Data for Moorhead, MN  56560  Clay County  
Station # 21-5586-1 (MORM5)
Keith, Observer
February-09
Season Fwd 0.55 43.3 13 2.50 5536 0
Obs Time 10P...Normals Fargo WSO 1971-2000 Snow Snow HDD July-Jun…....CDD Jan-Dec
Date Max Min Obs Avrg N Hi N Lw Norm Deprt Pre Fell Grnd Core HDD CDD Sky Description Of Weather
1 28 5 5 17 19 0 10 7 Trace Trace 12 2.30 48 0 Pc Sunny most of the day..Cldy with lgt snow 9p
2 5 -10 -10 -2 19 0 10 -12 0.00 0.0 12 67 0 Su Sunny and cold. Daytime high was -1
3 0 -17 -7 -8 19 1 10 -18 0.00 0.0 12 73 0 Su Sunny and cont. cold. 
4 14 -12 13 1 19 1 10 -9 0.00 0.0 12 64 0 Pc Pc warmer but windy.
5 27 5 16 16 20 1 11 5 0.00 0.0 12   49 0 Su Fair and warmer..Light winds
6 36 16 28 26 20 3 11 15 0.00 0.0 12   39 0 Pc Fair to Pc. Warmer a nice Feb. day.
7 28 11 13 20 20 3 11 9 Trace Trace 11 45 0 Pc Pc to Cloudy Few flurries..Clearing 6pm.
8 32 8 32 20 20 3 11 9 0.00 0.0 11 2.20 45 0 Su Fair but the wind made if feel colder. 
9 38 32 38 35 21 3 12 23 0.20 0.0 9 30 0 Cdy Icy roads Am..General rain most of the day.
10 39 33 33 36 21 4 12 24 0.34 0.0 7   29 0 Cdy Rain thru 2pm..Little temperature change.
11 33 24 24 29 22 4 13 16 0.08 0.7 7   36 0 Cdy Lgt snow mixed with drizzle thru noon hour..
12 25 12 12 19 22 4 13 6 0.01 0.1 7 46 0 Cdy Lgt snow off and on all day. Day High 24.
13 19 3 8 11 22 4 13 -2 Trace Trace 7 54 0 Pc Occ flurries in the area this afternoon 3-5pm
14 13 -2 2 6 23 5 14 -8 0.00 0.0 7 59 0 Su Sunny and colder. 
15 22 -4 22 9 23 5 14 -5 Trace Trace 7 2.20 56 0 Cdy Mostly cloudy few flurries..Icy Snow pack.. 
16 24 10 12 17 23 5 14 3 0.00 0.0 7 48 0 Pc Fair to Pc..Daytime High 20.
17 26 10 14 18 24 6 15 3 0.02 0.6 7 47 0 Cdy Snow 5pm-ending 10:30pm.
18 14 -2 -2 6 24 6 15 -9 0.00 0.0 7 59 0 Su Sunny and cold. Daytime high was  8.
19 16 -8 4 4 24 7 16 -12 0.00 0.0 7 61 0 Su Clear cold all day. 
20 15 1 8 8 25 7 16 -8 0.19 2.7 10   57 0 Cdy Snow most of the day.
21 13 0 0 7 25 8 17 -10 Trace Trace 10 58 0 Su Lgt snow thu 3am then clearing. Cold.
22 16 -4 0 6 25 9 17 -11 0.00 0.0 9 2.20 59 0 Su Sunny and on the cold side. 
23 21 -6 18 8 25 9 17 -9 0.00 0.0 9 57 0 Su Sunny becoming pc late afternoon. Windy
24 28 15 26 22 26 10 18 4 0.03 Trace 8 43 0 Pc Light rain, sleet, and few flurries this evening.
25 26 -2 -2 12 26 10 18 -6 0.00 0.0 8   53 0 Pc Fair to Pc..Cold. Daytime high 15.
26 3 -9 -9 -3 26 10 18 -21 0.36 4.0 11 68 0 Cdy Snow thru 4pm.Windy. Area roads closed.
27 1 -18 -10 -8 27 11 19 -27 0.00 0.0 11 73 0 Su Clear cold all day. Winds dim in the aftn. 
28 11 -13 -3 -1 27 11 19 -20 0.00 0.0 11 66 0 Su Clear and cold.
Monthly Summary
  Max Min   Avrg     Norm Deprt Pre Snow Grnd   HDD CDD Days Recap
                              Su Feb was much colder than normal with a 
High 39 33         14.1 -2.4       Avrg 53 0 12 warm spell 6th -12th when we received .54
Low 0 -18                         Pc of just rain. The coldest day was on the 27th
                Total 1.23 8.1     1489 0 8 when it reached -18 with an average temp for
Avrg 20.5 2.8   11.7       Norm 0.59           Cdy the day of -8 which was 27 degrees below
                Deprt 0.64           8 normal. Most snow received for a day was 
Total 573 78           % Nrm 208.5%             4 inches on the 26th. 
Yearly Summary
                Total 1.78 51.4     7025 0    
                Norm 1.35              
                Deprt 0.43              
                %Nrm 131.9%