Data for Moorhead, MN  56560  Clay County  
Station # 21-5586-1 (MORM5)
Keith, Observer
August-12
Season Fwd 11.73 0.0 0 0 0 589
Obs Time 10P...Normals Fargo WSO 1981-2010 Hail/Snow HDD July-Jun…....CDD Jan-Dec
Date Max Min Obs Avrg N Hi N Lw Norm Deprt Pre Fell Depth 7am SWE HDD CDD Sky Description Of Weather
1 87 69 73 78 83 59 71 7 Trace 0.0 0   0 13 Pc Light rain 7am
2 86 62 71 74 83 59 71 3 0.00 0.0 0   0 9 Su Sunny very nice day..Light northerly winds.
3 87 67 67 68 83 59 71 -3 0.07 0.0 0   0 3 Su Mostly sunny..Th storms pm missng metro
4 77 60 62 69 83 59 71 -2 0.03 0.0 0   0 4 Pc Much cooler, windy, popcorn showers.
5 81 50 65 66 83 59 71 -5 0.00 0.0 0   0 1 Su Sunny, cool am but warming up nicely aftn.
6 93 57 76 75 83 59 71 4 0.00 0.0 0   0 10 Su Sunny and warmer.
7 83 58 67 71 83 59 71 0 0.00 0.0 0   0 6 Pc Becoming cloudy pm. Mild.
8 81 63 67 72 83 59 71 1 0.86 0.0 0   0 7 Pc Rain this morning..PC afternoon
9 74 60 62 67 83 59 71 -4 0.00 0.0 0   0 2 Pc Much cooler but very nice day.
10 78 53 63 66 83 59 71 -5 0.00 0.0 0   0 1 Pc Little warmer. Light winds making it a nice day
11 75 54 65 65 82 59 71 -6 0.00 0.0 0   0 0 Su Sunny, cooler, with southerly winds 15-25
12 78 59 65 69 82 58 70 -1 0.02 0.0 0   0 4 Pc Pc, quick rain shower around 8pm.
13 78 56 63 67 82 58 70 -3 0.00 0.0 0   0 2 Pc Pc and cont mild..Light NE winds.
14 78 53 62 66 82 58 70 -4 0.00 0.0 0   0 1 Pc Steady and mild temperatures..S winds.15-20
15 82 59 62 71 82 58 70 1 0.02 0.0 0   0 6 Pc Lgt rain  6-7pm. Drizzle 10pm. Windy pm.
16 72 54 55 63 82 58 70 -7 0.00 0.0 0   2 0 Su Sunny, cooler, NW winds 20-25
17 78 45 61 62 82 58 70 -8 0.00 0.0 0   3 0 Pc Warmer..Nice day
18 81 50 59 66 81 57 69 -3 Trace 0.0 0   0 1 Pc Warmer light springle mid aftn. 
19 77 51 58 64 81 57 69 -5 0.00 0.0 0   1 0 Pc Pc little cooler..
20 80 46 63 63 81 57 69 -6 0.00 0.0 0   2 0 Su Light fog AM..Sunny afternoon. Light winds
21 85 51 68 68 81 57 69 -1 0.00 0.0 0   0 3 Su Warmer..Southerly winds 15-20
22 89 57 71 73 80 56 68 5 0.00 0.0 0   0 8 Pc Fair to Pc..Warmer. Southerly winds 10-15
23 90 58 74 74 80 56 68 6 0.00 0.0 0   0 9 Su Sunny and warm..Light southerly winds.
24 95 62 78 79 80 56 68 11 0.00 0.0 0   0 14 Pc Hot afternoon..S winds 20-25.
25 80 58 62 69 80 56 68 1 0.05 0.0 0   0 4 Pc Rain this morning..PC afternoon. Lgt SW winds
26 85 51 65 68 79 55 67 1 0.00 0.0 0   0 3 Su Sunny and mild..Light WSW winds. 
27 84 54 67 69 79 55 67 2 0.00 0.0 0   0 4 Su Sunny nearly calm winds all day.
28 89 60 73 75 79 55 67 8 0.00 0.0 0   0 10 Su Fair some TH Showes Am south of us. 
29 94 64 78 79 78 54 66 13 0.00 0.0 0   0 14 Su Sunny and hot. 
30 82 62 62 72 78 54 66 6 0.00 0.0 0   0 7 Pc Shower going north of town mid morning.
31 82 52 65 67 78 54 66 1 0.00 0.0 0   0 2 Pc Pc to cloudy..Light southerly winds.
Monthly Summary
  Max Min   Avrg     Norm Deprt Pre Ha/Sn Grnd   HDD CDD Days Recap
Total 2561 1755                         Su Had some very warm days but also some
                              13 cool nights so the average was .3 above the
Avrg 82.6 56.6   69.6     69.3 0.3         0 5 Pc normal. Aug was a very dry month with just
High 95 69           Total 1.05 0.0     8 148 18 1.05" of rain with 0.86 falling on the 5th.
Low 72 45           Norm 2.56 0.0         Cdy  
                Deprt -1.51 0.0         0  
                % Nrm 41.0% 0.0%            
Yearly Summery  (Snowfall July to June)
                Total 12.78 0.0     8 737    
                Norm 16.03 0.0            
                Deprt -3.25 0.0            
                %Nrm 79.7% 0.0%