Storm log
Monday, Jan. 23, 2012
3.5 inches of snow in 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
- 3.5 in.In Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 3Within 20 miles
- In 2012: The first storm day of the year.
- 3 storm reports, 6:15 to 10:12 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 19° to 27°
- Wind gusts to 25 mph
- Pressure 29.44 to 29.92 in.
High 27° at 12:14 a.m., low 19° at 5:54 p.m. Peak gust 25 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 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.
- Northfield 1
- Owatonna 1
- Other places 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:15 a.m. | Snow 2.8 in. | 14 miles south of Faribault | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 10:06 a.m. | Snow 3.5 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 10:12 a.m. | Snow 2.4 in. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast 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.
- Feb. 21, 2023: 3.5 inches of snow 1 mile south of Elko New Market; Faribault under a winter storm warning
- Dec. 21, 2017: 3.5 inches of snow in Owatonna
- March 1, 2019: 3.5 inches of snow in Waseca
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.