Rhame, North Dakota
5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Rhame City. It lies in ZIP code area 58651. It lies near Post Office Butte. The Survey maps it on the Rhame quadrangle. 158 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,192 feet above sea level.
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On record in Rhame
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Fort Diltslisted 1980
Population over time
2 figuresRhame fell from 169 to 158 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 169 | |
| 2020 | 158 | -11 (-7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 5 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Dickinson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Dickinson quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Rhame quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Bowman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Rhame in 2006, burning under an acre in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Dakota Prairie National Grasslands | WEST FORK CREEK |
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Rhame: 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Tollefsrud | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fisher Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Rhame Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Rhame Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 89 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rhame in 89 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 53 hail, 27 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2009 | Hail | Rhame | $600,000 | A one to two mile wide swath of large and destructive hail was reported. The largest stone was measured at three and one half inches in diameter. There was significant damage to roofs on the north and east sides of Bowman, and to structures in rural north and east Bowman County. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Rhame | $250,000 | Substantial damage was reported to roofs and siding in Rhame. Tree leaves were also stripped. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | $100,000 | A barn was destroyed with the debris completely removed from the original site. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Rhame | $50,000 | Vehicles were dented by the hail. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Rhame | $50,000 | A metal calf shed was destroyed at a farmstead one half mile south of Rhame. The shed was blown one quarter of a mile through several fences. |
| March 2009 | Flood | Rhame | $37,000 | Overland flooding damaged county and township roads. Three homes were flooded. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | $5,000 | Two corrals were destroyed and a highline power line was down. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | $2,000 | A motorcycle was knocked over and a flag was torn up. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Rhame | $2,000 | The large hail broke out the windsheild on a truck. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by a trained spotter. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by the public. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by a trained spotter. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were reported by Emergency Management. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 70 mph. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | A trained spotter west-southwest of Rhame reported strong thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | No damage was reported with this severe wind gust. |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Rhame | - | A storm total rainfall of 2.01 inches was reported. |
| May 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Rhame | - | A brief funnel cloud was observed by a trained weather spotter. This report was relayed through the Bowman County Emergency Manager. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Rhame | - | There were no damage reports received. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | Strong thunderstorm winds occurred over southwest Bowman County. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | Nickel size hail accompanied the strong winds. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | No reports of damage from the strong winds was reported. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | Heavy rain accompanied the strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | Quarter sized hail accompanied the strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Rhame | - | A newspaper article mentioned a brief tornado near Rhame. There was no mention of damage. Follow up with law enforcement also indicated that no damage was done. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Rhame | - | The spotter reported a long duration hail event, 20 minutes. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Rhame | - | Reported by a NWS cooperative observer. |
| June 2001 | Lightning | Rhame | - | Lightning struck and killed a calf in the front yard of a ranch. |
| June 2001 | Lightning | Rhame | - | Lightning caused a prairie fire which was put out by rain from the storm. |
| July 2001 | Hail | Rhame | - | Reported by a Ham operator. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | Numerous tree branches down. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Rhame | - | Several farm homes received damage to siding and broken windows. |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Rhame | - | power lines down. damage amount unknown. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | Tree's uprooted. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | Winds also combined with 3/4 inch hail. damage to most of crops. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Hail | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| October 2022 | Hail | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhame | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Rhame | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Rhame | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2315769 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1030890. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



