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Hail in Kidder County, North Dakota
133 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
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 133 hail events in Kidder County, North Dakota, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 38 years.
August is the busiest month, with 43 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 87 events against 36 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.3% of the 10,026 hail events recorded in North Dakota; its 9.8 per 100 square miles compares with 14.5 statewide.
26 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.50 inches (grapefruit size).
Compared with North Dakota
| Measure | Kidder County | North Dakota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 133 | 10,026 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 9.8 | 14.5 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 561.4 | 129.4 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | August | July | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
0Apr
0May
10Jun
41Jul
36Aug
43Sep
3Oct
0Nov
0Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
All 133 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $20K | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2021 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2021 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2021 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2021 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | $10K | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2016 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2016 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2013 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2013 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2013 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2008 | Hail | 2.75 in | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2006 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2001 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2000 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1998 | Hail | 1.25 in | $2K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1997 | Hail | 4.50 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1995 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1992 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1991 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1988 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1986 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1983 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1983 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1981 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 1980 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1980 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1980 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 1977 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Kidder County had?
133 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Kidder County?
29 Jun 2026 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Kidder County?
The hail of 27 May 1998, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $2K and crop damage at $150K.
How does Kidder County compare with North Dakota for hail?
9.8 events per 100 square miles against 14.5 statewide; the county holds 133 of the state's 10,026 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 Hail hub and the county page.