Storm log
Thursday, March 24, 2016
3.5 inches of snow in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged eight 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
- 10 in.1 mile south of Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 8Within 20 miles
- In 2016: The fifth storm day of the year.
- 8 storm reports, 6:05 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 45°
- Wind gusts to 30 mph
- Pressure 29.83 to 29.93 in.
High 45° at 4:41 p.m., low 28° at 2:41 a.m. Peak gust 30 mph at 1:01 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 8
- 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
- Waseca 2
- Faribault 1
- Northfield 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:05 a.m. | Snow 3.6 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION NORTHFIELD 2.4 NE /MN-DK-63/ | 3 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 6:30 a.m. | Snow 6.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION OWATONNA 0.8 E /MN-SE-2/ | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3.3 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION WASECA 1 NNE /MN-WC-5/ | 1 mile north-northeast of Waseca | 18 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Snow 3.5 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION FARIBAULT /FBTM5/ | 1 mile north-northeast of Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 5 | 7:25 a.m. | Snow 10 in.RemarkREPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. | 1 mile south of Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 6 | 7:25 a.m. | Snow 10 in.RemarkREPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. | 1 mile south-southeast of Owatonna | 15 miles south of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 7 | 8 a.m. | Snow 2.5 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION WASECA (U OF M EXP FARM) /WASM5/ | 1 mile west-southwest of Waseca | 20 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 8 | 8 a.m. | Snow 5 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION OWATONNA /OWAM5/ | 1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
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. 21, 2019: 10 inches of snow in Faribault
- Feb. 8, 2010: 10 inches of snow in New Market
- Dec. 29, 2015: 8 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.