Storm log
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020
8.5 inches of snow 2 miles north-northwest of Faribault
The National Weather Service logged nine storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 8.5 in.2 miles north-northwest of Faribault
- Storm reports
- 9Within 20 miles
- In 2020: The 23rd storm day of the year.
- 9 storm reports, 3 to 6:51 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 30° to 36°
- Wind gusts to 20 mph
- Pressure 29.98 to 30.27 in.
High 36° at 12:55 a.m., Oct. 21, low 30° at 2:15 a.m. Peak gust 20 mph at 6:15 p.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 9
- 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.
- Northfield 3
- Montgomery 2
- Near Faribault 2
- Elko New Market 1
- Waterville 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 p.m. | Snow 5 in. | in Faribault | 2 miles north of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 4 p.m. | Snow 7.2 in.RemarkCOCORAHS STATION MN-LS-19 WATERVILLE 0.7 ESE. | 1 mile east-southeast of Waterville | 15 miles west of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 4 p.m. | Snow 6 in. | in Elko New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 4 | 4:34 p.m. | Snow 6.5 in. | in Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 5 | 4:35 p.m. | Snow 6 in. | 1 mile east of Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 6 | 4:42 p.m. | Snow 5.5 in. | 1 mile north of Montgomery | 19 miles northwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 7 | 5 p.m. | Snow 8 in.RemarkMEASUREMENT SENT VIA FACEBOOK MESSENGER. | in Montgomery | 18 miles northwest of Faribault | Member of the public |
| 8 | 6:35 p.m. | Snow 8.5 in.RemarkREPORT SENT VIA TWITTER. | 2 miles north-northwest of Faribault | 2 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 9 | 6:51 p.m. | Snow 7.5 in.RemarkREPORT SENT VIA TWITTER. | 1 mile east of Northfield | 13 miles northeast 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.
- Dec. 2, 2018: Up to 7.8 inches of snow in Faribault
- Jan. 1, 2007: 8.5 inches of snow in Montgomery
- Dec. 16, 2010: Up to 7.1 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.