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Hail in Codington County, South Dakota
225 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.
Codington County, South Dakota, has 225 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 47 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 86 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 123 events against 86 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 32.7 per 100 square miles compares with 22.4 statewide.
54 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 3.75 inches (tea cup size).
Compared with South Dakota
| Measure | Codington County | South Dakota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 225 | 17,011 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 32.7 | 22.4 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 79.2 | 190.0 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | July | June | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
2Apr
6May
32Jun
60Jul
86Aug
25Sep
12Oct
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 200 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 225. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2025 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2022 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2021 | Hail | 3.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2021 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2012 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2012 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2010 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2001 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1999 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1999 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1999 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1998 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1996 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1991 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1991 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1990 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1989 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1988 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1986 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1984 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1984 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1984 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1981 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1981 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1981 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1980 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 1977 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 1973 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1970 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1963 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1960 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1960 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1958 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1956 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Codington County had?
225 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 Codington County?
3 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 Codington County?
NCEI records no damage estimate for events of this type in the county.
How does Codington County compare with South Dakota for hail?
32.7 events per 100 square miles against 22.4 statewide; the county holds 225 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.