Data for Moorhead, MN  56560  Clay County  
Station # 21-5586-1 (MORM5)
Keith, Observer
April-06
Season Fwd 2.22 47.1 0 7064 0
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 45 26 40 36 45 26 36 0 0.00 0.0     29 0 Cdy Cloudy..Windy and cool.
2 42 33 33 38 46 27 36 2 Trace 0.0 27 0 Cdy Lgt drizzle 1pm..Cold damp day.
3 47 29 31 38 47 27 37 1 0.00 0.0 27 0 Su Sunny and warmer..
4 55 22 43 39 47 28 37 2 0.00 0.0 26 0 Su Sunny..Mild..Light Winds
5 65 40 49 53 48 28 38 15 0.00 0.0     12 0 Pc Pc and mild..Very nice spring day.
6 57 39 45 48 49 28 39 9 0.00 0.0     17 0 Cdy Mostly cloudy..Cooler..River going down
7 45 31 34 38 49 29 39 -1 0.00 0.0 27 0 Su Cooler and breezy 
8 52 24 40 38 50 29 40 -2 0.00 0.0 27 0 Su Sunny..Mild..Nice spring day.
9 60 37 47 49 51 29 40 9 0.00 0.0 16 0 Su High thin clouds..Mild.
10 72 41 61 57 51 30 41 16 0.00 0.0     8 0 Su Fair and much warmer..Very nice day.
11 67 48 50 58 52 30 41 17 0.00 0.0     7 0 Pc Fair to Pc..Little cooler. 
12 69 41 46 55 53 31 42 13 Trace 0.0 10 0 Pc Pc..Nice Day.Sprinkle around noon.
13 77 41 56 59 53 31 42 17 0.01 0.0 6 0 Pc Sprinkle 9am/8pm.Windy but mild.
14 71 45 55 58 54 32 43 15 0.00 0.0 7 0 Su Light winds..Nice day.
15 77 54 61 66 54 32 43 23 Trace 0.0     0 1 Pc Sprinkle 6am..Pc aftn..Windy but mild.
16 76 50 58 63 55 33 44 19 0.00 0.0 2 0 Pc Pc and cont. mild..Light winds..Very nice day.
17 72 44 55 58 55 33 44 14 0.00 0.0 7 0 Pc Mild but very windy.
18 70 48 56 59 56 33 45 14 0.01 0.0 6 0 Pc Pc to cloudy..Lgt sprinkle in Mhd..Sm hail Fgo
19 57 39 47 48 57 33 45 3 0.04 0.0 17 0 Pc Rain 1am..again 5pm.
20 53 43 47 48 57 34 46 2 0.31 0.0     17 0 Cdy Rain most thru mid aftn. Cooler.
21 59 39 44 49 58 34 46 3 0.00 0.0 16 0 Cdy Mostly Cloudy..
22 68 40 53 54 59 35 47 7 0.00 0.0 11 0 Su Sunny, Light winds..Very nice day.
23 74 40 46 57 59 36 48 9 0.00 0.0 8 0 Su Mild till cold front came thru at 10pm..
24 50 34 40 42 60 36 48 -6 Trace 0.0 23 0 Pc Windy and cold.Gust 42mph.
25 63 27 49 45 60 37 49 -4 0.00 0.0     20 0 Su Sunny and warmer..Light winds
26 70 39 55 55 61 37 49 6 0.00 0.0 10 0 Su Sunny and warmer..Very nice day.
27 73 36 58 55 61 37 49 6 0.00 0.0 10 0 Su Fair and cont. mild..
28 58 47 51 53 62 38 50 3 0.08 0.0 12 0 Cdy Mostly Cloudy..Light rain late aftn/evening
29 52 46 47 49 62 39 51 -2 0.44 0.0 16 0 Cdy Light rain alll day.
30 52 46 48 49 63 39 51 -2 0.59 0.0 16 0 Cdy Light rain off and on all day.
                                 
Monthly Summary
  Max Min   Avrg     Norm Deprt Pre Ha/Sn Grnd   HDD CDD Days Recap
                              Su April was a very mild month. On the 15th
Avrg 61.6 39.0   50.3     43.5 6.8         15 0 12 we were 25 degrees above normal for the date.
                              Pc April was dry for most of the month except
High 77 54           Total 1.48 0.0     437 1 10 for the last 3 days when a system stalled out
Low 42 22           Norm 1.37           Cdy giving us 1.11 of the total of 1.48 of rain. 
                Deprt 0.11           8 No snow fell during the month. 
Total 1848 1169           % Nrm 108.0%              
Yearly Summary
                Total 3.70 47.1     7501 1    
                Norm 3.89              
                Deprt -0.19              
                %Nrm 95.1%