Storm log
Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008
5 inches of snow 4 miles east of Owatonna
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a snow total. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 5 in.4 miles east of Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- In 2008: The 26th storm day of the year.
- 1 storm report, 8:16 a.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each (snow and rain totals at the time they were measured).
- Temperature -9° to 3°
- Wind gusts to 31 mph
- Pressure 30.02 to 30.35 in.
High 3° at 1:54 p.m., low -9° at 12:14 a.m. Peak gust 31 mph at 2:34 a.m. The airport reports about every 20 minutes, so a gust between its reports isn't in this record. Pressure is its altimeter setting, in inches of mercury. Over The airport's day Midnight to midnight standard time all year (1 a.m. to 1 a.m. in daylight time): the day the airport's high and low cover. This site's report card: midnight to midnight standard time.
- Snow total 1
- Faribault
- 20 miles
Readings saved when the warning ended
Chanhassen radar (KMPX), saved during the warning
Within 20 miles of Faribault, from the National Weather Service; the numbers match the map.
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:16 a.m. | Snow 5 in. | 4 miles east of Owatonna | 15 miles southeast of Faribault | Weather station network (mesonet) |
Each opens to its details. “What happened” is this site's own check, not the National Weather Service's verification: a report of the warning's kind, at warning size, inside its outline while it was in effect.
- Dec. 20, 2012: 3.5 inches of snow in Faribault
- Jan. 18, 2020: 5 inches of snow in Faribault
- Jan. 18, 2014: 4.5 inches of snow in Faribault
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Snow, as this one's is, nearest in largest snow report, then in time of year; never within two days of this one.