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Wind in Custer County, Montana
307 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 307 wind events in Custer County, Montana, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 59 years.
July is the busiest month, with 106 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 163 events against 74 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.1% of the 14,438 wind events recorded in Montana; its 8.1 per 100 square miles compares with 9.9 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
249 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 61 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Montana
| Measure | Custer County | Montana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 307 | 14,438 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 8.1 | 9.9 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 257.6 | 130.7 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 18 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
7Feb
6Mar
7Apr
7May
26Jun
81Jul
106Aug
52Sep
3Oct
2Nov
3Dec
7
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 198 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 307. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Apr 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Feb 2026 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Dec 2024 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | 3 | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2022 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Aug 2021 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Sep 2020 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Dec 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | 1 | 1 | County |
| 11 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2015 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jan 2014 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | $10K | — | 2 | County |
| 4 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $180K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1972 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1972 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1972 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1965 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1965 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1965 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1965 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Custer County had?
307 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Custer County?
13 May 2026 (High Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Custer County?
The thunderstorm wind of 7 Aug 1995, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $180K.
How does Custer County compare with Montana for wind?
8.1 events per 100 square miles against 9.9 statewide; the county holds 307 of the state's 14,438 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.