Data for Moorhead, MN  56560  Clay County  
Station # 21-5586-1 (MORM5)
Keith, Observer
December-15
Season Fwd 28 22.54 2.9 0 0 1523 621
Obs Time 10P...Normals Fargo WSO 1981-2010 Hail/Snow HDD July-JunÉ....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 33 28 30 31 28 12 20 11 0.19 2.1 4   34 0 Cdy Snow off and on during the day. Light winds. 
2 30 10 10 20 27 11 19 1 0.00 0.0 4   45 0 Su Sunny but cooler..
3 30 7 14 19 27 11 19 0 0.00 0.0 4   46 0 Su Sunny and cold..N ND highs 50's no snow cover. 
4 37 14 34 26 26 10 18 8 0.00 0.0 4   39 0 Su Sunny little warmer..S winds gusting to 34 mph
5 36 25 25 31 26 10 18 13 0.00 0.0 4   34 0 Cdy Mostly cloudy..Light SW winds. Dept 11pm 2.0"
6 33 16 29 25 26 9 17 8 0.00 0.0 2   40 0 Su Sunny and cooler. Not much snow melting today.
7 35 28 28 32 25 9 17 15 0.00 0.0 2   33 0 Su Sunny little warmer..Little change in snow depth
8 38 25 31 32 25 8 17 16 0.00 0.0 2   33 0 Pc Frosty this morning. Warmer afternoon
9 38 24 35 31 24 8 16 15 0.01 0.0 2   34 0 Cdy Frosty Am..Cloudy with light rain 8-11pm
10 44 31 31 38 24 8 16 22 0.03 0.0 T   27 0 Pc Rain ending 8am..Drizzle 5pm-7pm
11 33 30 32 32 24 7 15 17 Trace Trace 0   33 0 Cdy Light sn aft & mist pm..Steady temps, light winds.
12 32 29 29 31 23 7 15 16 0.01 Trace T   34 0 Cdy Drizzle turning to Light flurries Am.Dense fog @ obs
13 34 28 31 31 23 7 15 16 0.00 0.0 0   34 0 Cdy Cdy LCT..Northerly winds 10-17
14 32 27 27 30 22 6 14 16 0.00 0.0 0   35 0 Cdy LCT. Had a cold wind today N 25-30
15 29 25 26 27 22 6 14 13 0.07 0.8 0   38 0 Cdy Light drizzle/snow mix.Heavy snow 10-12pm 
16 26 18 20 22 22 6 14 8 0.23 3.5 4   43 0 Cdy Snow from 12am-8am..again  4pm 10:30pm
17 24 12 14 18 22 5 13 5 0.01 0.2 4   47 0 Cdy Light snow 2am then off and all day. Falling temps
18 15 3 4 9 21 5 13 -4 Trace Trace 4   56 0 Pc Few flakes of snow this am..Clearing pm. 
19 22 2 22 12 21 5 13 -1 0.00 0.0 4   53 0 Pc Cold this morning. Risings temperatures this pm
20 24 17 18 21 21 4 13 9 0.00 0.0 4   44 0 Cdy Cdy mild Am..Steady temps during the day.
21 20 17 19 19 20 4 12 7 Trace Trace 3   46 0 Cdy Steady temps..Flurries around noon
22 34 18 30 26 20 4 12 14 0.03 0.3 3   39 0 Cdy Snow as of 7am and again around noon.
23 30 17 19 24 20 4 12 12 Trace Trace 3   41 0 Cdy Few graupel/snow flakes aftn, pm. NW winds 30
24 19 10 16 15 20 3 12 4 Trace Trace 2   50 0 Pc Few fllurries this morning. Clearing aftn. Cldy PM
25 26 16 16 21 20 3 11 10 0.00 0.0 2   44 0 Cdy Cdy and little warmer..Windy gust to 20mph
26 16 -3 -3 7 19 3 11 -4 0.03 0.3 2   58 0 Pc Light flurries Am..Clearing and cold aftn-pm
27 5 -4 -3 1 19 3 11 -10 0.00 0.0 2   64 0 Su Sunny and coldest day of the season. 
28 17 -4 16 7 19 2 11 -4 0.00 0.0 2   58 0 Pc Thin overcast. Warmer. Steady temps pm
29 19 14 14 17 19 2 11 7 0.00 0.0 2   48 0 Cdy Steady temps. Light winds. Not a bad winter day.
30 17 5 7 11 19 2 10 1 0.03 0.5 2   54 0 Cdy Snow Am ending around noon
31 18 4 14 11 19 2 10 1 0.00 0.0 2   54 0 Cdy Mostly cloudy with LCT..
Monthly Summary
  Max Min   Avrg     Norm Deprt Pre Ha/Sn Grnd   HDD CDD Days Recap
Total 846 489                         Su Dec was a mild month. We were 7.5 above normal
                              6 which ranks this Dec 6th warmest on record. 
Avrg 27.3 15.8   21.6     14.1 7.5         43 0 Pc We were 3.5 inches below on snowfall also, for the
High 44 31           Total 0.64 7.7     1338 0 7 year we are 9.2 inches below normal. Greatest 
Low 5 -4           Norm 0.83 11.2         Cdy daily snowfall was 3.5 on the 16th. 
                Deprt -0.19 -3.5         18  
                % Nrm 77.2% 68.8%            
Yearly Summery  (Snowfall July to June)
                Total 23.18 10.6     2861 621    
                Norm 22.58 19.8            
                Deprt 0.60 -9.2            
                %Nrm 102.7% 53.5%