◆ BELLE FOURCHE AIRPORT, SD HAIL HISTORY · BUTTE COUNTY
Belle Fourche Airport, SD hail history & hail map
Belle Fourche Airport, South Dakota has had 5 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 3.25″ (Baseball). Most recent: Sep 28, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
5Hail events in the past 5 years
3.25″Largest recorded hail · Baseball
1.50″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
3.25″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Belle Fourche Airport, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Belle Fourche Airport
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ · 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Aug 17, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| Jul 6, 2025 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | Radar 1.50″ |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 3.25″ Baseball | Radar 3.25″ · 1 ground report (max 1.50″) |
| May 29, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Belle Fourche Airport (44.810, -103.830) or an NWS / CoCoRaHS hail report within 3 miles. Data window: NOAA MRMS radar hail swaths Oct 2021 – Nov 2026; NWS / NCEI Storm Events reports Nov 2024 – Jul 2026; CoCoRaHS volunteer reports Oct 2021 – present. Radar hail sizes are estimates, not ground truth; hail at any single address can differ.