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Rapid City hail season 2019
92 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 19 storm days, max 3.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2019 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2019, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2019 | 18 | 2.50" | CUSTER, PENNINGTON |
| July 8, 2019 | 15 | 2.25" | PENNINGTON |
| July 14, 2019 | 13 | 2.00" | PENNINGTON, MEADE |
| July 3, 2019 | 8 | 1.75" | PENNINGTON, MEADE |
| August 10, 2019 | 6 | 3.00" | CUSTER, MEADE, LAWRENCE |
“Golf ball sized hail fell for a half an hour at the Custer State Park east entrance and airport.”
— NWS event narrative, June 2, 2019 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 4 · Jun 21 · Jul 48 · Aug 15 · Sep 4
Wind context: the record also holds 19 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2019 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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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.