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Spearfish, 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 Spearfish city centroid, 1950 to present.

261hail events since 1950
176≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
4.50"largest on record · 2015-06-19
2025-07-29most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 0
2025 4 1.25" (half dollar)
2024 8 1.75" (golf ball)
2023 10 1.75" (golf ball)
2022 8 2.75" (baseball)
2021 3 1.75" (golf ball)
2020 16 2.50" (tennis ball)
2019 24 1.75" (golf ball)
2018 11 3.00" (tea cup)
2017 3 1.00" (quarter)
2016 2 1.00" (quarter)
2015 12 4.50" (grapefruit)
2014 1 1.00" (quarter)
2013 29 2.00" (hen egg)
2012 9 1.00" (quarter)

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

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2025-08-13 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 2.2 mi
2025-07-29 Hail 1.25" 0.8 mi
2025-07-29 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 2.2 mi
2025-07-05 Thunderstorm Wind 58 mph 1.3 mi
2025-06-15 Hail 1.25" 4.2 mi
2025-06-15 Hail 1.00" 7.7 mi
2025-05-13 Hail 1.00" 10 mi
2024-08-19 Hail 1.00" 8.8 mi
2024-08-19 Hail 1.75" 8.8 mi
2024-08-19 Hail 1.00" 2.2 mi

2025-08-13: “Wind gust estimated based on radar.”

2025-07-29: “Public estimated report.”

2025-07-29: “Public measured wind gust.”

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Each recorded hail day in Spearfish has its own page with the official NWS reports for that date.

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Nearby hail history

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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.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-08-09