Storm log
Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016
1.5 inches of snow 1 mile south-southwest of Lonsdale
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
- 1.5 in.1 mile south-southwest of Lonsdale
- Storm reports
- 4Within 20 miles
- In 2016: The 24th storm day of the year.
- 4 storm reports, 5 to 7 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 34° to 36°
- Wind no gusts; to 10 mph
- Pressure 29.97 to 30.10 in.
High 36° at 12:14 p.m., low 34° at 12:14 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 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.
- Lonsdale 1
- Montgomery 1
- Northfield 1
- Veseli 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 a.m. | Snow 1 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION VESELI 1W /MN-RC-11/. | 1 mile west-northwest of Veseli | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 6 a.m. | Snow 1.5 in.Remark24 HOUR SNOWFALL. | 1 mile south-southwest of Lonsdale | 15 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 7 a.m. | Snow 1.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MONTGOMERY 3ENE /MN-RC-1/. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 7 a.m. | Snow 0.1 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION NORTHFIELD 2NE /MN-DK-63/. | 3 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast 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.
- Nov. 6, 2013: 1.5 inches of snow 1 mile south-southwest of Lonsdale
- Oct. 12, 2009: 1.5 inches of snow in Waterville
- Jan. 8, 2015: 1.5 inches of snow in Northfield; Faribault under a blizzard warning
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.