Storms in South Dakota in 1962
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Dakota in 1962, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
South Dakota in 1962 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 72
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 43
- Damage
- $5.7 million
- Episodes
- 35
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 39 | 0 | 43 | $5.7 million |
| Hail | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1962
May 1962
- Hail in South Dakota, May 10, 1962
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, May 12, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, May 14, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, May 15, 1962
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, May 16, 1962
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 17, 1962
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, May 21, 1962
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 29, 1962
June 1962
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 5, 1962
- Tornado in South Dakota, June 6, 1962
- Hail in South Dakota, June 9, 1962
- Hail in South Dakota, June 11, 1962
- Tornado in South Dakota, June 12, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 14, 1962
- Tornado in South Dakota, June 20, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 21, 1962
July 1962
- Hail in South Dakota, July 2, 1962
- Tornado in South Dakota, July 4, 1962
- Hail in South Dakota, July 5, 1962
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 6, 1962
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, July 7, 1962
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 9, 1962
- Hail in South Dakota, July 15, 1962
- Hail in South Dakota, July 16, 1962
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 19, 1962
August 1962
- Tornado in South Dakota, August 6, 1962
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 8, 1962
- Tornado in South Dakota, August 9, 1962
- Tornado in South Dakota, August 10, 1962
- Hail in South Dakota, August 14, 1962
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 22, 1962
September 1962
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.