Data for Moorhead, MN  56560  Clay County  
Station # 21-5586-1 (MORM5)
Keith, Observer
February-08
Season Fwd 0.09 22.9 8 5137 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 24 9 13 17 19 0 10 7 0.00 0.0 8   48 0 Pc Pc to cloudy..Windy dim by evening. 
2 13 -3 2 5 19 0 10 -5 Trace 0.1 8 60 0 Pc Lgt snow 9am-12pm. Daytime high 6.
3 29 2 24 16 19 1 10 6 0.00 0.0 8 49 0 Pc Breezy with lgt drifting snow. Some icy roads
4 29 11 11 20 19 1 10 10 0.10 1.1 8 45 0 Cdy Snow off and on all day. 
5 11 -7 -6 2 20 1 11 -9 0.01 0.2 8   63 0 Su Lgt snow early AM..Clearing. Day High 3
6 11 -11 7 0 20 3 11 -11 0.00 0.0 8   65 0 Su LCT but sunny.
7 21 3 16 12 20 3 11 1 Trace Trace 8 53 0 Pc Flurries 12:30am..PC aftn nice day.
8 24 15 19 20 20 3 11 9 Trace Trace 8 45 0 Cdy Light mist and snow grains.
9 22 -13 -13 5 21 3 12 -7 0.11 1.3 9 60 0 Cdy Blizzard conditions till 10am.then blowing sn
10 -12 -22 -14 -17 21 4 12 -29 0.00 0.0 9   82 0 Pc Sunny cold AM..becoming cloudy late aftn
11 3 -14 3 -5 22 4 13 -18 0.04 1.2 10   70 0 Cdy Light Snow off and on all day. 
12 16 3 10 10 22 4 13 -3 Trace 0.1 10 55 0 Pc Pc becoming cldy late aftn..Lgt snow 5:30pm
13 10 1 4 6 22 4 13 -7 0.25 2.8 13 59 0 Cdy Flurries  AM. Snow aftn - 11pm.
14 4 -13 -11 -4 23 5 14 -18 0.01 0.2 13 69 0 Cdy Snow midnight..Cold all day.Day High -5.
15 11 -11 11 0 23 5 14 -14 0.02 0.3 13   65 0 Cdy Flurries AM thru noon. Slow warming trend.
16 36 11 33 24 23 5 14 10 0.02 0.2 12 41 0 Cdy Light snow/rain mix  5:30-8pm
17 33 -2 -2 16 24 6 15 1 Trace Trace 12 2.10 49 0 Cdy Lgt snow/blsn..Windy..Icy roads.
18 2 -9 -8 -3 24 6 15 -18 0.00 0.0 12 68 0 Su Sunny and bitterly cold. 
19 -3 -23 -23 -13 24 7 16 -29 0.00 0.0 12 78 0 Su Bitterly cold wind chill around -50. Ice crystals
20 -8 -28 -17 -18 25 7 16 -34 0.00 0.0 12   83 0 Su ASOS KFAR record low -31. Ice fog AM.
21 14 -17 11 -1 25 8 17 -18 0.00 0.0 12 66 0 Pc Sunny AM..Cloudy afternoon..Warmer.
22 18 4 4 11 25 9 17 -6 Trace 0.1 12 54 0 Pc Lgt flurries 5-9am. Clearing mid morning.
23 27 2 17 15 25 9 17 -2 0.00 0.0 12 50 0 Su Sunny..Light fog early morning. 
24 28 7 18 18 26 10 18 0 0.00 0.0 11 2.10 47 0 Su Dense fog AM..Sunny. Warmer all around us.
25 21 12 12 17 26 10 18 -1 Trace Trace 11   48 0 Pc Light flurries mid morning..Pc aftn. 
26 23 12 16 18 26 10 18 0 Trace Trace 11 47 0 Cdy Lgt snow most of the day with no accumulation.
27 25 6 16 16 27 11 19 -3 0.00 0.0 11 49 0 Pc Pc..Light winds.
28 29 15 26 22 27 11 19 3 0.11 1.2 12 43 0 Cdy Snow 3:30am-2pm/8:30-10pm. Icy roads
29 30 4 4 17 27 11 19 -2 Trace Trace 12   48 0 Pc Pc to cloudy..Light flurries early aftn. Windy.
 
Monthly Summary
  Max Min   Avrg     Norm Deprt Pre Ha/Sn Grnd   HDD CDD Days Recap
                              Su Feb was a cold month. Bitterly cold wind
High 36 15         14.2 -6.7       Avrg 57 0 7 chills 18th-19th of -50 at times. Not much 
Low -12 -28                         Pc snow with only 8.8 falling and the greatest
                Total 0.67 8.8     1659 0 11 amount was 2.8 on the 13th which has been
Avrg 16.9 -1.9   7.5       Norm 0.59           Cdy typical this winter season. Fargo's ASOS
                Deprt 0.08           11 had a record low on the 20th with -31. 
Total 491 -56           % Nrm 113.6%              
Yearly Summary
                Total 0.76 31.7     6796 0    
                Norm 1.35              
                Deprt -0.59              
                %Nrm 56.3%