Hail in Rapid City, SD
Since January 2025, radar estimated hail within 5 miles of Rapid City on 19 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Tue, Jul 1, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service within 10 miles on 10 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
By year: 2026: 12 · 2025: 10
Every hail day
- Tue, Aug 18, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported within 10 miles- 1.5 in, 3.6 mi SW (4 WSW Dwtn Rapid City, SD)
- 1 in, 4 mi SW (4 SSW Dwtn Rapid City, SD)
- 1.25 in, 4.2 mi S (4 S Dwtn Rapid City, SD)
- 1.5 in, 4.3 mi S (5 SSW Dwtn Rapid City, SD)
- 1.5 in, 5.1 mi SW (5 SW Dwtn Rapid City, SD)
- and 1 more
- Sun, Aug 16, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
- Tue, Aug 11, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported within 10 miles- 1.75 in, 7 mi NW (4 ENE Johnson Siding, SD)
- 1 in, 7.6 mi NW (2 W Black Hawk, SD)
- 1.5 in, 7.6 mi NW (2 W Black Hawk, SD)
- 1.75 in, 7.7 mi SW (3 ENE Rockerville, SD)
- 1.25 in, 8.5 mi SW (2 NE Rockerville, SD)
- and 1 more
- Wed, Jul 29, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
- Tue, Jul 7, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported within 10 miles- 1 in, 9.9 mi NW (1 N Summerset, SD)
- Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
- Thu, Jul 2, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported within 10 miles- 1 in, 6.8 mi SW (4 NE Rockerville, SD)
- Wed, Jul 1, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported within 10 miles- 1.5 in, 5.5 mi N (4 ENE Black Hawk, SD)
- Fri, Jun 26, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
- Mon, Jun 22, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported within 10 miles- 1 in, 0.1 mi SE (Dwtn Rapid City, SD)
- 1 in, 1.2 mi SW (2 SW Dwtn Rapid City, SD)
- 1 in, 1.3 mi SE (1 E Dwtn Rapid City, SD)
- 1.75 in, 2.1 mi W (2 WSW Dwtn Rapid City, SD)
- 1 in, 2.4 mi SE (2 SSE Dwtn Rapid City, SD)
- and 2 more
- Sun, Jun 7, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
- Sat, Feb 28, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
- Thu, Sep 11, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
- Mon, Aug 18, 2025Reported within 10 miles
- 1 in, 5.1 mi SW (5 SW Dwtn Rapid City, SD)
- 2.5 in, 8.5 mi W (1 N Hisega, SD)
- Tue, Jul 22, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
- Sat, Jul 19, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported within 10 miles- 1 in, 3.4 mi N (4 N Dwtn Rapid City, SD)
- 1 in, 6.9 mi SW (4 NNE Rockerville, SD)
- 1 in, 7.6 mi NW (2 W Black Hawk, SD)
- Mon, Jul 14, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
- Sun, Jul 6, 2025Reported within 10 miles
- 1 in, 4.2 mi S (4 S Dwtn Rapid City, SD)
- 1.75 in, 6.9 mi SW (7 SW Dwtn Rapid City, SD)
- Sat, Jul 5, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
- Tue, Jul 1, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
- Sat, Jun 28, 2025Reported within 10 miles
- 1.5 in, 3.4 mi N (4 N Dwtn Rapid City, SD)
- Tue, May 13, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Measured from Rapid City's centre: radar estimates within 5 miles, reports within 10. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim.