Data for Moorhead, MN  56560  Clay County  
Station # 21-5586-1 (MORM5)
Keith, Observer
January-14
Season Fwd -18 0.00 16.4 8 0 3758 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 -7 -18 -17 -12 19 2 10 -22 Trace Trace 8   77 0 Pc Lgt flurries clearing late afternoon
2 -7 -22 -9 -14 18 1 10 -24 0.00 0.0 8   79 0 Su Sunny and cold. Rising temps this evening.
3 26 -11 11 8 18 1 10 -2 0.02 Trace 8   57 0 Cdy Lght snow with bl sn am..Sleet afternoon
4 11 -11 -11 0 18 1 10 -10 0.02 0.3 8   65 0 Su Light snow early am. High since  6am 7
5 -10 -22 -22 -16 18 1 9 -25 Trace Trace 8   81 0 Pc Cold a few flurries mide aftn. WC of -44 
6 -11 -25 -16 -18 18 1 9 -27 0.00 0.0 8   83 0 Su Bitterly cold Am WC -46..Sunny cont cold aftn
7 -2 -12 -10 -7 18 1 9 -16 0.00 0.0 8   72 0 Pc Warmer Am with steady temps during daytime
8 1 -18 1 -8 18 0 9 -17 0.00 0.0 8   73 0 Su Cold most of day with rising temps pm. 
9 21 1 19 11 18 0 9 2 0.00 0.0 8   54 0 Cdy SE winds gusts to 36 Am
10 31 18 23 25 18 0 9 16 0.00 0.0 8   40 0 Pc Fog AM. Warmer with light SW winds
11 29 20 23 25 18 0 9 16 0.00 0.0 8   40 0 Pc Pc becoming cldy late aftn. Mild..S winds
12 42 22 30 32 18 0 9 23 0.00 0.0 8   33 0 Pc Fair to Pc. Nice Jan thaw. No snow as of 10:30
13 30 15 19 23 18 0 9 14 0.05 0.5 7   42 0 Cdy Cooler with light snow this evening.
14 19 9 9 14 18 0 9 5 0.03 0.9 8   51 0 Cdy Snow ending AM..Pc late pm..
15 37 -4 37 17 18 0 9 8 0.04 0.6 8   48 0 Cdy Snow mid day, Windy . Temp incr 15/ 6-7pm
16 37 -1 -1 18 18 0 9 9 0.05 0.8 9   47 0 Cdy Blizzard conditions thru 3pm .60 MPH gust
17 16 -10 16 3 18 -1 9 -6 0.11 1.6 9   62 0 Pc Clear this morning..Cldy with snow 6:45 on
18 29 8 29 19 18 -1 9 10 0.11 0.9 11   46 0 Cdy Snow endng 3am.Rising temps this evening.
19 31 18 18 25 18 -1 9 16 0.00 0.0 11   40 0 Cdy Thin clouds steady temps..Day High 28
20 18 -18 -18 0 18 -1 9 -9 0.03 0.4 11   65 0 Cdy Sn, Bl Sn, N winds 30-35, Vis 1/4 at times.
21 7 -21 7 -7 18 -1 9 -16 0.05 0.8 11   72 0 Cdy Cold AM.Snow blwn sn vis 1/4 at times
22 7 -13 -12 -3 18 -1 9 -12 0.02 0.4 12   68 0 Su Light snow Am then ground blizzard thru aftn
23 6 -17 6 -5 19 0 9 -14 0.00 0.0 12   70 0 Su Cold AM..S winds increasing late afternoon.
24 33 6 11 20 19 0 9 11 0.04 0.4 11   45 0 Cdy Gaupel Am  Snow/Sleet,Rain this afternoon.
25 11 -4 6 4 19 0 9 -5 0.18 1.9 11   61 0 Cdy Mostly cldy..Day high 6  Snow 5pm-obs time
26 13 -14 -14 0 19 0 9 -9 0.02 0.2 13   65 0 Cdy Biizzard from noon on. Light flurries mixed in
27 -8 -18 -12 -13 19 0 10 -23 0.00 0.0 13   78 0 Su Fair and cold.  Winds  WNW 15-20.
28 1 -17 -5 -8 19 0 10 -18 0.00 0.0 13   73 0 Su Sunny but cold.
29 26 -12 13 7 20 0 10 -3 0.00 0.0 12   58 0 Pc Pc warmer..SW- W winds 20-25.
30 13 -6 -6 4 20 0 10 -6 Trace Trace 12   61 0 Pc Dusting of snow 3-4am. Pc, colder afternoon.
31 8 -11 8 -1 20 1 10 -11 Trace Trace 12   66 0 Pc Clear AM ..Cdy pm with light flurries at obs 
Monthly Summary
  Max Min   Avrg     Norm Deprt Pre Ha/Sn Grnd   HDD CDD Days Recap
Total 458 -188                         Su Jan was a cold and snowy month. No temp
                              8 records broken but just a steady cold. We had  
Avrg 14.8 -6.1   4.4     9.2 -4.8         60 0 Pc 21 days of 0 or below. The coldest day was 
High 42 22           Total 0.77 9.7     1872 0 10 the 6th with High -11 Low -25. It snowed 13
Low -11 -25           Norm 0.70 11.2         Cdy days with 0.1 or more, counting a Tr then you
                Deprt 0.07 -1.5         13 can add another 5 days.Greatest depth was
                % Nrm 110.1% 86.6%           13 ".
Yearly Summery  (Snowfall July to June)
                Total 0.77 26.1     5630 0    
                Norm 0.70 31.0            
                Deprt 0.07 -4.9            
                %Nrm 110.1% 84.2%