◆ FAIRBURN, SD HAIL HISTORY · CUSTER COUNTY
Fairburn, SD hail history & hail map
Fairburn, South Dakota has had 7 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.75″ (Baseball). Most recent: Sep 5, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
7Hail events in the past 5 years
2.75″Largest recorded hail · Baseball
1.75″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
2.75″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Fairburn, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Fairburn
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | Radar 1.50″ |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.00″ · 3 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 2.75″ Baseball | Radar 2.75″ · 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ |
| May 26, 2024 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ |
| May 28, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| Jun 14, 2022 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Fairburn (43.660, -103.060) 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.