Storm log
Friday, Dec. 28, 2012
2.5 inches of snow in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged 11 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 2.5 in.Reported 8 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 3.3 in.14 miles south of Faribault
- Storm reports
- 11Within 20 miles
- In 2012: The 28th storm day of the year.
- 11 storm reports, 7:35 a.m. to 1:41 p.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 12° to 21°
- Wind no gusts; to 8 mph
- Pressure 29.97 to 30.11 in.
High 21° at 11:34 a.m., low 12° at 11:54 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 11
- 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 2
- Owatonna 2
- Faribault 1
- Lonsdale 1
- Montgomery 1
- Nerstrand 1
- New Prague 1
- Waseca 1
- Other places 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:35 a.m. | Snow 2.8 in. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 8 a.m. | Snow 2.4 in.RemarkEXPERIMENTAL FARM | 1 mile west-southwest of Waseca | 20 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 3 | 8 a.m. | Snow 2 in. | 1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 4 | 8 a.m. | Snow 2.5 in. | 1 mile north-northeast of Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 5 | 9 a.m. | Snow 1.8 in. | 1 mile east of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 9 a.m. | Snow 2.3 in. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 9 a.m. | Snow 3 in. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 8 | 9 a.m. | Snow 3 in. | 1 mile south-southwest of Lonsdale | 14 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 9 | 9 a.m. | Snow 2.5 in. | 5 miles east-southeast of New Prague | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 10 | 11 a.m. | Snow 3.3 in. | 14 miles south of Faribault | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 11 | 1:41 p.m. | Snow 3 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.
- Nov. 30, 2015: 3.3 inches of snow 1 mile northeast of Owatonna; Faribault under a winter storm warning
- March 22, 2024: 3.3 inches of snow in Northfield
- Dec. 10, 2025: 3.2 inches of snow 2 miles north-northeast of Dennison
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.