Storm log
Sunday, May 17, 2020
3.16 inches of rain in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged three storm reports within 20 miles, all of them rain totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Storm reports
- 3Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:49 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2020: The 11th storm day of the year.
- 3 storm reports, 1:01 to 9 p.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 48° to 54°
- Wind gusts to 36 mph
- Pressure 29.82 to 29.98 in.
High 54° at 1:15 a.m., low 48° at 4:15 a.m. Peak gust 36 mph at 4:35 a.m. The airport reports about every 19 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 3
- 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
- Randolph 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:01 p.m. | Heavy rain 3.16 in. | in Faribault | In Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 3:36 p.m. | Heavy rain 3.18 in.RemarkAWOS STATION KSYN STANTON AP. | 4 miles south of Randolph | 18 miles northeast of Faribault | Airport weather station (AWOS) |
| 3 | 9 p.m. | Heavy rain 4.3 in.RemarkSTORM TOTAL. | in Montgomery | 18 miles northwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
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.
- May 20, 2025: 2.11 inches of rain 2 miles north-northwest of Northfield
- May 12, 2022: 3.05 inches of rain 4 miles east of Nerstrand
- May 12, 2014: 2.35 inches of rain 1 mile north-northwest of Northfield
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.