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Hail dates in Edmunds County, South Dakota
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Edmunds County on 28 days since 2016 (67 separate reports, 59 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.75" (baseball) on August 5, 2025; 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 Edmunds 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 | 2.75" (baseball) | 4 | — |
| 2025-07-28 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | — |
| 2025-07-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2025-06-19 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 6 | — |
| 2022-08-05 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | — |
| 2022-07-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | Quarter-size hail nearly covered the ground. |
| 2022-06-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2022-05-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2021-08-28 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 7 | Several house windows were broken by tennis ball size hail. |
| 2021-08-22 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | — |
| 2021-06-11 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-08-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-07-04 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2020-06-07 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | — |
| 2020-04-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-08-06 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2019-07-16 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 6 | — |
| 2019-05-31 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2018-09-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-09-19 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | — |
| 2017-07-05 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2017-06-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-08-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 6 | — |
| 2016-08-10 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | — |
| 2016-07-22 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | — |
| 2016-07-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2016-06-22 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2025 | 4 | 13 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2021 | 3 | 11 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2019 | 3 | 8 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 5 | 14 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Damaging wind in Edmunds County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 80 reports since 2016, strongest 120 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-14 | 120 mph | 5 | A personal weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 120 mph. |
| 2018-06-05 | 90 mph | 4 | Ten power poles along with many trees were downed by estimated ninety mph winds. |
| 2020-07-04 | 85 mph | 4 | A camper was tipped over and an evergreen tree was downed by estimated seventy-five mph winds. |
| 2016-08-10 | 83 mph | 6 | Seventy-five mph winds brought many trees down along with many large branches throughout Ipswich. |
| 2020-06-07 | 81 mph | 7 | Five outbuildings received damage from an estimated eighty mph wind. |
| 2019-07-19 | 81 mph | 2 | A small outbuilding was blown down. |
| 2017-07-05 | 81 mph | 3 | Estimated eighty mph winds destroyed a barn with a person inside. The person was not injured. Two cows were killed by flying debris. |
| 2020-07-31 | 78 mph | 4 | A downburst wind gust near eighty mph occurred near Craven Corner. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Edmunds County?
May 31, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.75" (baseball) on August 5, 2025.
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
Faulk County, SD (24 mi) · McPherson County, SD (27 mi) · Walworth County, SD (38 mi) · Potter County, SD (43 mi) · Campbell County, SD (44 mi) · Brown County, SD (44 mi) · Spink County, SD (51 mi) · McIntosh County, ND (52 mi)
See also: South Dakota hail history by city · all counties