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Rapid City hail season 2002
11 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 5 storm days, max 2.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2002 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2002, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 23, 2002 | 5 | 1.75" | PENNINGTON |
| August 8, 2002 | 2 | 2.00" | MEADE |
| July 26, 2002 | 2 | 1.00" | CUSTER, MEADE |
| August 26, 2002 | 1 | 1.00" | PENNINGTON |
| July 20, 2002 | 1 | 1.50" | PENNINGTON |
When it fell
Jul 3 · Aug 8
Wind context: the record also holds 10 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2002 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Rapid City claim from 2002?
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Rapid City anchor. 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. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.