Storm log
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
3.41 inches of rain in Kenyon
The National Weather Service logged four storm reports within 20 miles, all of them rain totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Storm reports
- 4Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:51 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2018: The 20th storm day of the year.
- 4 storm reports, 6 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 64° to 73°
- Wind gusts to 18 mph
- Pressure 29.57 to 29.77 in.
High 73° at 1:35 p.m., low 64° at 1:15 a.m. Peak gust 18 mph at 2:55 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.
- Rain 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.
- Kenyon 2
- Dennison 1
- Nerstrand 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.04 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-2, KENYON. | in Kenyon | 14 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 7 a.m. | Heavy rain 2.25 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-4, NERSTRAND 4E. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 7:30 a.m. | Heavy rain 2.81 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-15, DENNISON. | in Dennison | 14 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 8 a.m. | Heavy rain 3.41 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-GH-20. 24 HOUR TOTAL. | in Kenyon | 14 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.
- June 3, 2024: 2.83 inches of rain 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery; Faribault under a flood warning
- May 20, 2025: 2.11 inches of rain 2 miles north-northwest of Northfield
- June 9, 2016: 2.33 inches of rain in Dennison; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Rain, as this one's is, nearest in time of year; never within two days of this one.