Storm log
Monday, Dec. 10, 2012
3.8 inches of snow in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged eight storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 3.8 in.Reported 8:30 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 8.7 in.1 mile south-southwest of Lonsdale
- Storm reports
- 8Within 20 miles
- In 2012: The 25th storm day of the year.
- 8 storm reports, 8:30 to 8:50 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 0° to 21°
- Wind gusts to 21 mph
- Pressure 29.83 to 29.96 in.
High 21° at 12:14 a.m., low 0° at 6:14 p.m. Peak gust 21 mph at 12:34 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.
- Snow total 8
- 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
- Faribault 1
- Lonsdale 1
- Montgomery 1
- Nerstrand 1
- New Prague 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:30 a.m. | Snow 3.6 in.RemarkSTORM TOTAL. U OF M EXPERIMENTAL STATION | 1 mile west-southwest of Waseca | 20 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 2 | 8:30 a.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkSTORM TOTAL | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 3 | 8:30 a.m. | Snow 3.8 in.RemarkSTORM TOTAL | in Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 4 | 8:50 a.m. | Snow 4.4 in.RemarkSTORM TOTAL | 1 mile east of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 8:50 a.m. | Snow 4.9 in.RemarkSTORM TOTAL | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 8:50 a.m. | Snow 8.7 in.RemarkSTORM TOTAL | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 8:50 a.m. | Snow 8.7 in.RemarkSTORM TOTAL | 1 mile south-southwest of Lonsdale | 14 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 8 | 8:50 a.m. | Snow 6 in.RemarkSTORM TOTAL | 5 miles east-southeast of New Prague | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
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.
- April 13, 2020: 6.5 inches of snow in Faribault
- Dec. 16, 2010: Up to 7.1 inches of snow in Faribault
- Dec. 2, 2018: Up to 7.8 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.