Data for Moorhead, MN  56560  Clay County  
Station # 21-5586-1 (MORM5)
Keith, Observer
May-13
Season Fwd 5.77 68.4 0 0 8188 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 42 29 30 36 65 39 52 -16 0.00 0.0 0   29 0 Pc Cool and windy AM..R crest 33.3 - 33.08- pm)
2 41 25 28 33 65 40 52 -19 0.00 0.0 0   32 0 Pc Just plain cold all day.  R 32.27-
3 52 22 43 37 65 40 53 -16 0.00 0.0 0   28 0 Pc Sunny. Warmer, R 31.07-
4 50 37 40 44 66 40 53 -9 0.07 0.0 0   21 0 Cdy Little warmer day..Lgt ra aftn-obs time R 29.41-
5 49 37 47 43 66 41 53 -10 0.09 0.0 0   22 0 Cdy Lgt ra AM..Cold day R 27.41-
6 69 45 52 57 66 41 54 3 0.00 0.0 0   8 0 Pc Mild. R 24.44- (minor)
7 79 42 63 61 67 42 54 7 0.00 0.0 0   4 0 Su Mostly sunny and mild. R 21.82 -
8 76 49 54 63 67 42 55 8 0.01 0.0 0   2 0 Pc Lgt rain Am again early pm.  R 19.21-
9 67 39 47 53 67 42 55 -2 0.00 0.0 0   12 0 Pc Little cooler but a nice day. R 17.56- 
10 71 38 44 55 68 43 55 0 0.00 0.0 0   10 0 Pc Mild windy gust to 48 @ KFAR early evening
11 54 35 36 45 68 43 56 -11 0.00 0.0 0   20 0 Su Sunny, windy, and cold. Lakes still ice covered
12 64 27 52 46 68 44 56 -10 0.00 0.0 0   19 0 Pc Cold start of the day warmning nicely aftn. 
13 91 48 65 70 69 44 56 14 0.00 0.0 0   0 5 Pc Windy. Hot with low humidities of 16%
14 86 56 60 71 69 44 57 14 0.05 0.0 0   0 6 Pc TS 6:30am. Just windy afternoon . 
15 84 49 60 67 69 45 57 10 0.00 0.0 0   0 2 Pc Cont mild..Little windy this aftn. Low hum 16%
16 79 45 59 62 70 45 57 5 0.02 0.0 0   3 0 Cdy Mostly cloudy with light rain 3:45pm-7pm.
17 74 51 62 63 70 45 58 5 0.00 0.0 0   2 0 Pc Cooler with southerly winds 20-25.
18 85 57 66 71 70 46 58 13 0.36 0.0 0   0 6 Pc Rain am. Warm aftn.Just north of us 50's
19 78 57 65 68 70 46 58 10 0.93 0.0 0   0 3 Cdy Rain early am, aftn, late pm, Heavy at times
20 65 55 57 60 71 46 59 2 0.68 0.0 0   5 0 Cdy Rain most of the day, heavy at times. 
21 57 48 48 53 71 47 59 -6 0.40 0.0 0   12 0 Cdy Rain 4am-11am. 6pm-9pm Storm total 2.27
22 71 46 58 59 71 47 59 0 Trace 0.0 0   6 0 Pc Light rain 2am..Pc by midmorning, nice day
23 69 44 53 57 71 48 59 -2 0.00 0.0 0   8 0 Su Sunny little cooler, lgt  winds a nice spring day.
24 67 45 53 56 72 48 60 -4 0.05 0.0 0   9 0 Pc Pc to cloudy. Light rain 4pm -9pm
25 69 53 57 61 72 48 60 1 Trace 0.0 0   4 0 Pc Sprinkle around 1:30am. Windy aftn. 
26 61 53 56 57 72 49 60 -3 Trace 0.0 0   8 0 Cdy Sprinkle around 3pm. Cold and windy.
27 71 54 61 63 72 49 61 2 0.03 0.0 0   2 0 Cdy Light rain showers around 6:45pm to 7:45p.
28 73 56 64 65 73 49 61 4 0.00 0.0 0   0 0 Pc Light dirzzle 9-10am..SE winds 15-20.
29 70 55 63 63 73 50 61 2 1.76 0.0 0   2 0 Pc Nice afternoon Th Shws 5pm-on..Hvy rain obs
30 79 60 66 70 73 50 62 9 1.24 0.0 0   0 5 Pc Th Sh 12am-5:30am,12pm-1pm,5pm-7pm
31 66 59 60 63 73 50 62 1 0.07 0.0 0   2 0 Pc Rain midnight-2am..with off -on shwrs aftn-pm
Monthly Summary
  Max Min   Avrg     Norm Deprt Pre Ha/Sn Grnd   HDD CDD Days Recap
Total 2109 1416                         Su May was just a little below normal for the 
                              3 temperautes. Highest was 91 on the 13th and
Avrg 68.0 45.7   56.9     57.1 -0.2         9 1 Pc coldest 22 on the 3rd. Precipitation side was
High 91 60           Total 5.76 0.0     270 27 20 more interesting. We were near norma till the
Low 41 22           Norm 2.81 0.0         Cdy last 3 days when a low pressure stystem 
                Deprt 2.95 0.0         8 stalled out to our south and bringing 3.07 of
                % Nrm 205.0% 0.0%           rain making it 2.95 above normal.
Yearly Summery  (Snowfall July to June)
                Total 11.53 68.4     8458 27    
                Norm 6.78 50.1            
                Deprt 4.75 18.3            
                %Nrm 170.1% 136.5%