◆ DE SMET, SD HAIL HISTORY · KINGSBURY COUNTY
De Smet, SD hail history & hail map
De Smet, South Dakota has had 5 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 1.00″ (Quarter). Most recent: Aug 16, 2025. 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
1.00″Largest recorded hail · Quarter
1.00″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.00″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over De Smet, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in De Smet
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Jul 15, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 0.75″ · 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| Aug 1, 2024 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over De Smet (44.390, -97.630) 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.