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Hail in Bennett County, South Dakota
222 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 222 hail events in Bennett County, South Dakota, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 45 years.
June is the busiest month, with 81 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 125 events against 80 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.3% of the 17,011 hail events recorded in South Dakota; its 18.7 per 100 square miles compares with 22.4 statewide.
70 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.25 inches (softball size).
Compared with South Dakota
| Measure | Bennett County | South Dakota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 222 | 17,011 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 18.7 | 22.4 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 651.8 | 190.0 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | June | June | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
2Apr
0May
27Jun
81Jul
62Aug
41Sep
7Oct
2Nov
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
The 189 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 222. 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 | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Hail | 2.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Hail | 2.50 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Hail | 4.25 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2021 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2021 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Hail | 4.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2019 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2016 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2014 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2014 | Hail | 2.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2013 | Hail | 2.50 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2013 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2013 | Hail | 1.50 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2011 | Hail | 2.75 in | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2011 | Hail | 2.50 in | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $700K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2011 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2011 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2010 | Hail | 2.50 in | $50K | $700K | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2007 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2005 | Hail | 1.50 in | $250K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2004 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2003 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2002 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2001 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2001 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2001 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Oct 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2000 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2000 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1999 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1999 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1994 | Hail | 2.00 in | $50K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 1993 | Hail | 1.75 in | $500 | $500 | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1991 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1991 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1991 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1991 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1986 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1985 | Hail | 2.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1984 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1981 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1980 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1980 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1978 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1977 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1977 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1974 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1974 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 1967 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1966 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1964 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Bennett County had?
222 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 Bennett County?
29 Jun 2026 (Hail, 2.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Bennett County?
The hail of 19 Jul 2010, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $50K and crop damage at $700K.
How does Bennett County compare with South Dakota for hail?
18.7 events per 100 square miles against 22.4 statewide; the county holds 222 of the state's 17,011 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.