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Which month does Rapid City get hail?
Hail is most common in Rapid City in July — 490 of 1,366 NWS-recorded ≥1-inch hail reports since 1996 (36%) fell in July. Most severe hail near Rapid City falls between May–July: about 75% of all ≥1-inch reports since 1996 land in those months.
Hail by month near Rapid City
Every NWS-recorded ≥1″ hail report within 25 miles of Rapid City since 1996, grouped by the calendar month it fell in.
| Month | ≥1″ reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% |
| February | 0 | 0% |
| March | 1 | 0% |
| April | 10 | 1% |
| May | 126 | 9% |
| June | 408 | 30% |
| July (peak) | 490 | 36% |
| August | 288 | 21% |
| September | 37 | 3% |
| October | 6 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
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) | 19 (preliminary) | 0 | 1.75" |
| 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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