Data for Moorhead, MN  56560  Clay County  
Station # 21-5586-1 (MORM5)
Keith, Observer
April-13
Season Fwd 3.63 51.7 10 3.23 7242 0
Obs Time 10P...Normals Fargo WSO 1981-2010 Hail/Snow HDD July-Jun…....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 32 11 21 22 46 27 36 -14 0.00 0.0 10 3.23 43 0 Su Another cold and much below normal day. 
2 32 11 19 22 47 27 37 -15 0.00 0.0 10   43 0 Su Sunny and cool. Light winds.
3 41 17 37 29 48 27 38 -9 0.00 0.0 10   36 0 Pc Pc lgt rain in area all missng metro.
4 37 22 22 30 48 28 38 -8 0.00 0.0 8   35 0 Pc Fair and cooler..Daytime High 35. N winds.
5 33 14 33 24 49 28 39 -15 Trace Trace 7   41 0 Cdy Light snow early aftn. South winds around 20
6 40 29 32 35 50 29 39 -4 0.22 0.0 6   30 0 Cdy Frz rain/rain Am. N winds. Snow depth 5 in
7 38 31 32 35 50 29 40 -5 0.33 0.2 5 1.87 30 0 Cdy Lgt rain aftn..Snow PM..Park has 1-3" stnd wtr
8 33 20 20 27 51 30 40 -13 Trace 0.0 5   38 0 Cdy Drizzle early AM..Cold and windy afternoon.
9 29 13 23 21 52 30 41 -20 0.00 0.0 5   44 0 Cdy Windy and cold all day.
10 34 19 32 27 53 30 41 -14 0.00 0.0 5   38 0 Cdy Little warmer but still cloudy and cool.
11 33 27 27 30 53 31 42 -12 0.29 2.9 4   35 0 Cdy Cloudy.Snow heavy at times. 8am-2pm/6-11pm
12 34 26 28 30 54 31 43 -13 0.06 0.9 7   35 0 Cdy Lgt snow off and on all day.
13 35 23 23 29 55 32 43 -14 0.01 0.1 7 1.05 36 0 Pc Snow 12am-1am..Core sample 4" @8pm
14 35 23 30 29 55 32 44 -15 0.64 6.3 4   36 0 Cdy Snow starting 12:30-obs..Heavy at times.
15 37 30 31 34 56 33 44 -10 0.22 2.8 12   31 0 Cdy Flurries off and on..most melting..R 15.23
16 37 25 30 31 57 33 45 -14 0.00 0.0 9   34 0 Pc Cont cool. R 15.31+ 
17 36 28 30 32 57 33 45 -13 0.16 1.6 8   33 0 Cdy Light snow all day.Daylight hours melts as fell.
18 37 28 31 33 58 34 46 -13 0.08 1.6 9   32 0 Pc Snow Am becoming pc late aftn..R 15.42+
19 37 25 26 31 58 34 46 -15 0.00 0.0 8   34 0 Pc Clear Am..Pc aftn. Cold N winds R 15.58+
20 37 17 30 27 59 35 47 -20 0.00 0.0 7   38 0 Su Sunny light southerly winds. River 15.89 +
21 40 30 32 35 60 35 47 -12 0.04 Trace 5 1.47 30 0 Cdy Rain mixed with sleet 2pm.  R 16.33+
22 35 28 29 32 60 36 48 -16 0.00 0.0 5   33 0 Cdy Cloudy.SDas of 6pm 4 inches. R=16.65+
23 41 20 30 31 61 36 48 -17 0.00 0.0 4   34 0 Su Sunny, cold. Warmer aftn. SD 6pm 2" R17.09+
24 45 24 32 35 61 36 49 -14 0.02 0.3 2   30 0 Pc Lgt sn am and pm. SD as of 6 pm 1" R17.81+
25 46 26 40 36 62 37 49 -13 0.00 0.0 1   29 0 Su Fair LCT Southerly winds.  R 19.62+
26 67 32 48 50 62 37 50 0 0.00 0.0 Trace   15 0 Su Fair and mild..Light winds R=23.15+
27 72 39 57 56 63 38 50 6 Trace 0.0 Trace   9 0 Pc Fair to Pc..Sprinkle of rain 8:45 R=27.46+
28 63 45 45 54 63 38 51 3 0.00 0.0 0   11 0 Pc Cooler but N winds 26 aftn. R 33.18+
29 67 29 57 48 64 38 51 -3 0.00 0.0 0   17 0 Pc Cold this morning. Mild aftn. R 32.39+
30 60 38 38 49 64 39 51 -2 0.07 0.0 0   16 0 Pc Rain 2-3am & 7-8am  R 33.25+S
Monthly Summary
  Max Min   Avrg     Norm Deprt Pre Ha/Sn Grnd   HDD CDD Days Recap
Total 1243 750                         Su April was a very cold month with 556% of 
                              6 normal snowfall.  We had 9 days of snow
Avrg 41.4 25.0   33.2     44.2 -11.0         32 0 Pc with a total of 16.7 ", and the last day with 
High 72 45           Total 2.14 16.7     946 0 11 snow depth of 1" or more was on the 25th. 
Low 29 11           Norm 1.36 3.0         Cdy We had only 2 days that the temperature was
                Deprt 0.78 13.7         13 above the norm with the average being 11
                % Nrm 157.4% 556.7%           degrees below normal.
Yearly Summery  (Snowfall July to June)
                Total 5.77 68.4     8188 0    
                Norm 3.97 50.1            
                Deprt 1.80 18.3            
                %Nrm 145.4% 136.5%