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Rapid City hail, season by season
Every NWS-recorded hail report of 1″ or larger within 25 miles of Rapid City, grouped by season — 1,366 reports since 1996, the largest 4.50" (2020-08-08). Source: NCEI Storm Events (vintage c20260527); the current season also carries preliminary SPC reports, labeled.
| Season | ≥1″ reports | Storm days | Max hail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (in progress) | 1 (preliminary) | 0 | 1.00" |
| 2025 | 26 | 9 | 1.75" |
| 2024 | 55 | 13 | 3.00" |
| 2023 | 122 | 21 | 3.25" |
| 2022 | 30 | 13 | 2.00" |
| 2021 | 42 | 11 | 3.00" |
| 2020 | 139 | 16 | 4.50" |
| 2019 | 92 | 19 | 3.00" |
| 2018 | 88 | 19 | 3.00" |
| 2017 | 42 | 9 | 2.00" |
| 2016 | 75 | 20 | 3.00" |
| 2015 | 65 | 15 | 4.50" |
| 2014 | 45 | 12 | 3.00" |
| 2013 | 87 | 20 | 4.25" |
| 2012 | 29 | 13 | 2.00" |
| 2011 | 79 | 20 | 3.00" |
| 2010 | 28 | 13 | 2.50" |
| 2009 | 18 | 9 | 2.75" |
| 2008 | 46 | 16 | 4.25" |
| 2007 | 40 | 11 | 4.25" |
| 2006 | 22 | 10 | 2.75" |
| 2005 | 17 | 10 | 2.00" |
| 2004 | 22 | 10 | 2.75" |
| 2003 | 33 | 11 | 2.50" |
| 2002 | 11 | 5 | 2.00" |
| 2001 | 19 | 8 | 2.75" |
| 2000 | 15 | 7 | 2.75" |
| 1999 | 19 | 13 | 2.75" |
| 1998 | 8 | 6 | 1.75" |
| 1997 | 17 | 8 | 4.00" |
| 1996 | 35 | 10 | 3.00" |
NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.
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