Data for Moorhead, MN  56560  Clay County  
Station # 21-5586-1 (MORM5)
Keith, Observer
May-16
Season Fwd 48 4.55 27.4 0 0 7249 0
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 66 32 48 49 65 39 52 -3 0.00 0.0 0   16 0 Su Fair and a cold start. Mild afternoon. Lgt var winds.
2 71 41 57 56 65 40 52 4 0.00 0.0 0   9 0 Su Fair and warmer.Light var winds.
3 71 48 52 60 65 40 53 7 0.00 0.0 0   5 0 Su Sunny, windy but mild. NW 30-40.
4 70 36 54 53 66 40 53 0 0.00 0.0 0   12 0 Su Sunny another mild day N winds 10-15.
5 90 49 73 70 66 41 53 17 0.00 0.0 0   0 5 Su Fair and hot. At the house had 10% humidity.
6 85 53 53 69 66 41 54 15 0.00 0.0 0   0 4 Pc Nice morning. Windy afternoon with falling temps
7 69 38 55 54 67 42 54 0 0.00 0.0 0   11 0 Su Cool this morning. Sunny afternoon. Light winds.
8 75 41 58 58 67 42 55 3 0.00 0.0 0   7 0 Su Smokey skies and mild. Light southerly winds.
9 73 53 58 63 67 42 55 8 0.01 0.0 0   2 0 Pc Pc to cloudy..Light rain this afternoon. 
10 61 53 53 57 68 43 55 2 0.09 0.0 0   8 0 Cdy Rain am..then again this evening. Lgt rain obs.
11 69 51 55 60 68 43 56 4 0.05 0.0 0   5 0 Pc Rain 1am and again 9:15am  PC afternoon. 
12 55 43 44 49 68 44 56 -7 0.00 0.0 0   16 0 Cdy Mostly cloudy and cold. Windy 
13 44 36 36 40 69 44 56 -16 Trace Trace 0   25 0 Cdy Drizzle AM.Few flurries around noon graupel 3pm
14 54 28 36 41 69 44 57 -16 0.00 0.0 0   24 0 Pc Cold am..warming afternoon. Lighter NW winds.
15 70 36 50 53 69 45 57 -4 0.00 0.0 0   12 0 Pc Not as cold this morning. PC mild aftn. WNW 22. 
16 66 36 46 51 70 45 57 -6 0.00 0.0 0   14 0 Su Mostly sunny but little cooler. Light winds.
17 70 35 51 53 70 45 58 -5 0.00 0.0 0   12 0 Su Sunny light winds almost a perfect day.
18 74 43 59 59 70 46 58 1 0.00 0.0 0   6 0 Su Sunny and warmer..SE winds 20-25
19 78 51 61 65 70 46 58 7 0.01 0.0 0   0 0 Pc Rain this afternoon. 
20 74 53 64 64 71 46 59 6 0.00 0.0 0   1 0 Cdy Mostly cloudy cooler but windy. 
21 81 50 66 66 71 47 59 7 0.00 0.0 0   0 1 Su Fair and warmer. SE winds 25-30
22 83 54 78 69 71 47 59 10 0.00 0.0 0   0 4 Pc Pc very windy. TH ST just west of us at obs time.
23 83 62 68 73 71 48 59 14 0.03 0.0 0   0 8 Pc Light rain Am. Mild afternoon with light winds.
24 85 57 65 71 72 48 60 11 Trace 0.0 0   0 6 Pc Few showers in area just T here at 4pm
25 68 59 60 64 72 48 60 4 1.33 0.0 0   1 0 Cdy Rain starting around 10am & again around 11:30pm
26 76 52 62 64 72 49 60 4 Trace 0.0 0   1 0 Pc Rain just aftermidight. PC afternoon cooler.
27 75 53 61 64 72 49 61 3 0.24 0.0 0   1 0 Cdy 4 funnel clouds reported S of Mhd.One touch dwn
28 70 56 60 63 73 49 61 2 0.01 0.0 0   2 0 Cdy Light rain 9pm
29 77 56 59 67 73 50 61 6 0.20 0.0 0   0 2 Pc Rain 4:pm and a brief heavy shower 1:15pm
30 85 53 60 69 73 50 62 8 0.06 0.0 0   0 4 Pc Lgt rain as of 4p..Little humid this aftn.THS in area
31 70 58 58 64 73 50 62 2 0.10 0.0 0   1 0 Pc Cooler light rain midnight -1am Last report for NWS
Monthly Summary
  Max Min   Avrg     Norm Deprt Pre Ha/Sn Grnd   HDD CDD Days Recap
Total 2238 1466                         Su May was a warm and dry month. Heavest rainfall
                              11 was on the 25th with 1.33". Temperatures were 
Avrg 72.2 47.3   59.8     57.1 2.7         6 1 Pc also above normal by 2.7 degrees. This will be the
High 90 62           Total 2.13 Trace     191 34 13 last official NWS data for this station. I will continue
Low 44 28           Norm 2.81 Trace         Cdy doing monthly reports but with my own equipment
                Deprt -0.68 0.0         7 and rain gauge. 
                % Nrm 75.8% 0.0%            
Yearly Summery  (Snowfall July to June)
                Total 6.68 27.4     7440 34    
                Norm 6.78 50.1            
                Deprt -0.10 -22.7            
                %Nrm 98.5% 54.7%