Storm log
Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018
13 inches of snow in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged six storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow in Faribault
- 13 in.Reported 7 a.m.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 15.8 in.4 miles east of Nerstrand
- Storm reports
- 6Within 20 miles
- In 2018: The fifth storm day of the year.
- Against the records: One of the storm log's 10 biggest winter days since 2006, by its largest snow report. 13 in. ties for the second-largest snow report in Faribault since the 2006-07 winter.
- 6 storm reports, 4:30 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 12° to 27°
- Wind gusts to 22 mph
- Pressure 29.80 to 30.18 in.
High 27° at 12:15 a.m., low 12° at 11:35 p.m. Peak gust 22 mph at 1:35 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 6
- 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.
- Faribault 1
- Montgomery 1
- Nerstrand 1
- Northfield 1
- Owatonna 1
- Veseli 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:30 a.m. | Snow 8.5 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-1, MONTGOMERY 3ENE. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 5 a.m. | Snow 13 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-RC-11, VESELI 1W. | 1 mile west of Veseli | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 5:25 a.m. | Snow 13.2 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-DK-63, NORTHFIELD 2NE. | 2 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 6:30 a.m. | Snow 15.1 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-SE-2, OWATONNA. | in Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 7 a.m. | Snow 13 in.RemarkCO-OP OBSERVER STATION FBTM5, FARIBAULT. | in Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 6 | 7 a.m. | Snow 15.8 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-4, NERSTRAND 4E. | 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.
- Dec. 25, 2009: Up to 16 inches of snow in Faribault
- Feb. 24, 2017: Up to 8 inches of snow in Faribault
- May 2, 2013: 4 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.