Storm log
Friday, Dec. 25, 2009
Up to 16 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
- 16 in.Reported 11:29 p.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 16 in.In Faribault
- Storm reports
- 7Within 20 miles
- In 2009: The 22nd storm day of the year.
- Against the records: One of the storm log's 10 biggest winter days since 2006, by its largest snow report. 16 in. is the fifth-largest snow report within 20 miles since the 2006-07 winter. 16 in. is the largest snow report in Faribault since the 2006-07 winter.
- 7 storm reports, 7 a.m. to 11:29 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 18° to 36°
- Wind gusts to 28 mph
- Pressure 29.23 to 29.56 in.
High 36° at 1:15 p.m., low 18° at 11:54 p.m. Peak gust 28 mph at 2:14 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.
- Faribault 2
- Owatonna 2
- Lonsdale 1
- Montgomery 1
- Waterville 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 a.m. | Snow 9.5 in. | 1 mile east of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 7 a.m. | Snow 11.5 in. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 8 a.m. | Snow 9 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 4 | 8 a.m. | Snow 11.5 in. | 1 mile south-southwest of Lonsdale | 14 miles northwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 9:27 a.m. | Snow 11.3 in.Remark3.2 INCHES PAST 24 HOURS. SNOW DEPTH 19 INCHES. | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 6 | 11:07 a.m. | Snow 12 in. | in Waterville | 16 miles west of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 7 | 11:29 p.m. | Snow 16 in. | in Faribault | In 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. 23, 2018: 13 inches of snow in Faribault
- Feb. 24, 2017: Up to 8 inches of snow in Faribault
- May 2, 2013: 4 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.