April 2000

Data for Moorhead, MN 56560 Clay County
Station # 21-5586-1 (MORM5)
Keith, Observer
April-00
                               
Season Fwd                 3.33 27.8 0 6785 0    
Obs Time 10P...Normals Fargo WSO 1961-90 Hail/Snow       HDD July-Jun…....CDD Jan-Dec
Date Max Min Obs Avrg N Hi N Lw Norm Deprt Pre Fell Grnd HDD CDD Sky Description Of Weather
1 59 31 38 45 45 26 35 10 0.00 0.0 0 20 0 Pc Pc to Cdy. Rain showers in area..None here.
2 52 36 38 44 45 26 36 8 0.19 0.0 0 21 0 Pc Rain AM and again late aftn..Pc aftn.
3 44 26 26 35 46 27 36 -1 0.00 0.0 0 30 0 Cdy Mostly cldy..Some prec. in area none @house
4 53 21 43 37 47 27 37 0 0.00 0.0 0 28 0 Su Mostly sunny and warmer..
5 56 37 38 47 47 27 37 10 0.11 0.0 0 18 0 Cdy Very windy..Gust 54 @ house..59 ASOS
6 38 24 30 31 48 28 38 -7 0.00 0.0 0 34 0 Su Sunny and much colder.
7 42 26 29 34 49 28 39 -5 0.00 0.0 0 31 0 Pc Pc..Clearing pm.
8 60 29 33 45 49 29 39 6 0.00 0.0 0 20 0 Pc Pc and warmer..Windy afternoon.
9 43 26 33 35 50 29 40 -5 0.00 0.0 0 30 0 Su Sunny and cooler..Clds moving in late pm
10 37 23 23 30 51 30 40 -10 0.40 6.0 6 35 0 Cdy Snow heavy @ times..Highest 24yr snow/yr
11 40 14 25 27 51 30 41 -14 Trace Trace 0 38 0 Pc Record low of 7@ Airport..Lgt snow aftn.
12 37 22 35 30 52 31 41 -11 0.08 Trace 0 35 0 Cdy Wet snow late am thru late aftn..
13 56 26 32 41 53 31 42 -1 0.00 0.0 0 24 0 Pc Pc mild. Nice day..Light winds picking up PM
14 32 20 22 26 53 32 42 -16 0.17 0.2 Trace 39 0 Cdy Frz rain.Ice pellets thru midmorn..Day hi. 25
15 37 17 31 27 54 32 43 -16 0.00 0.0 0 38 0 Pc Pc and little warmer. Cont. windy
16 48 27 35 38 55 32 44 -6 0.00 0.0 0 27 0 Pc Pc to Cldy. High clouds.
17 48 32 41 40 55 33 44 -4 0.00 0.0 0 25 0 Pc Pc and LCT
18 57 35 37 46 56 33 45 1 0.11 0.0 0 19 0 Pc Rain AM..Clearing aftn.
19 51 33 38 42 56 34 45 -3 0.18 0.0 0 23 0 Cdy Light rain late aftn & pm..Heavier S of town.
20 61 30 37 46 57 34 46 0 0.00 0.0 0 19 0 Su Sunny and mild.
21 70 31 51 51 57 35 46 5 0.00 0.0 0 14 0 Su Sunny and cont. mild.
22 73 42 46 58 58 35 46 12 0.00 0.0 0 7 0 Su Sunny and another mild day.
23 72 36 55 54 58 35 47 7 0.00 0.0 0 11 0 Su Very nice Easter Sunday.
24 73 43 53 58 59 36 47 11 0.00 0.0 0 7 0 Su Cont. mild..
25 75 46 57 61 59 36 48 13 0.00 0.0 0 4 0 Pc Pc and mild.
26 70 49 53 60 60 37 48 12 0.05 0.0 0 5 0 Cdy Mostly Cloudy..Light rain afternoon-pm.
27 64 45 45 55 60 37 49 6 Trace 0.0 0 10 0 Cdy Mostly Cdy.Clearing arnd sunset..Windy
28 65 37 45 51 61 37 49 2 0.00 0.0 0 14 0 Su Sunny and windy. LCT
29 68 37 56 53 62 38 50 3 0.00 0.0 0 12 0 Pc Partly cloudy..Windy..Little warmer.
30 63 50 51 57 62 38 50 7 0.26 0.0 0 8 0 Cdy Mostly cldy..Rain AM..Clrng PM..Big fire in Fgo
                               
 
Monthly Summary
  Max Min   Avrg     Norm Deprt Pre Ha/Sn Grnd HDD CDD Days Recap
Total 1644 951                       Su April started out mild but turning cold in
                            9 middle of the month. Nice warming by the
Avrg 54.8 31.7   43.3     43.0 0.3       22 0 Pc end of the month making the average temp
High 75 50           Total 1.55 6.2   646 0 12 near normal. Had 6 inches of snow on the
Low 32 14           Norm 1.82         Cdy 10th for the most snow in 24hrs this season.
                Deprt -0.27         9 Total snow fall this season 34.0 inches.
                % Nrm 85.2%           Normal around 40 inches.
Yearly Summery
                Total 4.88 34.0   7431 0    
                Norm 4.00            
                Deprt 0.88            
                %Nrm 122.0%            
                               

Last Updated on 05/01/2000@ 8am
By Keith
Email: kemsky@worldnet.att.net