Storm log
Monday, March 23, 2015
7 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
- 7 in.Reported 7 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 10.5 in.In Lonsdale
- Storm reports
- 12Within 20 miles
- In 2015: The fourth storm day of the year.
- 12 storm reports, 12:08 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 28° to 32°
- Wind no gusts; to 13 mph
- Pressure 30.20 to 30.27 in.
High 32° at 2:14 p.m., low 28° at 1:14 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.
- 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 2
- Castle Rock 1
- Dundas 1
- Elko 1
- Faribault 1
- Lonsdale 1
- Montgomery 1
- Nerstrand 1
- New Prague 1
- Northfield 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:08 a.m. | Snow 8.7 in. | 7 miles east of Elko | 19 miles north of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 2 | 12:08 a.m. | Snow 8.7 in. | in Castle Rock | 19 miles north of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 3 | 12:34 a.m. | Snow 8.7 in. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 4 | 5:01 a.m. | Snow 7.8 in. | in Dundas | 10 miles north of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 5 | 5:25 a.m. | Snow 10.5 in. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 6:30 a.m. | Snow 8.9 in. | 1 mile east of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 7 a.m. | Snow 7 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 8 | 7 a.m. | Snow 10.5 in. | in Lonsdale | 15 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 9 | 7:28 a.m. | Snow 7.5 in. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 10 | 8 a.m. | Snow 7.5 in. | in Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 11 | 8 a.m. | Snow 9.2 in. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 12 | 8 a.m. | Snow 10 in. | 4 miles east-southeast of New Prague | 20 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.
- Feb. 9, 2020: Up to 7.6 inches of snow in Faribault
- Dec. 9, 2009: Up to 10.5 inches of snow in Faribault
- March 24, 2016: 3.5 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.