Data for Moorhead, MN  56560  Clay County  
Station # 21-5586-1 (MORM5)
Keith, Observer
January-06
Season Fwd 0.00 23.8 10 3119 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 28 12 25 20 16 -1 7 13 0.00 0.0 10   45 0 Cldy Mostly Cloudy..LCT..
2 31 25 30 28 16 -2 7 21 Trace 0.0 9 37 0 Cdy Cloudy..Light winds. Light frzdrz 4:30pm
3 33 28 28 31 16 -2 7 24 Trace 0.0 9 34 0 Cdy Freezing rain AM..Dense Fog Noon. 
4 30 27 28 29 16 -2 7 22 Trace Trace 9 36 0 Cdy Lgt snow AM.. Flurries 6pm..
5 28 21 21 25 16 -2 7 18 Trace 0.0 9   40 0 Cdy Freezing Drizzle AM..
6 37 12 36 25 16 -3 7 18 0.00 0.0 9   40 0 Pc Pc to Cloudy..Warmer..
7 36 22 26 29 16 -3 7 22 0.00 0.0 9 36 0 Cdy Daytime High 31..
8 29 18 18 24 16 -3 6 18 0.04 0.9 10 41 0 Cdy Light snow through 3:30pm..(updated 4pm)
9 20 7 17 14 16 -3 6 8 Trace Trace 9 51 0 Pc Light snow am..Nice to see the Sun this aftn
10 28 17 24 23 16 -3 6 17 0.00 0.0 9   42 0 Pc Fair to Pc..Warmer..Windy
11 33 19 26 26 15 -3 6 20 0.00 0.0 8   39 0 Pc Pc..Warmer..
12 35 17 17 26 15 -3 6 20 0.00 0.0 8 39 0 Cdy Cloudy..No snow here at the house.
13 32 13 13 23 15 -3 6 17 0.00 0.0 8 42 0 Pc Fair to Pc..LCT..Mild for this time of the year
14 32 11 29 22 15 -3 6 16 0.00 0.0 8 43 0 Pc Fair to Pc..LCT..Windy.
15 35 26 29 31 15 -3 6 25 0.00 0.0 7   34 0 Cdy Mostly cloudy..Little warmer.
16 30 16 20 23 15 -3 6 17 0.02 0.3 7 42 0 Cdy Light snow off and on all day. Icy roads
17 23 15 16 19 15 -3 6 13 Trace 0.4 7 46 0 Cdy Light fluffy snow all day.
18 22 12 18 17 15 -3 6 11 Trace Trace 7 48 0 Cdy Mostly cloudy..Light winds. Dusting snow PM
19 28 17 26 23 15 -3 6 17 Trace Trace 7 42 0 Cdy Cloudy..Light drizzle/snow flurries pm.
20 26 4 4 15 15 -3 6 9 0.02 0.2 7   50 0 Pc Snow aftn. Daytime high 19
21 29 -1 16 14 15 -3 6 8 0.00 0.0 7 51 0 Cdy Windy some blowing/drifting snow.
22 16 2 2 9 16 -3 7 2 Trace Trace 7 56 0 Cdy Lgt  flurries AM..Clearing aftn.Colder.Day hi15
23 39 1 37 20 16 -2 7 13 Trace 0.0 7 45 0 Cdy Cool this AM..Cloudy..Rain sprinkle this aftn.
24 37 19 19 28 16 -2 7 21 0.03 0.4 7 37 0 Pc Lgt Rn/Sn low vis mid morning.Clr aftn.Gust 45 
25 27 10 27 19 16 -2 7 12 0.00 0.0 7   46 0 Su Fair and cooler..Incr winds pm..
26 39 27 36 33 16 -2 7 26 0.00 0.0 5 32 0 Su Sunny..Windy..Much warmer.
27 42 28 28 35 17 -1 8 27 0.00 0.0 5 30 0 Pc Pc and mild..
28 37 25 28 31 17 -1 8 23 0.00 0.0 5 34 0 Cdy Cloudy..Light winds and cooler.
29 31 22 22 27 17 -1 8 19 0.14 1.3 6 38 0 Cdy Lgt snow most of the day ending 10pm.
30 27 22 24 25 18 -1 9 16 0.00 0.0 6 40 0 Cdy Cloudy..Cooler. Light winds.
31 33 22 30 28 18 0 9 19 0.12 1.1 7   37 0 Cdy Snow starting around 5pm ending 9:45pm
Monthly Summary
  Max Min   Avrg     Norm Deprt Pre Ha/Sn Grnd   HDD CDD Days Recap
                              Su Wow what a month..Old warmest Jan on 
Avrg 30.7 16.6   23.7     6.8 16.9         41 0 2 record was 21.8 in 1990. Here in Mhd I had
                              Pc 23.7 and airport had 23.5 both breaking the old
High 42 28           Total 0.37 4.6     1273 0 9 record. Another record were days below zero.
Low 16 -1           Norm 0.76           Cdy Old record was 3 this month both here in Mhd
                Deprt -0.39           19 and airport 1 day. Greatest snow depth for
Total 953 516           % Nrm 48.7%             the month 10" on 1st..lowest 5 on the 26th.
Yearly Summary
                Total 0.37 28.4     4392 0    
                Norm 0.76              
                Deprt -0.39              
                %Nrm 48.7%