Storm log
Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015
4.8 inches of snow 1 mile northeast of Owatonna
The National Weather Service logged seven storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 4.8 in.1 mile northeast of Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 7Within 20 miles
- In 2015: The 15th storm day of the year.
- 7 storm reports, 7 to 9:48 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 27° to 34°
- Wind no gusts; to 10 mph
- Pressure 29.65 to 29.73 in.
High 34° at 12:14 a.m., low 27° at 4:54 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 7
- 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
- Veseli 2
- Montgomery 1
- Owatonna 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3.2 in.Remark30 HOUR TOTAL. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3 in.Remark30 HOUR TOTAL. | 3 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 7 a.m. | Snow 2 in. | 1 mile west-northwest of Veseli | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 4 | 8 a.m. | Snow 3 in.Remark30 HOUR TOTAL | 3 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 8:02 a.m. | Snow 4.8 in.Remark30 HOUR TOTAL | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 8:08 a.m. | Snow 3.6 in.Remark30 HOUR TOTAL OBSERVER LOCATION WASECA EXPERIMENT STATION. | 1 mile west-southwest of Waseca | 20 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 7 | 9:48 a.m. | Snow 2 in. | 1 mile west-northwest of Veseli | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
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.
- Jan. 18, 2019: 4.8 inches of snow in Waseca
- March 16, 2006: 3.5 inches of snow in Faribault
- Nov. 29, 2022: 4.9 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.