Storm log
Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012
3.5 inches of snow in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged 12 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 3.5 in.Reported 7 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 5 in.14 miles south of Faribault
- Storm reports
- 12Within 20 miles
- In 2012: The 27th storm day of the year.
- 12 storm reports, 12:56 to 9:07 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 10° to 27°
- Wind gusts to 30 mph
- Pressure 29.80 to 30.03 in.
High 27° at 12:14 a.m., low 10° at 11:54 p.m. Peak gust 30 mph at 1:54 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 12
- 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 4
- Faribault 1
- Lonsdale 1
- Montgomery 1
- New Prague 1
- Northfield 1
- Veseli 1
- Waseca 1
- Other places 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:56 a.m. | Snow 3 in.RemarkSTILL SNOWING. | 1 mile south of Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 2 a.m. | Snow 3 in.RemarkSTILL SNOWING. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 3 | 2 a.m. | Snow 3 in.RemarkSTILL SNOWING. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Law enforcement |
| 4 | 5:26 a.m. | Snow 4.3 in.RemarkRELAYED VIA WCCO. | 1 mile north of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 6:55 a.m. | Snow 1.5 in. | 1 mile south-southwest of Lonsdale | 14 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3.5 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 7 | 7:16 a.m. | Snow 4 in. | 1 mile east of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 8 | 7:16 a.m. | Snow 1.5 in. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 9 | 7:16 a.m. | Snow 2 in. | 5 miles east-southeast of New Prague | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 10 | 8 a.m. | Snow 2.3 in. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 11 | 8 a.m. | Snow 2 in. | 1 mile west of Veseli | 18 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 12 | 9:07 a.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkEVENT TOTAL. | 14 miles south of Faribault | 14 miles south 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. 21, 2008: 5 inches of snow 4 miles east of Owatonna
- Jan. 18, 2020: 5 inches of snow in Faribault
- Jan. 18, 2014: 4.5 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.