Hail History

Hail history for Sheridan County, North Dakota

Every NOAA hail report filed in Sheridan County since 1966, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · Sheridan County

Last hail
Jul 10, 2025
1.00 in, quarter size
Hail days, last 5 years
6
since Nov 3, 2021 · 8 reports
Largest ever
4.00 in
grapefruit · Aug 24, 1983

64 reports on 49 days since 1966 · #53 of 54 North Dakota counties

Hail map · Sheridan County

McClusky 10 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
63 most recent reports with a location. Dot size and colour follow hail size. Open street map

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What the record says about Sheridan County

The latest hail report in Sheridan County is from July 10, 2025, 1.00 in (quarter size). Since November 3, 2021 there have been 6 separate hail days; the biggest stones in that time were 2.00 in on June 13, 2022.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Sheridan County logged 34 reports on 23 hail days, about 1.7 reports a year. That is 37% of the median North Dakota county (4.5 a year) and ranks #53 of 54 North Dakota counties for all-time reports. Sheridan County holds 1% of all 10,117 hail reports in North Dakota.

14% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 9% for the median North Dakota county. The largest hail on record here is 4.00 in (grapefruit) on August 24, 1983.

Reports were up 140% in 2016–2025 (24) compared with 2006–2015 (10). The busiest year was 2019, with 7 reports on 3 days. Hail here peaks in July (34% of reports); 36% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Sheridan County 1.7
  • Median North Dakota county 4.5

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Sheridan County 23
  • Median North Dakota county 48.5

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Sheridan County 14%
  • Median North Dakota county 9%

Hail over time

02468 1966: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1970 1971: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1980: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1980 1982: 4 reports, largest 2.50 in 1983: 2 reports, largest 4.00 in 1984: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1986: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1987: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1990 1994: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1996: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1998: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1999: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 2000: 3 reports, largest 1.00 in 2000 2001: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2002: 3 reports, largest 0.88 in 2003: 1 reports, largest 0.88 in 2005: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in 2006: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2007: 4 reports, largest 1.75 in 2008: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2010: 1 reports, largest 1.50 in 2010 2013: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in 2016: 3 reports, largest 2.50 in 2017: 2 reports, largest 2.00 in 2018: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2019: 7 reports, largest 2.75 in 2020: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 2020 2022: 4 reports, largest 2.00 in 2024: 3 reports, largest 1.50 in 2025: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in
Reports per year, 1966–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
0102030 Jan Feb Mar Apr May: 4 reports (6%) May June: 19 reports (30%) Jun July: 22 reports (34%) Jul August: 17 reports (27%) Aug September: 2 reports (3%) Sep Oct Nov Dec
All 64 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 0
2025 1 1
2024 21 3
2023 0
2022 4 4
2021 0
2020 11 2
2019 52 7
2018 2 2
2017 2 2

Hail days since Nov 3, 2021

DateReportsLargestStorm page
Jul 10, 2025 1 1.00 in —
Jul 29, 2024 1 1.00 in —
Jun 17, 2024 1 1.00 in —
Jun 2, 2024 1 1.50 in —
Jun 24, 2022 2 1.25 in —
Jun 13, 2022 2 2.00 in —

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Sheridan County
Date Size Location Damage Time · source
Aug 24, 1983 4.00 ingrapefruit — — 16:30 local · NCEI
Aug 25, 2019 2.75 inbaseball 6.24 N Mcclusky $15K 15:04 local · NCEI
Aug 25, 2019 2.50 intennis ball 0.83 NE Mcclusky $175K 15:33 local · NCEI
Jul 20, 2016 2.50 intennis ball 0.83 NE Mcclusky $50K 20:32 local · NCEI
Jul 20, 2016 2.50 intennis ball 5.58 NE Mcclusky $30K 20:32 local · NCEI

Sizes filed before 1996 are often rough estimates (round numbers like 7.00 or 8.00 in) without an exact spot; they are shown as NOAA filed them.

Size of every report

Most recent reports

Most recent hail reports in Sheridan County
Date Size Location Damage Time · source
Jul 10, 2025 1.00 inquarter 10.46 S Martin — 19:00 local · NCEI
Jul 29, 2024 1.00 inquarter Pickardville — 20:11 local · NCEI
Jun 17, 2024 1.00 inquarter 5 SE Mcclusky — 21:29 local · NCEI
Jun 2, 2024 1.50 inping pong ball 0.69 N Goodrich — 14:23 local · NCEI
Jun 24, 2022 1.25 inhalf dollar 4.55 SSE Mcclusky — 17:00 local · NCEI
Jun 24, 2022 1.00 inquarter 5 SE Mcclusky — 14:26 local · NCEI
Jun 13, 2022 2.00 inhen egg 11.89 N Goodrich — 21:05 local · NCEI
Jun 13, 2022 1.75 ingolf ball 12.75 NNW Denhoff — 20:50 local · NCEI
Aug 4, 2020 1.00 inquarter 6.91 N Pickardville $10K 22:35 local · NCEI
Jul 17, 2020 1.75 ingolf ball 1.46 NNE Mcclusky — 17:20 local · NCEI
Sep 20, 2019 1.00 inquarter 9.95 SSE Denhoff — 16:12 local · NCEI
Sep 2, 2019 0.88 innickel 1.16 SE Martin — 14:10 local · NCEI

Cities and towns in Sheridan County

PlaceReportsLargest
McClusky164.00 in

Smaller places with fewer than 10 reports

These places have too few reports for a page of their own, so their record lives here.

PlaceReportsHail daysLatest
Martin66Sep 2, 2019
Goodrich44Jun 2, 2024
Denhoff22Jul 6, 2013

Questions about hail in Sheridan County

How often does it hail in Sheridan County, North Dakota?

64 hail reports have been logged in Sheridan County since 1966. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 1.7 reports a year. That ranks #53 of 54 North Dakota counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Sheridan County?

Most reports come in July, June, August. July alone accounts for 34% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Sheridan County?

4.00 in (grapefruit size) on August 24, 1983. 14% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Sheridan County?

The most recent report in this data is from July 10, 2025 (1.00 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

How many hail storms has Sheridan County had in the last five years?

6 separate days with hail reports since November 3, 2021, adding up to 8 reports. The most recent was July 10, 2025.

Where does this hail data come from?

Hail reports come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which the National Weather Service compiles from spotter, public, law enforcement and media reports. Recent days use preliminary NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet until NOAA publishes final data. Only reported hail is counted, so areas with fewer people tend to have fewer reports.