Storm log
Friday, May 3, 2013
13.5 inches of snow 14 miles south of Faribault
The National Weather Service logged four storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 13.5 in.14 miles south of Faribault
- Storm reports
- 4Within 20 miles
- In 2013: The 22nd storm day of the year.
- 4 storm reports, 6:30 to 8 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 30° to 34°
- Wind gusts to 24 mph
- Pressure 30.11 to 30.39 in.
High 34° at 1:01 a.m., low 30° at 7:21 a.m. Peak gust 24 mph at 3:41 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 4
- 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.
- Nerstrand 1
- Owatonna 1
- Waseca 1
- Other places 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:30 a.m. | Snow 13.5 in.Remark2 DAY TOTAL | 14 miles south of Faribault | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 8 a.m. | Snow 9.4 in.Remark2 DAY TOTAL | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 3 | 8 a.m. | Snow 10 in.Remark2 DAY TOTAL | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 4 | 8 a.m. | Snow 13.4 in.Remark2 DAY TOTAL | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east 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.
- March 5, 2025: Up to 8 inches of snow in Faribault
- Feb. 26, 2007: 7.1 inches of snow in Faribault
- Jan. 5, 2023: 14.3 inches of snow in Northfield
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.