over on its side. |
| 2023-08-12 | 70 mph | 2 | A power line was knocked down and a mobile home was tipped over by strong winds. |
| 2023-07-30 | 70 mph | 3 | The strong winds tore part of the roof off a building. |
| 2022-07-29 | 70 mph | 1 | Pea sized hail accompanied the storm. |
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What date did hail last hit Custer County?
June 22, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.75" (baseball) on May 31, 2023.
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