Data for Moorhead, MN  56560  Clay County  
Station # 21-5586-1 (MORM5)
Keith, Observer
March-10
Season Fwd 2.43 46.6 3.92 6656 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 29 1 15 15 28 13 20 -5 0.00 0.0 18.0 3.92 50 0 Su Fair..Light winds..Nice day.
2 26 6 22 16 28 13 20 -4 0.00 0.0 18.0   49 0 Cdy Dense fog 7:45am..Cloudy this afternoon.
3 28 21 26 25 29 14 21 4 Trace 0.0 18.0   40 0 Cdy Lgt drizzle AM..Cloudy. 
4 38 19 29 29 29 14 21 8 0.00 0.0 16.0   36 0 Su Sunny and mild. Nice thawing day.
5 37 23 29 30 29 14 22 8 0.00 0.0 16.0   35 0 Pc Pc but cont mild. Light winds.
6 38 23 33 31 30 14 22 9 0.03 0.0 15.0   34 0 Cdy Light freezing rain AM..Sprinkles off/on daytime
7 40 32 33 36 30 15 23 13 0.00 0.0 13.5 3.87 29 0 Cdy Fog AM..then again this evening.
8 35 33 34 34 31 15 23 11 0.01 0.0 11.0   31 0 Cdy Mist AM..Sprinkle aftn. Rain Pm. 
9 40 33 33 37 31 16 24 13 0.04 0.0 10.0   28 0 Cdy Rain AM ..Cloudy afternoon.
10 37 33 34 35 32 16 24 11 0.65 0.0 9.0 3.11 30 0 Cdy Light rain most of the day ending 10pm. 
11 39 33 35 36 32 16 24 12 0.51 0.0 8.0   29 0 Cdy River 16.25. Rain AM and again late aftn.eveng
12 36 33 33 35 33 17 25 10 0.07 0.0 7.0   30 0 Cdy River 16.78..Lgt Rain off and on all day.
13 41 33 35 37 33 17 25 12 0.00 0.0 7.0   28 0 Cdy River 18.52 Cdy ..LCT
14 38 33 36 36 34 18 26 10 0.02 0.0 4.5 1.47 29 0 Cdy River 21.52. Drizzle am..and again midday.
15 39 33 35 36 34 18 26 10 0.08 0.0 4.0   29 0 Cdy River 24.60 Rain ending by midday..LCT.
16 46 33 33 40 35 19 27 13 0.00 0.0 1.0   25 0 Pc River 27.52.Lots of snow melted today.
17 46 26 39 36 35 20 28 8 0.00 0.0 Tr   29 0 Su River 30.47 Fair but windy. 
18 47 29 32 38 36 20 28 10 0.00 0.0 Tr   27 0 Pc River 33.16 Last of the nice day for awhile
19 32 21 23 27 37 21 29 -2 Trace Trace Tr   38 0 Cdy River 35.22 Snow/Graupel AM.Daytime high 30
20 39 16 31 28 37 21 29 -1 0.00 0.0 Tr   37 0 Su River 36.48 Sunny but cold.
21 54 29 40 42 38 21 30 12 0.00 0.0 0.0   23 0 Su River crested 36.99. Sunny this afternoon. 
22 50 35 38 43 38 22 30 13 0.00 0.0 0.0   22 0 Pc River 36.72 Little cooler today but sunny.
23 42 30 30 36 39 22 31 5 0.00 0.0 0.0   29 0 Su River 36.05. Fair and little cool. 
24 52 22 26 37 40 22 31 6 Trace 0.0 0.0   28 0 Pc River 35.27 Rain showers 4:30pm S Mhd/Fgo
25 26 13 22 20 40 23 32 -12 0.00 0.0 0.0   45 0 Pc River 34.5 ..Pc afternoon but cold. 
26 54 22 45 38 41 23 32 6 0.00 0.0 0.0   27 0 Pc River 33.77  Windy but much warmer..
27 45 31 31 38 42 24 33 5 Trace Trace 0.0   27 0 Pc River 33.07  Light rain/sleet/flurries S of town
28 54 24 41 39 42 24 33 6 0.00 0.0 0.0   26 0 Su River 32.39  Fair skies and warmer. 
29 65 35 53 50 43 25 34 16 0.00 0.0 0.0   15 0 Pc River 31.72..Nice but windy day. 
30 67 44 56 56 43 25 34 22 0.00 0.0 0.0   9 0 Pc River 31.11 Very mild today. Windy
31 65 44 47 55 44 26 35 20 0.00 0.0 0.0   10 0 Pc River 30.53  Pc and cont. mild. 
Monthly Summary
  Max Min   Avrg     Norm Deprt Pre Ha/Sn Grnd   HDD CDD Days Recap
Total 1325 843                         Su March was a very mild month. Had 5 days 
                              7 below normal. Precip. was above normal but
Avrg 42.7 27.2   35.0     27.2 7.8         30 0 Pc just had a trace of snow which makes it a 3
High 67 44           Total 1.41 Trace     924 0 11 way tie with 1905 and 1961.
Low 26 1           Norm 1.17           Cdy  
                Deprt 0.24           13  
                % Nrm 120.5%              
Yearly Summery
                Total 3.84 46.6     7580 0    
                Norm 2.52              
                Deprt 1.32              
                %Nrm 152.4%