Storms in South Dakota in 1965
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Dakota in 1965, 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 1965 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
- 99
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $8.4 million
- Episodes
- 30
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 | 64 | 2 | 3 | $8.4 million |
| Hail | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1965
May 1965
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 5, 1965
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 7, 1965
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, May 8, 1965
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, May 14, 1965
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, May 20, 1965
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, May 23, 1965
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, May 24, 1965
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 29, 1965
June 1965
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, June 1, 1965
- Hail in South Dakota, June 3, 1965
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 7, 1965
- Tornado in South Dakota, June 11, 1965
- Tornado in South Dakota, June 13, 1965
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 21, 1965
- Hail in South Dakota, June 22, 1965
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 26, 1965
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 28, 1965
- Hail in South Dakota, June 29, 1965
July 1965
- Hail in South Dakota, July 3, 1965
- Hail in South Dakota, July 5, 1965
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 12, 1965
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 15, 1965
- Hail in South Dakota, July 17, 1965
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 18, 1965
- Tornado in South Dakota, July 22, 1965
August 1965
More
Every year in South DakotaEvery state in 1965Tornadoes in South Dakota in 196519641966
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.