Data for Moorhead, MN  56560  Clay County  
Station # 21-5586-1 (MORM5)
Keith, Observer
May-11
Season Fwd 5.47 88.4 Tr M 8864 0
Obs Time 10P...Normals Fargo WSO 1971-2000 Hail/Snow HDD July-Jun…....CDD Jan-Dec
Date Max Min Obs Avrg N Hi N Lw Norm Deprt Pre Fell Grnd SWE HDD CDD Sky Description Of Weather
1 35 26 33 31 64 39 51 -20 0.01 0.1 0   34 0 Cdy Snow 7am..Flurries during the day..Cold
2 53 31 36 42 64 40 52 -10 0.00 0.0 0   23 0 Su Fair and much warmer..Light winds
3 62 29 48 46 65 40 52 -6 0.00 0.0 0   19 0 Su Sunny and warmer..Southerly winds
4 64 42 47 53 65 41 53 0 0.04 0.0 0   12 0 Cdy Cloudy with light rain this evening
5 68 38 47 53 65 41 53 0 Trace 0.0 0   12 0 Pc Pc with a sprinkle around 5-6 pm
6 72 43 58 58 66 41 54 4 0.00 0.0 0   7 0 Pc Showers in the area late pm..No prec obs time
7 73 51 57 62 66 42 54 8 Trace 0.0 0   3 0 Pc Sprinkle early AM..Mild afternoon
8 61 54 56 58 67 42 55 3 0.03 0.0 0   7 0 Cdy Light rain 8am..11:30-1pm
9 65 53 60 59 67 43 55 4 0.58 0.0 0   6 0 Cdy Heavy rain early AM. Little warmer. 
10 77 55 60 66 67 43 55 11 0.04 0.0 0   0 1 Pc Cloudy becoming Pc late afternoon
11 63 49 49 56 68 44 56 0 0.00 0.0 0   9 0 Cdy Mostly Cloudy and cooler
12 49 41 42 45 68 44 56 -11 0.00 0.0 0   20 0 Cdy Cloudy, Cold, Windy
13 47 39 40 43 69 44 57 -14 0.01 0.0 0   22 0 Cdy Light mist AM..Light rain late afteroon
14 59 39 49 49 69 45 57 -8 0.19 0.0 0   16 0 Cdy Lgt rain ending 2pm, few brakes in the clouds
15 67 35 49 51 69 45 57 -6 0.00 0.0 0   14 0 Su Sunny and warmer..Nice day
16 70 37 53 54 70 45 58 -4 0.00 0.0 0   11 0 Su Sunny nice spring day
17 73 42 55 58 70 46 58 0 0.00 0.0 0   7 0 Su Another mild and nice day
18 74 41 58 58 70 46 58 0 0.00 0.0 0   7 0 Su Wow what a nice day
19 78 47 62 63 71 47 59 4 0.00 0.0 0   2 0 Pc Pc but a nice day.
20 69 54 63 62 71 47 59 3 0.05 0.0 0   3 0 Cdy Light rain afternoon.  Windy
21 70 58 58 64 71 47 59 5 0.21 0.0 0   1 0 Cdy Light rain 1-6am and again 11pm
22 70 55 60 63 72 48 60 3 1.39 0.0 0   2 0 Cdy Cdy Heary Rain Afternoon and Evening.
23 67 50 50 59 72 48 60 -1 0.00 0.0 0   6 0 Cdy Cdy and cooler
24 59 44 51 52 72 48 60 -8 0.00 0.0 0   13 0 Pc  Much cooler and cont. windy
25 66 41 48 54 73 49 61 -7 0.00 0.0 0   11 0 Su Sunny little warmer..Frost advisory out 5-26
26 67 35 57 51 73 49 61 -10 0.00 0.0 0   14 0 Pc Cold Pc afternoon Cloudy evening
27 61 49 50 55 73 49 61 -6 0.67 0.0 0   10 0 Pc Light rain AM..Heavy rain mid day.
28 65 44 55 55 74 50 62 -7 0.03 0.0 0   10 0 Pc BB size hail around noon
29 62 47 57 55 74 50 62 -7 0.00 0.0 0   10 0 Cdy Cooler
30 85 54 64 70 74 50 62 8 0.82 0.0 0   0 5 Cdy Th 5:30 Damaging winds 9pm..AP gust 72.
31 64 53 54 59 74 50 62 -3 Trace 0.0 0   6 0 Cdy Rain early am..Windy
Monthly Summary
  Max Min   Avrg     Norm Deprt Pre Ha/Sn Grnd   HDD CDD Days Recap
Total 2015 1376                         Su May was a cold and wet month. Started the
                              7 month with low of 26 rising to 85 on the 30th. 
Avrg 65.0 44.4   54.7     57.4 -2.7         10 0 Pc but not without a price. Strongs winds moved 
High 85 58           Total 4.07 0.1     317 6 8 into Fargo Moorhead at 9pm on the 30th. 
Low 35 26           Norm 2.61           Cdy causing lot of trees to be blown down. Two of
                Deprt 1.46           15 WDAY Am towers also went down in the wind
                % Nrm 155.9%              
Yearly Summery
                Total 9.54 88.5     9181 6    
                Norm 6.50 46.7            
                Deprt 3.04 41.8            
                %Nrm 146.8% 189.5%