◆ NISLAND, SD HAIL HISTORY · BUTTE COUNTY
Nisland, SD hail history & hail map
Nisland, South Dakota has had 5 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.25″ (Golf Ball). Most recent: Jun 28, 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
2.25″Largest recorded hail · Golf Ball
1.75″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
2.25″Largest radar-estimated hail

Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Nisland, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Nisland
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2025 | 2.25″ Golf Ball | Radar 2.25″ · 1 ground report (max 1.75″) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | Radar 1.50″ |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ · 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.75″ |
| Jun 12, 2022 | 2.25″ Golf Ball | Radar 2.25″ · 2 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Nisland (44.670, -103.600) 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.