Jan 2001

Data for Moorhead, MN 56560 Clay County
Station # 21-5586-1 (MORM5)
Keith, Observer
January-01
                                 
Season Fwd                 0.00 28.7 14   3864 0    
Obs Time 10P...Normals Fargo WSO 1961-90 Hail/Snow Core       HDD July-Jun…....CDD Jan-Dec
Date Max Min Obs Avrg N Hi N Lw Norm Deprt Pre Fell Grnd Smpl HDD CDD Sky Description Of Weather
1 -7 -20 -8 -13 16 -3 7 -20 0.00 0.0 14   78 0 Su Clear and cold. Light southerly winds
2 22 -8 22 7 15 -3 6 1 0.01 0.3 14   58 0 Cdy Rising temps during night. Lgt snow aftn.
3 27 16 16 22 15 -3 6 16 Trace Trace 14   43 0 Cdy Cldy..Very light snow aftn..Warmer
4 41 16 33 29 15 -3 6 23 0.00 0.0 9   36 0 Pc Pc..Record high for this date AP=41.
5 33 15 25 24 15 -3 6 18 Trace Trace 9   41 0 Pc Pc. Dropping temperatures..Lgt snow 8:30p
6 38 15 15 27 15 -4 6 21 Trace Trace 9   38 0 Cdy Mostly cloudy..Light snow aftn.
7 21 9 19 15 15 -4 6 9 Trace Trace 9   50 0 Cdy Light snow aftn & evening.
8 19 5 7 12 15 -4 6 6 Trace Trace 9   53 0 Su Mostly sunny..Cooler.Daytime High 12
9 29 5 18 17 15 -4 6 11 0.00 0.0 9   48 0 Su Sunny and warmer. Little breezy
10 25 14 14 20 15 -4 5 15 0.00 0.0 9   45 0 Pc Fair to Pc..Little cooler
11 22 10 21 16 15 -4 5 11 Trace 0.0 9   49 0 Cdy Pc AM turning cldy pm..Light freezing drizzle.
12 26 20 25 23 15 -4 5 18 Trace 0.0 9   42 0 Cdy Fog with lgt freezing drizzle.
13 29 24 29 27 15 -4 5 22 Trace Trace 9   38 0 Cdy Fog most of day.. Trace of snow 10:30pm
14 31 17 17 24 15 -4 5 19 0.04 0.4 9 1.68 41 0 Cdy Lgt snow/Fr drizzle.AM..Snow PM
15 17 10 13 14 15 -4 5 9 0.03 0.6 10   51 0 Cdy Snow early AM..Lgt snow aftn..Day high 15
16 13 3 3 8 15 -4 5 3 0.01 0.2 10   57 0 Cdy Lgt Snow ..Pc late aftn..Day high 11
17 27 -3 26 12 15 -4 5 7 0.09 1.0 11   53 0 Cdy Snow 6pm-8:30pm
18 28 -3 -3 13 15 -4 5 8 Trace Trace 11   52 0 Pc Cldy lgt sn Am..Clearing aftn..Day high 15
19 6 -11 -4 -2 15 -4 6 -8 0.00 0.0 11   67 0 Su Sunny and cold.
20 11 -6 5 3 15 -4 6 -3 0.00 0.0 11   62 0 Su Sunny cont cold.
21 16 5 6 11 15 -4 6 5 Trace Trace 11 2.00 54 0 Pc Pc little warmer..Windy aftn. Tr Snow AM
22 35 6 24 21 15 -4 6 15 0.01 Trace 11   44 0 Pc Cldy frz rain mixed with sn. AM..Clearing aftn.
23 24 13 12 19 16 -4 6 13 Trace Trace 11   46 0 Su Sunny and cooler. Lgt flurries 11:45pm.
24 12 -3 -3 5 16 -4 6 -1 0.00 0.0 11   60 0 Su Sunny..Cold..Day high 8
25 26 -6 23 10 16 -4 6 4 0.00 0.0 11   55 0 Pc Sunny Am becoming Cdy by late aftn. Windy
26 23 4 6 14 16 -3 6 8 Trace Trace 11   51 0 Pc Pc..Occ lgt flurries..Day high 19
27 28 6 21 17 16 -3 7 10 0.00 0.0 11   48 0 Su Sunny becoming cldy pm.
28 21 6 11 14 16 -3 7 7 0.00 0.0 11 2.03 51 0 Su Sunny. Cooler.Day High 19
29 23 10 23 17 16 -3 7 10 Trace Trace 11   48 0 Cdy Dense fog ..Vis 1/16-1/4 mile.Lgt snow 9pm
30 24 16 16 20 17 -3 7 13 Trace Trace 11   45 0 Cdy Ice Crystals AM..Hvy snow just 50 miles S
31 29 -6 -6 12 17 -2 7 5 0.01 0.2 11   53 0 Cdy Snow 5pm to 7:30p..Clearing 9pm.
 
Monthly Summary
  Max Min   Avrg     Norm Deprt Pre Ha/Sn Grnd   HDD CDD Days Recap
Total 719 179                         Su After a cold Dec. Jan was a pleasant
                              9 month. Temperatures were 5.9 above
Avrg 23.2 5.8   14.5     5.9 8.6         50 0 Pc normal with .47 below normal for precipitation
High 41 24           Total 0.20 2.7     1557 0 8 Had a lot of light flurries but no accumulation
Low -7 -20           Norm 0.67           Cdy to speak of. Coldest day 1st with -20.
                Deprt -0.47           14 Warmest day 41 just 3 days later on the 4th.
                % Nrm 29.9%              
Yearly Summery
                Total 0.20 31.4     5421 0    
                Norm 0.67              
                Deprt -0.47              
                %Nrm 29.9%              
                                 

Last Updated on 2/1/01@ 6:40am
By Keith
Email: kemsky@worldnet.att.net