Storm log
Sunday, May 6, 2012
2.39 inches of rain in Montgomery
The National Weather Service logged one storm report within 20 miles, a rain total. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Storm reports
- 1Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:52 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: hail 1 inch or larger 5%.
- In 2012: The eighth storm day of the year.
- 1 storm report, 8:22 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 54° to 63°
- Wind gusts to 29 mph
- Pressure 29.84 to 30.01 in.
High 63° at 5:34 p.m., low 54° at 5:14 a.m. Peak gust 29 mph at 2:14 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.
- Rain 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 | 8:22 a.m. | Heavy rain 2.39 in. | in Montgomery | 18 miles northwest 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.
- May 12, 2022: 3.05 inches of rain 4 miles east of Nerstrand
- May 12, 2014: 2.35 inches of rain 1 mile north-northwest of Northfield
- May 17, 2020: 3.16 inches of rain in Faribault
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Rain, as this one's is, nearest in time of year; never within two days of this one.