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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Moorhead Municipal Airport Minnesota, United States

At Moorhead Municipal Airport, the summers are long and warm; the winters are frigid, snowy, and windy; and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 2°F to 82°F and is rarely below -18°F or above 90°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Moorhead Municipal Airport for warm-weather activities is from late June to late August.

Climate at Moorhead Municipal Airport

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Moorhead Municipal Airport weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 4.1 months, from May 14 to September 19, with an average daily high temperature above 69°F. The hottest month of the year at Moorhead Municipal Airport is July, with an average high of 81°F and low of 61°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.3 months, from November 26 to March 5, with an average daily high temperature below 31°F. The coldest month of the year at Moorhead Municipal Airport is January, with an average low of 3°F and high of 19°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Moorhead Municipal Airport

Average High and Low Temperature at Moorhead Municipal AirportwarmcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec-20°F-20°F-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1519°FJan 1519°FJul 2382°FJul 2382°F2°F2°F61°F61°FMay 1469°FMay 1469°FSep 1969°FSep 1969°FNov 2631°FNov 2631°FMar 531°FMar 531°F47°F47°F49°F49°F17°F17°F16°F16°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 19°F24°F37°F56°F69°F77°F81°F80°F71°F56°F38°F23°F
Temp. 10°F15°F28°F44°F57°F66°F71°F69°F59°F46°F30°F15°F
Low 3°F8°F22°F35°F47°F57°F61°F59°F50°F38°F23°F9°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature at Moorhead Municipal Airport

Average Hourly Temperature at Moorhead Municipal AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfrigidfrigidfreezingfreezingcoldcoldcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmvery coldvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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At Moorhead Municipal Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Moorhead Municipal Airport begins around June 4 and lasts for 4.2 months, ending around October 11.

The clearest month of the year at Moorhead Municipal Airport is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 72% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 11 and lasts for 7.8 months, ending around June 4.

The cloudiest month of the year at Moorhead Municipal Airport is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 61% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Moorhead Municipal Airport

Cloud Cover Categories at Moorhead Municipal AirportclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 2674%Jul 2674%Feb 337%Feb 337%Jun 456%Jun 456%Oct 1156%Oct 1156%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 61%61%57%52%48%39%28%28%36%46%54%59%
Clearer 39%39%43%48%52%61%72%72%64%54%46%41%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Moorhead Municipal Airport varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.8 months, from April 26 to September 18, with a greater than 22% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Moorhead Municipal Airport is June, with an average of 11.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.2 months, from September 18 to April 26. The month with the fewest wet days at Moorhead Municipal Airport is January, with an average of 1.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation at Moorhead Municipal Airport changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 8.3 months, from March 10 to November 17. The month with the most days of rain alone at Moorhead Municipal Airport is June, with an average of 11.4 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.7 months, from November 17 to March 10. The month with the most days of snow alone at Moorhead Municipal Airport is January, with an average of 1.6 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Moorhead Municipal Airport

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Moorhead Municipal AirportsnowrainsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 1139%Jun 1139%Jan 285%Jan 285%Mar 1011%Mar 1011%Nov 179%Nov 179%Apr 2622%Apr 2622%Sep 1822%Sep 1822%NowNowrainsnow
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.1d0.5d2.0d4.5d8.9d11.4d10.2d9.0d7.2d4.5d1.4d0.3d
Mixed 0.1d0.1d0.4d0.4d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.4d0.2d
Snow 1.6d1.3d1.1d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.9d1.6d
Any 1.8d2.0d3.5d5.1d8.9d11.4d10.2d9.0d7.2d4.7d2.7d2.1d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Moorhead Municipal Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.9 months, from March 16 to November 13, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at Moorhead Municipal Airport is June, with an average rainfall of 3.5 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.1 months, from November 13 to March 16. The month with the least rain at Moorhead Municipal Airport is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Moorhead Municipal Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall at Moorhead Municipal AirportrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 inJun 193.5 inJun 193.5 inJan 160.0 inJan 160.0 inAug 312.4 inAug 312.4 inMar 160.5 inMar 160.5 inNov 130.5 inNov 130.5 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.0″0.1″0.5″1.3″2.6″3.5″2.7″2.3″2.2″1.6″0.4″0.1″

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Moorhead Municipal Airport experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 5.6 months, from November 3 to April 20, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Moorhead Municipal Airport is December, with an average snowfall of 3.0 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 6.4 months, from April 20 to November 3. The least snow falls around July 20, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall at Moorhead Municipal Airport

Average Monthly Snowfall at Moorhead Municipal AirportsnowsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 inJan 53.3 inJan 53.3 inJul 200.0 inJul 200.0 inMar 72.9 inMar 72.9 inNov 31.0 inNov 31.0 inApr 201.0 inApr 201.0 in
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Snowfall 2.9″2.3″2.7″1.2″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.2″1.9″3.0″

The length of the day at Moorhead Municipal Airport varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 32 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 52 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Moorhead Municipal Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Moorhead Municipal AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 8 minMar 1912 hr, 8 minMar 1915 hr, 52 minJun 2015 hr, 52 minJun 2012 hr, 12 minSep 2212 hr, 12 minSep 228 hr, 32 minDec 218 hr, 32 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 9.0h10.3h12.0h13.7h15.1h15.8h15.4h14.1h12.5h10.8h9.4h8.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:31 AM on June 15, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 40 minutes later at 8:11 AM on December 31. The earliest sunset is at 4:38 PM on December 10, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 47 minutes later at 9:25 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Moorhead Municipal Airport during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time at Moorhead Municipal Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time at Moorhead Municipal AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 155:31 AMJun 155:31 AM9:25 PMJun 259:25 PMJun 25Dec 104:38 PMDec 104:38 PM8:11 AMDec 318:11 AMDec 31Mar 10DSTMar 10DSTDSTNov 3DSTNov 3daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunset
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Moorhead Municipal Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Moorhead Municipal AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0001010101020203030304040506000010101020202020303040405050602067NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases at Moorhead Municipal Airport

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Moorhead Municipal Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from June 8 to September 11, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 8% of the time. The month with the most muggy days at Moorhead Municipal Airport is July, with 9.3 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 27, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Moorhead Municipal Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels at Moorhead Municipal AirportmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 270%Feb 270%Jul 1832%Jul 1832%Jun 88%Jun 88%Sep 118%Sep 118%NowNowmuggymuggydrydrycomfortablecomfortablehumidhumidoppressiveoppressive
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.4d4.0d9.3d7.2d1.8d0.0d0.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Moorhead Municipal Airport experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 8.4 months, from September 17 to May 31, with average wind speeds of more than 10.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Moorhead Municipal Airport is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 3.6 months, from May 31 to September 17. The calmest month of the year at Moorhead Municipal Airport is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Moorhead Municipal Airport

Average Wind Speed at Moorhead Municipal AirportwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mphMar 3112.6 mphMar 3112.6 mphJul 319.1 mphJul 319.1 mphSep 1710.9 mphSep 1710.9 mphMay 3110.9 mphMay 3110.9 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 11.411.712.412.411.710.49.49.710.811.411.311.2

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Moorhead Municipal Airport varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 6.6 months, from May 10 to November 27, with a peak percentage of 40% on August 25. The wind is most often from the north for 5.5 months, from November 27 to May 10, with a peak percentage of 34% on January 1.

Wind Direction at Moorhead Municipal Airport

Wind Direction at Moorhead Municipal AirportNSNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Moorhead Municipal Airport throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Moorhead Municipal Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Tourism Score at Moorhead Municipal Airport

Tourism Score at Moorhead Municipal Airportbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.07.00.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Moorhead Municipal Airport for hot-weather activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Beach/Pool Score at Moorhead Municipal Airport

Beach/Pool Score at Moorhead Municipal AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.74.70.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Moorhead Municipal Airport typically lasts for 5.0 months (153 days), from around May 3 to around October 3, rarely starting before April 14 or after May 21, and rarely ending before September 15 or after October 23.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Moorhead Municipal Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Moorhead Municipal Airportgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 350%May 350%Oct 350%Oct 350%May 2190%May 2190%Sep 1590%Sep 1590%Apr 1410%Apr 1410%Oct 2310%Oct 2310%0%Feb 130%Feb 13Jul 22100%Jul 22100%NowNowfrigidfreezingcoolcomfortablewarmcoldvery coldhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Moorhead Municipal Airport should appear around April 28, only rarely appearing before April 16 or after May 13.

Growing Degree Days at Moorhead Municipal Airport

Growing Degree Days at Moorhead Municipal AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°FApr 2890°FApr 2890°FJul 1900°FJul 1900°FAug 141,800°FAug 141,800°FDec 312,524°FDec 312,524°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 2 to August 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Moorhead Municipal Airport is July, with an average of 6.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from October 27 to February 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Moorhead Municipal Airport is December, with an average of 1.3 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Moorhead Municipal Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Moorhead Municipal AirportbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJul 77.1 kWhJul 77.1 kWhDec 221.3 kWhDec 221.3 kWhMay 25.9 kWhMay 25.9 kWhAug 205.9 kWhAug 205.9 kWhOct 272.4 kWhOct 272.4 kWhFeb 122.4 kWhFeb 122.4 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 1.62.63.95.36.36.86.96.04.53.01.81.3

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Moorhead Municipal Airport are 46.838 deg latitude, -96.655 deg longitude, and 915 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Moorhead Municipal Airport is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 36 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 914 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (220 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (840 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Moorhead Municipal Airport is covered by cropland (100%), within 10 miles by cropland (86%) and artificial surfaces (13%), and within 50 miles by cropland (88%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Moorhead Municipal Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Moorhead Municipal Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back include but are not limited to Hector International Airport, Breckenridge-Wahpeton Interstate Airport, Fergus Falls Municipal/Einar Mickelson Field, Detroit Lakes Airport, Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field, Wheaton Municipal Airport, Fosston Municipal Airport, and Sisseton Municipal Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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The information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site.

We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader.

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