Storm log
Monday, Jan. 12, 2009
4 inches of snow in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged seven storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 4 in.Reported 3:31 p.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 5.5 in.In New Market
- Storm reports
- 7Within 20 miles
- In 2009: The second storm day of the year.
- 7 storm reports, 9:35 a.m. to 7:44 p.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 0° to 16°
- Wind gusts to 29 mph
- Pressure 29.93 to 30.23 in.
High 16° at 11:54 a.m., low 0° at 12:54 a.m. Peak gust 29 mph at 7:54 p.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 7
- 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.
- New Market 2
- Owatonna 2
- Faribault 1
- Near Faribault 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:35 a.m. | Snow 2.3 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 2 | 11:08 a.m. | Snow 3.5 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | TV or radio |
| 3 | 2:41 p.m. | Snow 4 in. | 3 miles northeast of Faribault | 3 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 4 | 3:31 p.m. | Snow 4 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 4:22 p.m. | Snow 5 in. | in New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 6 | 4:30 p.m. | Snow 2.5 in. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 7 | 7:44 p.m. | Snow 5.5 in. | in New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
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.
- Jan. 30, 2014: 5.5 inches of snow 1 mile southeast of Northfield
- Feb. 3, 2015: 5.5 inches of snow in Owatonna; Faribault under a winter storm warning
- Dec. 21, 2022: 5.5 inches of snow 1 mile west-southwest of Elko New Market; Faribault under a winter storm warning
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.