Storm log
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023
14.3 inches of snow in Northfield
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles, all of them snow totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Largest snow within 20 miles
- 14.3 in.In Northfield
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- In 2023: The third storm day of the year.
- 2 storm reports, 7 to 10:57 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 10° to 30°
- Wind no gusts; to 10 mph
- Pressure 29.78 to 30.06 in.
High 30° at 12:15 a.m., low 10° at 5:55 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 2
- 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.
- Elko New Market 1
- Northfield 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 a.m. | Snow 13 in.RemarkSTORM TOTAL. | 1 mile west of Elko New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 10:57 a.m. | Snow 14.3 in. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | Member of the public |
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.
- March 15, 2026: Up to 7.5 inches of snow in Faribault
- March 16, 2026: 14.8 inches of snow 2 miles west-southwest of Elko New Market
- March 3, 2007: 13 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.