◆ PIEDMONT, SD HAIL HISTORY · MEADE COUNTY
Piedmont, SD hail history & hail map
Piedmont, South Dakota has had 14 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 3.00″ (Baseball). Most recent: Jul 8, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
14Hail events in the past 5 years
3.00″Largest recorded hail · Baseball
3.00″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.50″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Piedmont, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Piedmont
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | 4 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| Jul 20, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| Apr 9, 2025 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 3.00″ Baseball | Radar 1.25″ · 7 ground reports (max 3.00″) |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| Aug 24, 2023 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ · 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| Jun 27, 2023 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.50″ · 1 ground report (max 1.75″) |
| May 17, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ · 2 ground reports (max 0.88″) |
| Jul 11, 2022 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | Radar 1.00″ · 1 ground report (max 1.50″) |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Piedmont (44.200, -103.340) 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.