Data for Moorhead, MN  56560  Clay County  
Station # 21-5586-1 (MORM5)
Keith, Observer
January-12
Season Fwd 0.00 3.9 2 0.00 2788 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 27 15 16 21 19 2 10 11 Trace Trace 2   44 0 Pc Windy occ light snow flurries
2 16 4 6 10 18 1 10 0 0.00 0.0 2   55 0 Su Sunny and cold. Daytime high was 14
3 37 6 31 22 18 1 10 12 0.00 0.0 2   43 0 Pc Windy this morning. Much warmer..
4 41 20 26 31 18 1 10 21 0.00 0.0 2   34 0 Pc Frosty this morning. Light winds..Sn depth 1
5 55 23 41 39 18 1 9 30 0.00 0.0 1   26 0 Pc Warmest Jan temp on record. Sn Depth 0
6 42 29 29 36 18 1 9 27 Trace Trace 0   29 0 Pc KFAR max 44 (R)..Lg rain & snow  PM
7 39 26 27 33 18 1 9 24 0.00 0.0 0   32 0 Su Sunny and cont. mild..Light winds.
8 40 15 36 28 18 0 9 19 0.00 0.0 0   37 0 Cdy Mostly cloudy and LCT
9 50 29 29 40 18 0 9 31 0.00 0.0 0   25 0 Su Sunny and another Record High KFAR 51.
10 52 26 39 39 18 0 9 30 Trace 0.0 0   26 0 Pc Record high today..Light rain obs time. 
11 39 5 5 22 18 0 9 13 0.09 0.5 0   43 0 Cdy Rain early AM then to snow.Falling temps
12 5 -2 -2 2 18 0 9 -7 Trace 0.2 1   63 0 Pc Lgt snow blowing snow AM..Clearing aftn.
13 13 -6 11 4 18 0 9 -5 0.01 0.1 1   61 0 Pc Sunny becoming cloudy late aftn. Snow 9:30p
14 33 11 19 22 18 0 9 13 0.03 0.3 1   43 0 Pc Snow ending mid morning..Pc aftn . Warmer
15 35 18 22 27 18 0 9 18 0.00 0.0 1   38 0 Pc Cont. mild, nice afternoon.
16 22 3 3 13 18 0 9 4 Trace Trace 1   52 0 Cdy Daytime high 11..Lgt flurreis 9:30
17 3 -8 -4 -2 18 -1 9 -11 0.00 0.0 T   67 0 Su Sunny and coldest day of the year so far.
18 9 -12 -12 -1 18 -1 9 -10 0.02 0.4 T   66 0 Pc Light snow 11am to 2pm.
19 3 -16 -4 -6 18 -1 9 -15 0.00 0.0 1   71 0 Su Clear and cold all day..Light winds.
20 12 -4 -3 4 18 -1 9 -5 0.00 0.0 1   61 0 Su Sunny little warmer. Light winds. Depth 0.7
21 19 -4 19 8 18 -1 9 -1 0.00 0.0 1   57 0 Cdy Mostly cloudy with few flurries 1-4pm
22 26 19 23 23 18 -1 9 14 0.44 5.2 1   42 0 Cdy Snow ending 9:30pm Sn Depth 5.5 at 11pm
23 24 16 16 20 19 0 9 11 Trace Trace 6   45 0 Cdy Frz Drizzle/Flurries AM
24 22 1 19 12 19 0 9 3 0.00 0.0 6   53 0 Cdy Light winds..Sn depth 5pm 4.5 inches.
25 30 18 27 24 19 0 9 15 Trace Trace 5   41 0 Cdy Fog, Mist, Graupel, Ice pellets. Snow depth 4.0
26 37 22 23 30 19 0 9 21 0.00 0.0 4   35 0 Pc Mild.Little on windy side..Sunny afternoon
27 32 18 22 25 19 0 10 16 0.04 0.6 4   40 0 Pc Snow, Graupel AM  Windy aftn reducing vis.
28 25 13 15 19 19 0 10 9 0.03 0.4 4   46 0 Pc Snow 4:30pm-11:59..Sn Depth 4.2
29 20 -3 20 9 20 0 10 -1 0.03 0.3 4 0.57 56 0 Pc Cold AM..Light snow 
30 36 20 36 28 20 0 10 18 Trace 0.0 4   37 0 Pc Sprinkle of rain aftn..Sn Depth 4.0
31 36 26 26 31 20 1 10 21 0.00 0.0 4   34 0 Cdy Steady temps all day..Daytime Hi 31.
Monthly Summary
  Max Min   Avrg     Norm Deprt Pre Ha/Sn Grnd   HDD CDD Days Recap
Total 880 328                         Su It was another mild winter month. Our average
                              6 temperature was 10.4 above the norm. I had
Avrg 28.4 10.6   19.5     9.2 10.3         45 0 Pc 3 days with 50 or greater. Coldest was -16 on
High 55 29           Total 0.69 8.0     1402 0 16 the 19th. We had below normal snowfall with
Low 3 -16           Norm 0.70 11.2         Cdy the greatest depth of 6 inches on 23,24.
                Deprt -0.01 -3.2         9 Just an added note this was the 4th warmest
                % Nrm 98.6% 71.4%           Jan on record (Fargo - ASOS)
Yearly Summery  (Snowfall July to June)
                Total 0.69 11.9     4190 0    
                Norm 0.70 31.0            
                Deprt -0.01 -19.1            
                %Nrm 98.6% 38.4%