◆ HOT SPRINGS, SD HAIL HISTORY · FALL RIVER COUNTY
Hot Springs, SD hail history & hail map
Hot Springs, South Dakota has had 28 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.50″ (Tennis Ball). Most recent: Aug 12, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
28Hail events in the past 5 years
2.50″Largest recorded hail · Tennis Ball
2.50″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
2.00″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Hot Springs, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Hot Springs
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | 2.00″ Golf Ball | 1 ground report (max 2.00″) |
| Aug 6, 2025 | 0.38″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.38″) |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.00″ · 2 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
| Jun 17, 2025 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | 1 ground report (max 1.25″) |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| May 9, 2024 | 0.10″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.10″) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Sep 13, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ · 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 0.38″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.38″) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 2.50″ Tennis Ball | Radar 2.00″ · 4 ground reports (max 2.50″) |
| Jul 17, 2023 | 2.50″ Tennis Ball | 1 ground report (max 2.50″) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Jun 15, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| May 28, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| May 10, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 0.10″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.10″) |
| Aug 17, 2022 | 0.10″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.10″) |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Jun 14, 2022 | 2.25″ Golf Ball | 2 ground reports (max 2.25″) |
| Jun 13, 2022 | 0.62″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.62″) |
| Jun 6, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 0.75″ · 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| May 15, 2022 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ |
| Apr 22, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Hot Springs (43.450, -103.540) 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.