Data for Moorhead, MN 56560 Clay County
Station # 21-5586-1 (MORM5)
Keith, Observer
February-02
                                 
Season Fwd                 0.21 25.9 2   1480 694    
Obs Time 10P...Normals Fargo WSO 1971-2000 Hail/Snow Wtr       HDD July-Jun…....CDD Jan-Dec
Date Max Min Obs Avrg N Hi N Lw Norm Deprt Pre Fell Grnd Eq HDD CDD Sky Description Of Weather
1 18 -8 18 5 19 0 10 -5 Trace Trace 2   60 0 Su Sunny/Lgt flurries 10pm..Cold..Light var winds
2 28 12 17 20 19 0 10 10 Trace 0.1 2   45 0 Pc Light snow mid morning. Clearing aftn.
3 17 -6 -5 6 19 1 10 -4 Trace Trace 2   59 0 Su Day high 9..Sunny and cold. Flurries early AM
4 26 -9 18 9 19 1 10 -1 0.00 0.0 2   56 0 Su Sunny and warmer.
5 29 8 22 19 20 1 11 8 0.00 0.0 2   46 0 Su Fair and cont mild.
6 47 18 31 33 20 3 11 22 0.00 0.0 Trace   32 0 Su Fair and much warmer..Very nice Feb day.
7 45 21 38 33 20 3 11 22 0.00 0.0 0   32 0 Pc Fair to Pc..Cont mild.
8 38 20 36 29 20 3 11 18 0.00 0.0 0   36 0 Pc Dense Fog AM..Pc aftn..Cooler..Light winds..
9 36 15 15 26 21 3 12 14 Trace Trace 0   39 0 Cdy Flurries AM..Very windy..Day high 31
10 27 10 24 19 21 4 12 7 0.00 0.0 0   46 0 Pc Pc and cooler..Light winds..
11 53 23 32 38 22 4 13 25 Trace 0.0 0   27 0 Pc Record High old 46/Winds gust 53/Lgt rain.
12 33 13 21 23 22 4 13 10 0.03 0.4 Trace   42 0 Pc Snow AM..Pc aftn..Cldy pm..Light flurries pm.
13 47 21 35 34 22 4 13 21 0.00 0.0 0   31 0 Su Fair and cont. mild.
14 43 27 28 35 23 5 14 21 0.00 0.0 0   30 0 Pc TIED RECORD HIGH...Pc ..Mostly cldy PM..
15 42 25 35 34 23 5 14 20 0.02 0.3 0   31 0 Cdy Moderate snow aftn..All melted.
16 44 23 23 34 23 5 14 20 0.00 0.0 0   31 0 Su Sunny and cont. mild.
17 47 22 37 35 24 6 15 20 0.00 0.0 0   30 0 Pc Record High. (AP=48) Pc becoming Cldy Pm.
18 49 28 32 39 24 6 15 24 0.00 0.0 0   26 0 Pc Fair to Pc..Cont very mild.
19 40 28 31 34 24 7 16 18 0.00 0.0 0   31 0 Cdy Cldy..No rain at the house.
20 34 21 25 28 25 7 16 12 0.00 0.0 0   37 0 Pc Cldy clearing late aftn.
21 44 15 25 30 25 8 17 13 0.00 0.0 0   35 0 Su Fair and warmer. Nice day.
22 38 23 36 31 25 9 17 14 0.00 0.0 0   34 0 Cdy Cloudy..Windy..Colder.
23 44 30 28 37 25 9 17 20 Trace 0.0 0   28 0 Pc Lgt Rain early AM..Pc aftn..
24 28 11 11 20 26 10 18 2 Trace Trace 0   45 0 Pc Cldy Am..Light flurries..Clearing late aftn.
25 16 7 7 12 26 10 18 -6 0.05 0.5 Trace   53 0 Cdy Mostly cloudy..Snow..Becoming pc late aftn.
26 18 2 2 10 26 10 18 -8 0.01 0.3 1   55 0 Pc Snow early AM..Fair aftn and cold.
27 28 -4 18 12 27 11 19 -7 0.01 0.2 Trace   53 0 Su Sunny becoming cldy late aftn. Lgt snow PM.
28 18 -3 -3 8 27 11 19 -11 Trace 0.1 Trace   57 0 Pc Snow early Am.. Cold aftn day high 11
                                 
                                 
                                 
 
Monthly Summary
  Max Min   Avrg     Norm Deprt Pre Ha/Sn Grnd   HDD CDD Days Recap
Total 977 393                         Su Like the year 2000. "Winter that wasn't". Only
                              9 7days with below normal temperatures. Broke
Avrg 34.9 14.0   24.5     14.1 10.4         40 0 Pc two record highs and tied one. Ended up with
High 53 30           Total 0.12 1.9     1127 0 14 10.4 degrees above normal. Total snow fall
Low 16 -9           Norm 0.59           Cdy 1.9 inches with most on the ground of 2".
                Deprt -0.47           5 Had 22 days with trace or less of snow on
                % Nrm 20.3%             the ground.
Yearly Summery
                Total 0.33 27.8     2607 694    
                Norm 1.35              
                Deprt -1.02              
                %Nrm 24.4%              
                                 

Last Updated on 3/1/02
By Keith
Email: kemsky@worldnet.att.net