◆ RAPID CITY, SD HAIL HISTORY · PENNINGTON COUNTY
Rapid City, SD hail history & hail map
Rapid City, South Dakota has had 33 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.00″ (Golf Ball). Most recent: Aug 19, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
33Hail events in the past 5 years
2.00″Largest recorded hail · Golf Ball
2.00″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.75″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Rapid City, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Rapid City
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 2 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 0.88″ Nickel | 1 ground report (max 0.88″) |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.75″ |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | 7 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| Jul 6, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ · 2 ground reports (max 0.75″) |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 0.70″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.70″) |
| Sep 16, 2024 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.38″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.38″) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.00″ · 4 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
| Apr 15, 2024 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| Sep 4, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ · 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Aug 24, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ · 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| Jul 22, 2023 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| Jul 12, 2023 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | 6 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 2.00″ Golf Ball | 6 ground reports (max 2.00″) |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.00″ · 4 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| Jun 27, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | 3 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| May 30, 2023 | 0.70″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.70″) |
| May 29, 2023 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | 5 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
| May 17, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 2 ground reports (max 0.25″) |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | 3 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Jul 11, 2022 | 0.88″ Nickel | 1 ground report (max 0.88″) |
| Jul 10, 2022 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Jun 12, 2022 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Rapid City (44.070, -103.270) 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.