Storm log
Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011
4.5 inches of snow 1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna
The National Weather Service logged three storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 4.5 in.1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 3Within 20 miles
- In 2011: The 23rd storm day of the year.
- 3 storm reports, 8 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 21° to 28°
- Wind no gusts; to 12 mph
- Pressure 29.93 to 30.33 in.
High 28° at 12:14 a.m., low 21° at 3:54 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 3
- 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.
- Owatonna 2
- Nerstrand 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 a.m. | Snow 4 in. | 1 mile east of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 8 a.m. | Snow 4.5 in. | 1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 3 | 8 a.m. | Snow 4.3 in. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east 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.
- Dec. 8, 2009: Up to 4 inches of snow in Faribault under a blizzard warning
- Dec. 19, 2008: Up to 4 inches of snow in Faribault
- Dec. 20, 2008: 4.5 inches of snow in Waterville; 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.