Storm log
Monday, Aug. 18, 2025
Up to 2.73 inches of rain in Faribault
The National Weather Service logged 38 storm reports within 20 miles, all of them rain totals. It issued no warnings for Rice County.
- Storm reports
- 38Within 20 miles
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:35 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2025: The 22nd storm day of the year.
- 38 storm reports, 5:15 a.m. to noon
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 66° to 81°
- Wind gusts to 22 mph
- Pressure 29.93 to 30.06 in.
High 81° at 3:15 p.m., low 66° at 12:15 a.m., Aug. 19. Peak gust 22 mph at 1:55 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 38
- 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 6
- Owatonna 5
- Waseca 5
- Dennison 3
- Near Faribault 3
- Waterville 3
- Faribault 2
- Medford 2
- Montgomery 2
- Veseli 2
- Dundas 1
- Elko New Market 1
- Lemond 1
- Morristown 1
- Nerstrand 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:15 a.m. | Rain 5.28 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-WC-8 Waseca 2.0 N. The period of the Rain event was 72 hours. | 2 miles north of Waseca | 17 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 2 | 5:32 a.m. | Rain 4.05 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-WC-20 Waseca 5.0 NNW. | 5 miles north-northwest of Waseca | 17 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 3 | 6 a.m. | Rain 2.14 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-89 Faribault 1.2 W. | 2 miles west-northwest of Faribault | 2 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 4 | 6 a.m. | Rain 2.96 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-GH-33 Dennison 2.0 NNE. | 2 miles north-northeast of Dennison | 16 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 5 | 6 a.m. | Rain 3.08 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-1 Montgomery 3ENE. | 3 miles east-northeast of Montgomery | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 6 | 6:08 a.m. | Rain 1.06 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-56 Veseli. | 1 mile south-southeast of Veseli | 17 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 7 | 6:13 a.m. | Rain 3.35 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-84 Faribault 5.2 SE. | 5 miles southeast of Faribault | 5 miles southeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 8 | 6:45 a.m. | Rain 3.72 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-WC-7 Waseca 7.9 N. | 3 miles southwest of Morristown | 12 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 9 | 6:56 a.m. | Rain 2.73 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-52 Faribault 0.7 SW. | 1 mile west of Faribault | In Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 10 | 7 a.m. | Rain 2.72 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-SE-22 Owatonna 1.0 ENE. | 1 mile northeast of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 11 | 7 a.m. | Rain 3.19 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-SE-34 Owatonna 1.5 N. | 2 miles north of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 12 | 7 a.m. | Rain 2.98 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-LS-58 Waterville 0.2 SE. | in Waterville | 16 miles west of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 13 | 7 a.m. | Rain 2.21 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-LS-44 Waterville 2.7 NNE. | 3 miles north-northeast of Waterville | 14 miles west of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 14 | 7 a.m. | Rain 2.61 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-40 Faribault 3.5 ESE. | 3 miles east-southeast of Faribault | 3 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 15 | 7 a.m. | Rain 3.17 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-GH-4 Nerstrand 4E. | 4 miles east of Nerstrand | 15 miles east of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 16 | 7 a.m. | Rain 3.52 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-GH-15 Dennison 0.4 SSE. | in Dennison | 14 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 17 | 7 a.m. | Rain 2.34 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-GH-49 Dennison 4.2 E. | 4 miles east of Dennison | 17 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 18 | 7 a.m. | Rain 2.02 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-60 Dundas 0.4 SW. | 1 mile southwest of Dundas | 9 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 19 | 7 a.m. | Rain 2.14 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-78 Northfield 0.4 SSW. | in Northfield | 12 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 20 | 7 a.m. | Rain 2.84 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-LS-51 Montgomery 1.8 NE. | 2 miles northeast of Montgomery | 18 miles northwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 21 | 7 a.m. | Rain 1.95 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-DK-209 Northfield 1.8 NNE. | 2 miles north-northeast of Northfield | 14 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 22 | 7 a.m. | Rain 1.79 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-DK-63 Northfield 2NE. | 3 miles northeast of Northfield | 15 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 23 | 7 a.m. | Rain 1.2 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-27 Veseli 2E. | 3 miles east of Veseli | 17 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 24 | 7 a.m. | Rain 1.06 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-SC-73 Elko New Market 1.2 W. | 2 miles west-southwest of Elko New Market | 20 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 25 | 7:15 a.m. | Rain 2.65 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-SE-20 Owatonna 1.6 E. | 1 mile east-northeast of Owatonna | 14 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 26 | 7:30 a.m. | Rain 1.64 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-LS-29 Waterville 1.7 WNW. | 2 miles west-northwest of Waterville | 17 miles west of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 27 | 7:30 a.m. | Rain 1.9 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-57 Northfield 0.6 ESE. | 1 mile east of Northfield | 13 miles northeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 28 | 7:45 a.m. | Rain 2.22 in.RemarkCO-OP Observer station FBTM5 Faribault. | 1 mile north of Faribault | In Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 29 | 7:55 a.m. | Rain 1.57 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-DK-152 Northfield 1.2 NNW. | 1 mile north of Northfield | 13 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 30 | 8 a.m. | Rain 6.87 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-WC-12 Waseca 1.6 SSE. | 1 mile south-southeast of Waseca | 19 miles southwest of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 31 | 8 a.m. | Rain 9.48 in.RemarkCO-OP Observer station WASM5 Waseca. 72 hour total. | 1 mile west-southwest of Waseca | 20 miles southwest of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 32 | 8 a.m. | Rain 3.58 in.RemarkCO-OP Observer station OWAM5 Owatonna. | 1 mile north-northwest of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | NWS co-op observer |
| 33 | 8 a.m. | Rain 2 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-SE-27 Owatonna 8.5 ENE. | 8 miles east-northeast of Owatonna | 15 miles southeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 34 | 8 a.m. | Rain 2.02 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-SE-32 Owatonna 6.8 NE. | 6 miles east of Medford | 11 miles southeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 35 | 8:25 a.m. | Rain 1.71 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-RC-74 Northfield 2.4 WNW. | 2 miles west-northwest of Northfield | 13 miles north of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 36 | 9 a.m. | Rain 3.37 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-FT-12 Faribault 5.9 SE. | 5 miles north-northeast of Medford | 5 miles southeast of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 37 | 9:39 a.m. | Rain 3.81 in.RemarkCocorahs station MN-SE-29 Owatonna 7.6 SW. | 3 miles northeast of Lemond | 20 miles south of Faribault | CoCoRaHS volunteer |
| 38 | noon | Rain 9.83 in.RemarkMulti-day storm total ending Monday morning. | 1 mile southwest of Waseca | 20 miles southwest 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.
- Aug. 14, 2023: 0.9 inch of rain in Faribault
- Aug. 11, 2016: 2.89 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.