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Hail dates in Hughes County, South Dakota
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Hughes County on 25 days since 2016 (55 separate reports, 48 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 4.50" (grapefruit) on July 18, 2023; the most recent hail was June 9, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Hughes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2025-07-28 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | — |
| 2025-07-09 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | — |
| 2025-06-12 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2025-04-27 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | — |
| 2024-06-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2024-05-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2023-08-01 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2023-07-18 | 4.50" (grapefruit) | 9 | A photo of an estimated 4.5 inch hailstone was submitted on Facebook. |
| 2023-07-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2022-08-05 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | — |
| 2021-07-25 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 2 | — |
| 2020-07-05 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | — |
| 2020-06-20 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2020-06-07 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | — |
| 2019-08-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-08-06 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 6 | A storm chaser reported hail stones of 3 inches or larger. |
| 2019-05-31 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2018-08-26 | 4.00" (softball) | 6 | Very large hail caused some siding and car damage along with knocking out some windows. |
| 2018-06-27 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A severe thunderstorm with large hail and damaging winds came out of Sully county and tracked southeast across Hughes county destroying thousands of acres of… |
| 2017-06-22 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | — |
| 2017-06-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | — |
| 2016-08-29 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2016-06-22 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-05-25 | 2.75" (baseball) | 2 | Baseball size hail damaged several vehicles. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 3 | 12 | 4.50" (grapefruit) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2019 | 3 | 8 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2018 | 2 | 7 | 4.00" (softball) |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 | 2.75" (baseball) |
Damaging wind in Hughes County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 99 reports since 2016, strongest 112 mph. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | 112 mph | 4 | An Ambient weather station 6 miles north northwest of Joe Creek Rec Area measured a peak wind speed of 112 mph. |
| 2024-07-14 | 84 mph | 4 | — |
| 2025-07-14 | 82 mph | 2 | A collapsing thunderstorm produced a measured wind gust of 82 mph at the Pierre Regional Airport Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS… |
| 2022-06-20 | 79 mph | 4 | — |
| 2019-07-20 | 79 mph | 3 | — |
| 2020-06-07 | 78 mph | 7 | Severe winds took part of the roof off a barn which killed two calves. The overhead door on another building was blown in. |
| 2019-08-06 | 78 mph | 2 | Seventy-eight mph winds were measured along with tennis ball size hail. |
| 2024-06-27 | 75 mph | 4 | Emergency management reports broken tree branches and power knocked out. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Hughes County?
June 9, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 4.50" (grapefruit) on July 18, 2023.
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
Sully County, SD (23 mi) · Stanley County, SD (33 mi) · Hyde County, SD (34 mi) · Lyman County, SD (39 mi) · Potter County, SD (45 mi) · Jones County, SD (47 mi) · Hand County, SD (57 mi) · Faulk County, SD (67 mi)
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