Storm log
Monday, Aug. 14, 2023
0.9 inch of rain in Faribault
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 7:52 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2023: The 25th storm day of the year.
- 4 storm reports, 7 to 7:25 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 55° to 66°
- Wind gusts to 20 mph
- Pressure 29.88 to 30.11 in.
High 66° at 5:55 p.m., low 55° at 10:15 p.m. Peak gust 20 mph at 4:55 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.
- 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.
- Northfield 2
- Faribault 1
- Near Faribault 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 a.m. | Rain 0.9 in.RemarkCO-OP Observer station FBTM5 Faribault. | 1 mile north of Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 2 | 7 a.m. | Rain 1 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-63 Faribault 5.8 ENE. | 6 miles northeast of Faribault | 6 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 7 a.m. | Rain 1.02 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-DK-63 Northfield 2NE. | 3 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 7:25 a.m. | Rain 1.03 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-DK-209 Northfield 1.8 NNE. | 2 miles north-northeast of Northfield | 14 miles northeast 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.
- Aug. 11, 2016: 2.89 inches of rain in Faribault
- Aug. 18, 2025: Up to 2.73 inches of rain in Faribault
- Aug. 10, 2010: 1.69 inches of rain in Montgomery; 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.