From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Thu Dec 1 11:01:24 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Thu Dec 1 11:01:27 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512011701.jB1H1OSp012724@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 30 November 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-11-30 | Title : Below freezing highs are below normal | Date : 30 Nov 07:16 AM | Votes : Good: 9 Bad: 5 +---------------------------------------------- Average high temperatures for today are in the upper 30s and 40s, so our current highs in the 20s are certainly below normal. Highs are forecasted to remain in the mid 20s with near certain chances of snow tonight and later in the week. Winter appears to have come a bit early this year. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 30 Nov 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 580 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 30.20 [12:53 PM] BRL None Low Air Temp[F] : 6.08 [06:52 AM] EST ESTHERVILLE High Dew Point[F] : 24.98 [10:53 PM] LWD LAMONI : 24.98 [11:53 PM] BRL BURLINGTON Low Dew Point[F] : 3.02 [03:52 AM] EST ESTHERVILLE Peak Gust[knots] : 30.00 [03:09 AM] DBQ DUBUQUE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.27 [ ] MCW MASON CITY ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 5425 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 33.00 [12:08 PM] MPZ MOUNT PLEASANT Low Air Temp[F] : 7.00 [04:18 AM] AXA ALGONA : 7.00 [04:19 AM] EBS WEBSTER CITY : 7.00 [04:28 AM] ADU AUDUBON Low Dew Point[F] : -5.00 [04:19 AM] EBS WEBSTER CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 23.00 [12:01 AM] OOA Oskaloosa Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.08 [ ] ADU AUDUBON ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 50 Obs Received: 6978 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 31.90 [03:19 PM] RMOU Mount Pleasant (US 218) Low Air Temp[F] : 6.00 [04:08 AM] RATN Alton (IA10) : 6.00 [06:13 AM] RSPE Spencer (US 18) High Dew Point[F] : 28.80 [08:00 PM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Dew Point[F] : -21.30 [10:10 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 24.00 [10:18 PM] RONA Onawa (I-29) : 24.00 [11:07 PM] RCAR Carroll (US 30) Max Rainfall [inch] : 3.87 [ ] RSIO Sioux City (I-29) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 67 Obs Received: 92895 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 31.00 [11:34 AM] SCEI4 Centerville : 31.00 [12:27 PM] SFOI4 Fontanelle : 31.00 [02:48 PM] SBMI4 Bloomfield Low Air Temp[F] : 1.00 [02:20 AM] SKNI4 Knoxville High Dew Point[F] : 30.00 [10:19 PM] SCEI4 Centerville Low Dew Point[F] : -2.00 [02:20 AM] SKNI4 Knoxville Peak Gust[knots] : 33.89 [12:06 AM] SCSI4 Creston ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 8 Obs Received: 9588 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 25.00 [12:34 PM] SMYI4 Mason City : 25.00 [01:11 PM] SOAI4 Osage Low Air Temp[F] : 8.00 [07:02 AM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : 8.00 [06:09 AM] SASM5 Austin : 8.00 [06:56 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha High Dew Point[F] : 18.00 [06:23 PM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : 18.00 [05:55 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha : 18.00 [09:12 AM] SCKI4 Clear Lake : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped Low Dew Point[F] : 8.00 [12:27 PM] SCQI4 Cresco : 8.00 [07:02 AM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : 8.00 [06:09 AM] SASM5 Austin : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped Peak Gust[knots] : 13.00 [04:53 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 23662 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 25.00 [03:51 PM] EPJS2 Elk Point Low Air Temp[F] : 3.00 [12:01 AM] SWTS2 Watertown High Dew Point[F] : 24.00 [03:51 PM] EPJS2 Elk Point Low Dew Point[F] : 1.00 [11:34 PM] SMSS2 Mission : 1.00 [03:15 AM] SSAS2 FSD PH Peak Gust[knots] : 40.84 [12:06 AM] WMSM5 Worthington ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 85 Obs Received: 85 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 31.00 [ ] SDHI4 SHENANDOAH Low Air Temp[F] : 3.00 [ ] CLII4 CLARION Max Rainfall [inch] : 2.00 [ ] WTUI4 WEST UNION AIRPORT Max Snowfall [inch] : 7.50 [ ] FULI4 FULTON ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 681 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 24.00 [12:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith Low Air Temp[F] : 6.00 [06:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto High Dew Point[F] : 24.00 [12:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith Low Dew Point[F] : 5.00 [06:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.05 [ ] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Fri Dec 2 11:01:37 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Fri Dec 2 11:01:39 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512021701.jB2H1bSJ014965@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 01 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-01 | Title : New snow for a new month | Date : 01 Dec 09:13 AM | Votes : Good: 12 Bad: 6 +---------------------------------------------- It seems that the past few winters we have had to wait until January to get our first major snowfall of the season. This winter we don't have to be patient! These snowfalls are the fun ones since shoveling is still a novelty and there is plenty of places to put the snow. Hello winter! > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 01 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 600 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 28.40 [02:35 AM] BRL BURLINGTON Low Air Temp[F] : -9.04 [11:53 PM] SPW SPENCER High Dew Point[F] : 26.60 [02:35 AM] BRL BURLINGTON Low Dew Point[F] : -11.02 [11:53 PM] SPW SPENCER Peak Gust[knots] : 78.00 [03:14 AM] DBQ DUBUQUE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.64 [ ] DBQ DUBUQUE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 7585 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 30.20 [12:15 AM] EOK KEOKUK MUNI Low Air Temp[F] : -5.00 [08:31 PM] ADU AUDUBON High Dew Point[F] : 26.60 [12:15 AM] ICL CLARINDA : 26.60 [12:15 AM] MPZ MOUNT PLEASANT : 26.60 [12:15 AM] AWG WASHINGTON Low Dew Point[F] : -11.00 [08:31 PM] ADU AUDUBON : -11.00 [11:52 PM] EBS WEBSTER CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 26.00 [12:21 PM] AWG WASHINGTON : 26.00 [02:31 AM] ICL CLARINDA Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.12 [ ] MUT MUSCATINE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 49 Obs Received: 6792 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 30.50 [01:43 PM] RCOU Council Bluffs (I-80) Low Air Temp[F] : -4.50 [11:51 PM] RATN Alton (IA10) High Dew Point[F] : 27.10 [03:26 AM] RBUR Burlington (US 34) Low Dew Point[F] : -25.20 [03:30 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 32.00 [01:36 AM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.66 [ ] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 66 Obs Received: 93728 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 30.00 [12:10 AM] SCEI4 Centerville Low Air Temp[F] : 0.00 [11:22 PM] SJWI4 Jewell : 0.00 [11:17 PM] SMLI4 Mallard High Dew Point[F] : 30.00 [12:10 AM] SCEI4 Centerville Low Dew Point[F] : 0.00 [11:12 PM] SMLI4 Mallard : 0.00 [11:47 PM] SEGI4 Eagle Grove : 0.00 [10:47 PM] SJWI4 Jewell : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped Peak Gust[knots] : 24.33 [04:29 AM] SMOI4 Mount Ayr Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] SMDI4 Madrid ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 8 Obs Received: 8478 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 19.00 [12:43 PM] SMYI4 Mason City : 19.00 [12:17 PM] SOAI4 Osage Low Air Temp[F] : 2.00 [11:59 PM] SCQI4 Cresco High Dew Point[F] : 18.00 [01:47 AM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Dew Point[F] : 1.00 [11:59 PM] SCQI4 Cresco Peak Gust[knots] : 15.00 [02:52 PM] SASM5 Austin ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 40 Obs Received: 19143 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 22.00 [12:01 AM] MOBS2 Mobridge : 22.00 [10:01 AM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School Low Air Temp[F] : -6.00 [11:54 PM] SHUS2 Huron High Dew Point[F] : 20.00 [12:01 AM] MOBS2 Mobridge Low Dew Point[F] : -6.00 [11:54 PM] SHUS2 Huron Peak Gust[knots] : 23.46 [12:06 AM] SWAS2 Wall : 23.46 [12:06 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 76 Obs Received: 76 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 28.00 [ ] BEDI4 BEDFORD Low Air Temp[F] : -2.00 [ ] SPRI4 SPIRIT LAKE : -2.00 [ ] VICI4 Vicks Corner _ Spirit Lake : -2.00 [ ] ATLI4 ATLANTIC 1 NE : 2 Other Duplicates Skipped Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.02 [ ] CGGI4 COGGON Max Snowfall [inch] : 0.20 [ ] CGGI4 COGGON ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 675 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 22.00 [12:30 PM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 5.00 [02:56 AM] OT0006 NE Ames High Dew Point[F] : 16.00 [08:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : 0.00 [02:43 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Sat Dec 3 11:01:31 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Sat Dec 3 11:01:33 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512031701.jB3H1VT1017815@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 02 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-02 | Title : Frozen Friday | Date : 02 Dec 07:19 AM | Votes : Good: 15 Bad: 4 +---------------------------------------------- Temperatures dropped quickly Thursday evening with the cessation of solar radiation, winds, and clouds. The next storm system is already approaching from our west and appears to be bringing a similar amount of snow as the storm Wednesday night. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 02 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 545 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 23.00 [01:53 PM] LWD LAMONI Low Air Temp[F] : -11.20 [02:04 AM] SPW SPENCER High Dew Point[F] : 15.08 [01:53 PM] LWD LAMONI Low Dew Point[F] : -16.60 [02:04 AM] SPW SPENCER Peak Gust[knots] : 14.00 [12:53 PM] LWD LAMONI Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.36 [ ] IOW IOWA CITY ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 5291 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 28.40 [01:35 PM] ICL CLARINDA Low Air Temp[F] : -9.40 [06:15 AM] CAV CLARION High Dew Point[F] : 19.40 [01:35 PM] ICL CLARINDA Low Dew Point[F] : -18.40 [06:15 AM] CAV CLARION Peak Gust[knots] : 21.00 [02:59 PM] SLB STORM LAKE : 21.00 [04:59 PM] DNS DENISON : 21.00 [06:09 PM] CSQ CRESTON Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.03 [ ] AWG WASHINGTON : 0.03 [ ] LRJ LE MARS ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 50 Obs Received: 6955 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 27.10 [02:16 PM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Air Temp[F] : -11.20 [07:28 AM] RWIL Williams (I-35) High Dew Point[F] : 21.00 [06:40 PM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Dew Point[F] : -32.80 [06:30 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 26.00 [07:11 AM] RCDR Cedar Rapids (I-380) Max Rainfall [inch] : 7.19 [ ] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 67 Obs Received: 92428 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 25.00 [02:22 PM] SBDI4 Bedford Commn Low Air Temp[F] : -7.00 [07:03 AM] SEGI4 Eagle Grove High Dew Point[F] : 20.00 [11:07 PM] SPEI4 Pella : 20.00 [03:01 PM] SBDI4 Bedford Commn Low Dew Point[F] : -8.00 [07:06 AM] SEGI4 Eagle Grove Peak Gust[knots] : 22.59 [05:17 PM] SATI4 Anita : 22.59 [11:51 PM] SCOI4 Colo ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 7 Obs Received: 8557 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 16.00 [11:59 AM] SCQI4 Cresco Low Air Temp[F] : -5.00 [03:11 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy : -5.00 [05:57 AM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : -5.00 [07:28 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha High Dew Point[F] : 13.00 [01:01 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha Low Dew Point[F] : -4.00 [03:02 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy : -4.00 [05:49 AM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : -4.00 [04:10 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha Peak Gust[knots] : 12.00 [06:38 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 11 Obs Received: 15608 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 18.00 [09:59 PM] SMSS2 Mission Low Air Temp[F] : -11.00 [05:10 AM] SHUS2 Huron High Dew Point[F] : 12.00 [12:00 AM] SMAM5 Madison : 12.00 [08:17 AM] SMIS2 Milbank : 12.00 [01:36 PM] SYAS2 Yankton : 3 Other Duplicates Skipped Low Dew Point[F] : -13.00 [05:14 AM] SSAS2 FSD PH Peak Gust[knots] : 28.68 [12:04 PM] SWAS2 Wall ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 71 Obs Received: 72 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 26.00 [ ] SDHI4 SHENANDOAH Low Air Temp[F] : -11.00 [ ] VICI4 Vicks Corner _ Spirit Lake Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.21 [ ] KANI4 KANAWHA Max Snowfall [inch] : 3.00 [ ] RINI4 RINGSTED ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 680 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 20.00 [09:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith : 20.00 [05:30 PM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 14.80 [12:00 AM] OT0006 NE Ames High Dew Point[F] : 17.00 [08:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith : 17.00 [08:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : 9.00 [12:00 AM] OT0006 NE Ames : 9.00 [05:30 PM] RAWNSM Neal Smith Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.05 [ ] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Sun Dec 4 11:01:57 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Sun Dec 4 11:02:00 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512041701.jB4H1vei003535@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 03 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature No feature posted. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 03 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 Svr Tstorm 20 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 619 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 26.96 [01:53 PM] BRL BURLINGTON Low Air Temp[F] : -0.40 [07:21 PM] SPW SPENCER High Dew Point[F] : 21.92 [05:52 PM] DVN QUAD CITIES Low Dew Point[F] : -2.20 [07:21 PM] SPW SPENCER Peak Gust[knots] : 18.00 [05:53 AM] BRL BURLINGTON Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.24 [ ] ALO WATERLOO ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 37 Obs Received: 7563 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 30.20 [11:55 AM] EOK KEOKUK MUNI Low Air Temp[F] : -2.00 [10:43 PM] SHL SHELDON High Dew Point[F] : 24.80 [04:55 PM] AWG WASHINGTON Low Dew Point[F] : -9.00 [10:53 PM] SHL SHELDON Peak Gust[knots] : 21.00 [04:53 AM] CAV CLARION Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.05 [ ] CBF COUNCIL BLUFFS ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 50 Obs Received: 7332 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 28.80 [01:18 PM] RMOU Mount Pleasant (US 218) Low Air Temp[F] : -5.90 [10:32 PM] RATN Alton (IA10) High Dew Point[F] : 23.30 [04:01 PM] RDEW De Witt (US 30/US 61) Low Dew Point[F] : -28.30 [04:40 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 21.00 [05:03 AM] RWIL Williams (I-35) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.46 [ ] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 65 Obs Received: 92499 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 27.00 [12:33 PM] SCEI4 Centerville Low Air Temp[F] : 1.00 [09:24 PM] SKNI4 Knoxville High Dew Point[F] : 24.00 [11:34 AM] SMOI4 Mount Ayr Low Dew Point[F] : 0.00 [09:24 PM] SKNI4 Knoxville Peak Gust[knots] : 20.86 [12:06 AM] SCSI4 Creston ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 7 Obs Received: 8439 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 19.00 [01:12 PM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Air Temp[F] : 7.00 [10:08 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha High Dew Point[F] : 17.00 [01:12 PM] SMYI4 Mason City : 17.00 [01:59 PM] SOAI4 Osage : 17.00 [07:16 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha Low Dew Point[F] : 6.00 [10:08 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha Peak Gust[knots] : 16.00 [04:57 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 42 Obs Received: 20036 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 29.00 [02:05 PM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School Low Air Temp[F] : -4.00 [08:00 PM] SHUS2 Huron High Dew Point[F] : 23.00 [02:09 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Dew Point[F] : -4.00 [08:00 PM] SHUS2 Huron Peak Gust[knots] : 28.68 [12:06 AM] SWAS2 Wall Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] BHHS2 Britton : 0.01 [ ] MLES2 Miller ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 73 Obs Received: 74 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 27.00 [ ] LENI4 LEON 6 ESE Low Air Temp[F] : -11.00 [ ] LKPI4 LAKE PARK Max Rainfall [inch] : 3.00 [ ] NWTI4 NEWTON Max Snowfall [inch] : 5.00 [ ] CLUI4 CLUTIER : 5.00 [ ] GRWI4 GARWIN ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 18.00 [12:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith Low Air Temp[F] : 1.00 [03:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto High Dew Point[F] : 17.00 [12:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith Low Dew Point[F] : -1.00 [03:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Mon Dec 5 11:01:26 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Mon Dec 5 11:01:28 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512051701.jB5H1QZq008329@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 04 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature No feature posted. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 04 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 114 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 502 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 21.92 [12:52 AM] IOW IOWA CITY : 21.92 [12:53 AM] BRL BURLINGTON Low Air Temp[F] : -7.96 [08:53 PM] SPW SPENCER High Dew Point[F] : 17.96 [12:53 AM] BRL BURLINGTON Low Dew Point[F] : -11.02 [08:53 PM] SPW SPENCER Peak Gust[knots] : 0.00 [ None] SUX SIOUX CITY : 0.00 [ None] OTM OTTUMWA : 0.00 [ None] MCW MASON CITY : 12 Other Duplicates Skipped Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.03 [ ] BRL BURLINGTON ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 37 Obs Received: 4573 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 26.60 [01:15 PM] EOK KEOKUK MUNI Low Air Temp[F] : -3.00 [08:03 AM] SHL SHELDON : -3.00 [05:03 AM] RDK RED OAK High Dew Point[F] : 20.00 [12:23 AM] AWG WASHINGTON Low Dew Point[F] : -11.20 [09:35 PM] FOD FORT DODGE Peak Gust[knots] : 20.00 [12:03 AM] CNC CHARITON Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] BNW BOONE MUNI ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 50 Obs Received: 7315 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 26.50 [12:08 PM] RMOU Mount Pleasant (US 218) Low Air Temp[F] : -7.30 [09:01 PM] RATN Alton (IA10) High Dew Point[F] : 20.50 [12:06 AM] RBUR Burlington (US 34) Low Dew Point[F] : -29.20 [06:10 PM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 23.00 [09:21 PM] RCDR Cedar Rapids (I-380) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.26 [ ] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 65 Obs Received: 92630 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 23.00 [12:08 AM] SPEI4 Pella Low Air Temp[F] : -8.00 [11:16 PM] SHUI4 Humboldt High Dew Point[F] : 23.00 [12:08 AM] SPEI4 Pella Low Dew Point[F] : -9.00 [11:16 PM] SHUI4 Humboldt : -9.00 [10:20 PM] SLMI4 Latimer Peak Gust[knots] : 17.38 [09:48 PM] SJCI4 WDM: Jordan Creek Elem ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 7 Obs Received: 8717 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 15.00 [12:07 AM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Air Temp[F] : -7.00 [08:05 PM] SLEM5 LeRoy : -7.00 [11:34 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha High Dew Point[F] : 14.00 [12:06 AM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Dew Point[F] : -6.00 [11:28 PM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : -6.00 [07:30 PM] SLEM5 LeRoy : -6.00 [10:18 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha Peak Gust[knots] : 10.00 [03:23 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 41 Obs Received: 25933 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 18.00 [11:32 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Air Temp[F] : -10.00 [11:59 PM] SGAS2 Garretson High Dew Point[F] : 15.00 [12:37 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Dew Point[F] : -10.00 [11:59 PM] SGAS2 Garretson : -10.00 [11:59 PM] SSAS2 FSD PH Peak Gust[knots] : 19.99 [12:06 AM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 75 Obs Received: 75 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 23.00 [ ] BEDI4 BEDFORD Low Air Temp[F] : -6.00 [ ] SIBI4 SIBLEY 5 NNE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.42 [ ] WMTI4 FORT DODGE Max Snowfall [inch] : 1.00 [ ] WMTI4 FORT DODGE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 8.10 [10:29 AM] OT0006 NE Ames Low Air Temp[F] : -7.00 [07:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto High Dew Point[F] : 1.00 [12:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : -9.00 [07:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Tue Dec 6 11:01:32 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Tue Dec 6 11:01:35 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512061701.jB6H1WIo008233@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 05 December 2005 > News +---------------------------------------------- | Title : Dec 5 Record Lows | Date : 05 Dec 04:30 PM | Author: Daryl Herzmann | URL : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu +---------------------------------------------- Here is a summary of record lows as reported by the National Weather Service. Today Previous Record Mason City -6 -5 IN 1977 Ottumwa -4 2 IN 1977 Waterloo -16 -3 IN 1992 Cedar Rapids -9 -4 IN 1898 Dubuque -9 0 IN 1992 Atlantic -14 -8 IN 1898 Spencer -9 -9 IN 1950 (Tied) The last time the temperature dropped to -16 degrees this early in the winter for any site in Iowa was 1991 when the temperature dropped to -19 degrees in Hawarden on November 7th. The last time the temperature was below -16 degrees was January 18th of 2005. > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-05 | Title : Destroying record lows | Date : 05 Dec 07:13 AM | Votes : Good: 10 Bad: 4 +---------------------------------------------- Record low temperatures this morning have been set in at least Waterloo, Ottumwa, and Mason City. The low thus far in Waterloo is -16, which breaks the previous record of -3 by 13 degrees! The bitter cold looks to continue this week with chances of snow on Monday and Tuesday. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 05 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 7 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 Svr Tstorm 4 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 398 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 39.20 [12:53 PM] BRL None Low Air Temp[F] : -13.00 [06:10 AM] ALO WATERLOO : -13.00 [01:53 AM] AMW AMES High Dew Point[F] : 10.94 [07:54 PM] DSM DES MOINES Low Dew Point[F] : -18.40 [06:10 AM] ALO WATERLOO Peak Gust[knots] : 0.00 [ None] SUX SIOUX CITY : 0.00 [ None] OTM OTTUMWA : 0.00 [ None] LWD LAMONI : 12 Other Duplicates Skipped Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.03 [ ] SUX SIOUX CITY ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 4139 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 28.40 [06:35 PM] ICL None : 28.40 [04:15 PM] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI Low Air Temp[F] : -18.00 [07:45 AM] MXO MONTICELLO MUNI High Dew Point[F] : 21.20 [07:15 PM] ICL None : 21.20 [07:35 PM] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI Low Dew Point[F] : -23.00 [07:45 AM] MXO MONTICELLO MUNI Peak Gust[knots] : 26.00 [09:25 PM] CBF COUNCIL BLUFFS ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 52 Obs Received: 6937 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 27.80 [03:28 PM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Air Temp[F] : -16.80 [08:47 PM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) High Dew Point[F] : 20.60 [07:10 PM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Dew Point[F] : -38.90 [11:30 PM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 28.00 [09:00 AM] RCDR Cedar Rapids (I-380) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.81 [ ] RCAR Carroll (US 30) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 67 Obs Received: 94284 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 27.00 [07:13 PM] SMUI4 Murray Low Air Temp[F] : -11.00 [07:25 AM] SUNI4 BCLUW MS Union High Dew Point[F] : 27.00 [07:13 PM] SMUI4 Murray Low Dew Point[F] : -12.00 [07:25 AM] SUNI4 BCLUW MS Union : -12.00 [07:13 AM] SLMI4 Latimer Peak Gust[knots] : 19.12 [11:19 PM] SAUI4 Audubon Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] SMDI4 Madrid ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 7 Obs Received: 8791 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 9.00 [02:17 PM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Air Temp[F] : -12.00 [03:42 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy : -12.00 [02:42 AM] SASM5 Austin High Dew Point[F] : 5.00 [12:42 PM] SBLM5 Albert Lea Low Dew Point[F] : -12.00 [03:42 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy : -12.00 [02:42 AM] SASM5 Austin Peak Gust[knots] : 8.00 [08:53 AM] SMYI4 Mason City : 8.00 [10:46 AM] SCQI4 Cresco : 8.00 [11:57 AM] SASM5 Austin ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 43 Obs Received: 26140 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 26.00 [07:14 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Air Temp[F] : -16.00 [08:11 AM] RDPS2 Redfield : -16.00 [07:55 AM] SHUS2 Huron : -16.00 [07:04 AM] SGAS2 Garretson High Dew Point[F] : 22.00 [08:40 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Dew Point[F] : -16.00 [08:11 AM] RDPS2 Redfield : -16.00 [07:55 AM] SHUS2 Huron : -16.00 [07:04 AM] SGAS2 Garretson Peak Gust[knots] : 52.14 [09:28 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.03 [ ] SWAS2 Wall ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 90 Obs Received: 90 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 25.00 [ ] SDHI4 SHENANDOAH : 25.00 [ ] SIDI4 SIDNEY Low Air Temp[F] : -17.00 [ ] EKRI4 ELKADER 5 SSW Max Rainfall [inch] : 2.00 [ ] GTHI4 GUTHRIE CENTER Max Snowfall [inch] : 2.00 [ ] GTHI4 GUTHRIE CENTER : 2.00 [ ] PERI4 PERRY : 2.00 [ ] JFFI4 JEFFERSON : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 680 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 9.00 [12:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith Low Air Temp[F] : -10.00 [06:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto High Dew Point[F] : 7.00 [12:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith Low Dew Point[F] : -13.00 [06:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Wed Dec 7 11:01:37 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Wed Dec 7 11:01:40 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512071701.jB7H1beQ024144@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 06 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-06 | Title : A below zero week | Date : 06 Dec 07:49 AM | Votes : Good: 9 Bad: 2 +---------------------------------------------- Low temperatures this week have averaged below zero for portions of Northwest Iowa. The cold weather has continued this morning with values of -10 to -20 degrees. The forecast has some hope for a return to at least above freezing temperatures on Saturday. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 06 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 14 Obs Received: 462 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 12.20 [12:00 AM] IOW IOWA CITY : 12.20 [01:53 AM] OTM None Low Air Temp[F] : -16.96 [04:53 AM] SPW SPENCER High Dew Point[F] : 8.60 [12:00 AM] OTM OTTUMWA Low Dew Point[F] : -20.20 [06:52 AM] SUX None Peak Gust[knots] : 0.00 [ None] SUX SIOUX CITY : 0.00 [ None] OTM OTTUMWA : 0.00 [ None] MCW MASON CITY : 12 Other Duplicates Skipped Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.16 [ ] DBQ DUBUQUE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 5570 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 23.00 [12:05 AM] ICL CLARINDA High Dew Point[F] : 18.00 [12:05 AM] ICL CLARINDA Low Dew Point[F] : -25.00 [06:37 AM] SHL SHELDON Peak Gust[knots] : 24.00 [12:14 AM] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 7421 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 19.50 [12:02 AM] RLEO Leon (I-35)/IA 2) Low Air Temp[F] : -22.90 [05:37 AM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) High Dew Point[F] : 16.90 [12:42 AM] RCEN Centerville (IA 2) Low Dew Point[F] : -38.40 [12:10 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 30.00 [10:30 PM] RCDR Cedar Rapids (I-380) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.23 [ ] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 67 Obs Received: 95531 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 106.00 [02:59 PM] SMUI4 Murray Low Air Temp[F] : -34.00 [03:49 PM] SMUI4 Murray High Dew Point[F] : 98.00 [02:59 PM] SMUI4 Murray Low Dew Point[F] : -37.00 [03:49 PM] SMUI4 Murray Peak Gust[knots] : 23.46 [01:27 AM] SCSI4 Creston ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 7 Obs Received: 8278 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 2.00 [01:09 PM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : 2.00 [11:39 AM] SMYI4 Mason City : 2.00 [02:16 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha Low Air Temp[F] : -14.00 [07:17 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy High Dew Point[F] : 1.00 [01:09 PM] SBLM5 Albert Lea Low Dew Point[F] : -13.00 [06:41 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy : -13.00 [07:23 AM] SASM5 Austin Peak Gust[knots] : 11.00 [11:53 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 45 Obs Received: 26688 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 11.00 [11:06 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Air Temp[F] : -15.00 [06:10 AM] LMSM5 Luverne : -15.00 [07:05 AM] ICSI4 Inwood High Dew Point[F] : 8.00 [10:47 PM] MOBS2 Mobridge : 8.00 [03:30 PM] SABS2 Aberdeen : 8.00 [04:36 PM] BHHS2 Britton Low Dew Point[F] : -17.00 [02:21 AM] SSAS2 FSD PH Peak Gust[knots] : 52.14 [12:06 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.47 [ ] MTYS2 Marty, SD ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 77 Obs Received: 77 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 20.00 [ ] ALRI4 ALLERTON Low Air Temp[F] : -18.00 [ ] SIBI4 SIBLEY 5 NNE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.00 [ ] LSGI4 LANSING 4 SE Max Snowfall [inch] : 0.00 [ ] LSGI4 LANSING 4 SE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 4.50 [10:53 AM] OT0006 NE Ames Low Air Temp[F] : -10.00 [06:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith High Dew Point[F] : -4.00 [09:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : -15.00 [07:12 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Thu Dec 8 11:01:35 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Thu Dec 8 11:01:37 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512081701.jB8H1Zk5024255@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 07 December 2005 > News +---------------------------------------------- | Title : November AWOS data uploaded | Date : 07 Dec 02:47 PM | Author: Daryl Herzmann | URL : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/AWOS/reports/2005precip.phtml +---------------------------------------------- The 1 minute interval data from the Iowa AWOS network has been uploaded to the IEM data coffers. The yearly precip totals have been updated as well... There are now 175 million observations in the 1 minute archive dating back to 1995. > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-07 | Title : Who forgot to pay the heating bill? | Date : 07 Dec 07:13 AM | Votes : Good: 13 Bad: 4 +---------------------------------------------- Did Mother Nature cut off our heat because somebody forgot to pay our heating bill? High temperatures yesterday barely rose above 0 degrees in Northwest Iowa yesterday and Spencer only got to -1 degree. The good news is that temperatures will moderate for the remainder of the week, but this moderation will come from a snow storm. It is not even officially winter yet! > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 07 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 14 Obs Received: 425 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 14.00 [01:53 PM] BRL BURLINGTON Low Air Temp[F] : -18.40 [06:54 AM] ALO None High Dew Point[F] : 5.00 [04:52 PM] SUX SIOUX CITY : 5.00 [01:53 PM] MCW MASON CITY Low Dew Point[F] : -20.92 [06:54 AM] ALO WATERLOO Peak Gust[knots] : 0.00 [ None] ALO WATERLOO : 0.00 [ None] DSM DES MOINES : 0.00 [ None] DBQ DUBUQUE : 12 Other Duplicates Skipped Max Rainfall [inch] : 1.51 [ ] DBQ DUBUQUE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 38 Obs Received: 4921 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Low Air Temp[F] : -19.00 [07:36 AM] MXO MONTICELLO MUNI Low Dew Point[F] : -25.00 [03:07 AM] EBS WEBSTER CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 0.00 [ None] VTI VINTON : 0.00 [ None] MPZ MOUNT PLEASANT : 0.00 [ None] IIB INDEPENDENCE : 36 Other Duplicates Skipped Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] DEH DECORAH : 0.01 [ ] CIN CARROLL : 0.01 [ ] BNW BOONE MUNI : 2 Other Duplicates Skipped ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 6070 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 18.10 [12:18 PM] RNEW New Hampton (US 18) Low Air Temp[F] : -22.70 [02:52 AM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) High Dew Point[F] : 9.60 [11:34 AM] RSIO Sioux City (I-29) Low Dew Point[F] : -25.80 [02:52 AM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) Peak Gust[knots] : 39.00 [05:41 AM] RCDR Cedar Rapids (I-380) Max Rainfall [inch] : 2.56 [ ] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 67 Obs Received: 94724 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 15.00 [12:55 PM] SAGI4 Algona Low Air Temp[F] : -13.00 [06:37 AM] SCGI4 Clarion High Dew Point[F] : 11.00 [02:20 PM] SMUI4 Murray : 11.00 [12:51 PM] SAGI4 Algona : 11.00 [12:35 PM] SCEI4 Centerville Low Dew Point[F] : -14.00 [06:37 AM] SCGI4 Clarion : -14.00 [04:46 AM] SBKI4 Belmond Peak Gust[knots] : 17.38 [12:06 AM] SCSI4 Creston ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 8 Obs Received: 8388 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 19.00 [01:06 PM] SCQI4 Cresco Low Air Temp[F] : -13.00 [07:16 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha High Dew Point[F] : 13.00 [11:50 AM] SCQI4 Cresco : 13.00 [01:07 PM] SASM5 Austin Low Dew Point[F] : -13.00 [07:16 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha Peak Gust[knots] : 8.00 [11:08 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.02 [ ] SMYI4 Mason City ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 43 Obs Received: 26982 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 17.00 [02:53 PM] SHUS2 Huron Low Air Temp[F] : -11.00 [09:28 PM] SMSS2 Mission : -11.00 [07:06 AM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School High Dew Point[F] : 16.00 [02:53 PM] SHUS2 Huron Low Dew Point[F] : -16.00 [09:28 PM] SMSS2 Mission Peak Gust[knots] : 33.89 [12:06 AM] SWAS2 Wall ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 97 Obs Received: 98 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 15.00 [ ] CRCI4 Cresco Low Air Temp[F] : -18.00 [ ] EKRI4 ELKADER 5 SSW Max Rainfall [inch] : 3.00 [ ] GTHI4 GUTHRIE CENTER Max Snowfall [inch] : 5.50 [ ] BEDI4 BEDFORD ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 12.10 [10:36 AM] OT0006 NE Ames Low Air Temp[F] : 6.00 [12:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith : 6.00 [12:58 AM] OT0006 NE Ames : 6.00 [07:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto High Dew Point[F] : 8.00 [09:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith Low Dew Point[F] : 0.00 [12:00 AM] OT0006 NE Ames Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.20 [ ] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Fri Dec 9 11:01:27 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Fri Dec 9 11:01:28 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512091701.jB9H1RFi027060@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 08 December 2005 > News +---------------------------------------------- | Title : Nebraska RWIS added | Date : 09 Dec 01:47 AM | Author: Daryl Herzmann | URL : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/iem/freeze.phtml +---------------------------------------------- The RWIS network from Nebraska has been added to the GSD MADIS database and thus available to the IEM! It is exciting to see data from our neighbors to the West. You can find data from this network on the "IEM Freeze" app and available from the Sortable Currents. +---------------------------------------------- | Title : October COOP data uploaded | Date : 09 Dec 12:57 AM | Author: Daryl Herzmann | URL : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/climodat/ +---------------------------------------------- The quality controlled COOP data for October has been uploaded to the IEM data coffers. The climodat reports have been regenerated as well. Enjoy! > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-08 | Title : That blue on the RADAR must be snow | Date : 08 Dec 07:44 AM | Votes : Good: 10 Bad: 2 +---------------------------------------------- IEM Freeze shows air and pavement temperatures well below freezing this morning, so the moderate returns in blue on RADAR are probably falling as snow! Indeed, snow has been falling with totals approaching 4-6 inches in some select locales. After this storm, our next one is anticipated for this weekend. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 08 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 858 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 21.20 [11:38 AM] BRL BURLINGTON Low Air Temp[F] : -11.02 [10:53 PM] SPW SPENCER High Dew Point[F] : 15.80 [02:11 PM] DVN QUAD CITIES : 15.80 [05:55 PM] DBQ None Low Dew Point[F] : -16.96 [10:53 PM] SPW SPENCER Peak Gust[knots] : 28.00 [03:36 AM] DBQ DUBUQUE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.28 [ ] ALO WATERLOO ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 7161 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 21.20 [02:15 PM] DEH DECORAH Low Air Temp[F] : -12.00 [11:13 PM] AIO ATLANTIC : -12.00 [10:54 PM] EBS WEBSTER CITY High Dew Point[F] : 15.80 [03:35 PM] CWI CLINTON Low Dew Point[F] : -24.00 [10:54 PM] EBS WEBSTER CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 21.00 [06:33 PM] EOK KEOKUK MUNI Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.07 [ ] TNU NEWTON MUNI : 0.07 [ ] ADU AUDUBON ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 7412 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 19.40 [01:17 PM] RURB Urbana (I-380) Low Air Temp[F] : -15.20 [11:51 PM] RJEF Jefferson (IA 4) High Dew Point[F] : 18.30 [02:20 PM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Low Dew Point[F] : -39.60 [01:10 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 25.00 [01:21 AM] RCID Cedar Rapids (US 30) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.53 [ ] RSIO Sioux City (I-29) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 67 Obs Received: 94812 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 18.00 [11:52 AM] SPYI4 Perry Low Air Temp[F] : -7.00 [10:10 PM] SHUI4 Humboldt : -7.00 [10:59 PM] SROI4 Rockwell City : -7.00 [11:51 PM] SLUI4 LuVerne High Dew Point[F] : 18.00 [11:52 AM] SPYI4 Perry Low Dew Point[F] : -8.00 [10:10 PM] SHUI4 Humboldt : -8.00 [11:51 PM] SLUI4 LuVerne Peak Gust[knots] : 18.25 [01:36 PM] SCSI4 Creston ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 9 Obs Received: 9474 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 18.00 [03:30 PM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : 18.00 [02:46 PM] SMYI4 Mason City : 18.00 [01:50 PM] SCKI4 Clear Lake Low Air Temp[F] : -4.00 [11:52 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha : -4.00 [12:14 AM] SASM5 Austin High Dew Point[F] : 15.00 [03:05 PM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : 15.00 [01:58 PM] SFCI4 Forest City Low Dew Point[F] : -4.00 [11:52 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha : -4.00 [12:14 AM] SASM5 Austin Peak Gust[knots] : 9.00 [10:59 AM] SOAI4 Osage : 9.00 [02:21 PM] SLEM5 LeRoy ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 42 Obs Received: 25588 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 31.00 [12:46 PM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School Low Air Temp[F] : -10.00 [01:06 AM] KKAS2 Kadoka : -10.00 [11:37 PM] SYAS2 Yankton : -10.00 [12:00 AM] SMSS2 Mission : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped High Dew Point[F] : 23.00 [12:18 PM] SRUM5 Russell Low Dew Point[F] : -15.00 [12:00 AM] SMSS2 Mission Peak Gust[knots] : 23.46 [12:06 AM] SWAS2 Wall Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] MTMS2 Mitchell : 0.01 [ ] FSNS2 Flandreau : 0.01 [ ] CLTS2 Colton ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 103 Obs Received: 103 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 17.00 [ ] LWDI4 LOWDEN : 17.00 [ ] ONAI4 ONAWA 3 NW : 17.00 [ ] EKRI4 ELKADER 5 SSW : 3 Other Duplicates Skipped Low Air Temp[F] : -18.00 [ ] MSHI4 MARSHALLTOWN Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.30 [ ] FULI4 FULTON Max Snowfall [inch] : 5.00 [ ] ANAI4 ANAMOSA 1 WNW ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 680 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 11.10 [10:59 AM] OT0006 NE Ames Low Air Temp[F] : -8.00 [12:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto High Dew Point[F] : 2.00 [10:54 AM] OT0006 NE Ames : 2.00 [08:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : -11.00 [05:38 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Sat Dec 10 11:06:07 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Sat Dec 10 11:06:09 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512101706.jBAH67ld014690@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 09 December 2005 > News +---------------------------------------------- | Title : Warnings App Update | Date : 09 Dec 12:39 PM | Author: Daryl Herzmann | URL : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml +---------------------------------------------- The Warnings display app has been updated with the following new features/changes: - There is now an "Auto-pilot" button which hides some of the menu controls making the radar map more prominent on the page. The intended use was for those folks that use this app as a situational awareness display. - Most of the layers and can now be toggled on and off. - You can select the map size, since 640x480 maps are often small on your 21 inch flat screen monitor. Hehe, I wish I had that problem! - The latest US Drought Monitor coverage has been added as a selectable layer. - Local storm reports will plot on the maps if you have a "LSR window" set up. The window represents a period of time for which LSRs are looked for in the database. - A legend of the colour theme for warnings is shown... > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-09 | Title : Nowhere near normal | Date : 09 Dec 07:38 AM | Votes : Good: 8 Bad: 6 +---------------------------------------------- A simple plot of actual and average temperatures for the past 7 days confirms our suspicion that it has been cold. High temperatures aren't even approaching average low temperatures! Take heart! The heat wave starts today with temperatures eventually surpassing freezing before next week. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 09 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 460 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 24.80 [02:53 PM] OTM None Low Air Temp[F] : -14.08 [02:53 AM] AMW AMES High Dew Point[F] : 10.94 [07:54 PM] ALO WATERLOO : 10.94 [05:53 PM] MCW MASON CITY Low Dew Point[F] : -16.06 [12:53 AM] SPW SPENCER : -16.06 [01:53 AM] AMW AMES Peak Gust[knots] : 34.00 [07:24 AM] IOW IOWA CITY ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 6840 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 26.60 [02:35 PM] OXV KNOXVILLE : 26.60 [01:55 PM] CNC CHARITON : 26.60 [02:15 PM] AWG WASHINGTON Low Air Temp[F] : -15.00 [01:26 AM] CAV CLARION High Dew Point[F] : 15.80 [07:55 PM] OLZ OELWEIN Low Dew Point[F] : -25.00 [02:37 AM] EBS WEBSTER CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 29.00 [10:20 PM] CIN CARROLL Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.05 [ ] FSW FORT MADISON ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 7293 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 25.60 [03:00 PM] ROTT Ottumwa (US 63) Low Air Temp[F] : -22.20 [04:32 AM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) High Dew Point[F] : 17.80 [11:34 PM] RSIO Sioux City (I-29) Low Dew Point[F] : -31.70 [02:10 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 34.00 [07:12 AM] RCID Cedar Rapids (US 30) Max Rainfall [inch] : 1.39 [ ] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 67 Obs Received: 93410 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 26.00 [01:38 PM] SCEI4 Centerville : 26.00 [02:07 PM] SBMI4 Bloomfield Low Air Temp[F] : -10.00 [04:54 AM] SMSI4 Manson High Dew Point[F] : 23.00 [02:09 PM] SMNI4 Montezuma Low Dew Point[F] : -10.00 [04:54 AM] SMSI4 Manson : -10.00 [04:48 AM] SLMI4 Latimer : -10.00 [04:49 AM] SUNI4 BCLUW MS Union Peak Gust[knots] : 27.81 [11:36 PM] SFOI4 Fontanelle : 27.81 [10:11 PM] SGRI4 Grimes Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] SMLI4 Mallard ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 9 Obs Received: 10882 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 17.00 [06:40 PM] SBLM5 Albert Lea Low Air Temp[F] : -11.00 [05:21 AM] SFCI4 Forest City High Dew Point[F] : 17.00 [06:40 PM] SBLM5 Albert Lea Low Dew Point[F] : -10.00 [05:10 AM] SFCI4 Forest City Peak Gust[knots] : 17.00 [11:19 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.04 [ ] SKWI4 Kanawha ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 43 Obs Received: 25751 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 48.00 [05:34 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Air Temp[F] : -11.00 [07:09 AM] SBRS2 Brandon High Dew Point[F] : 40.00 [11:32 PM] MOBS2 Mobridge Low Dew Point[F] : -22.00 [01:55 PM] SWAS2 Wall Peak Gust[knots] : 39.10 [08:29 PM] SWAS2 Wall Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.03 [ ] MLES2 Miller ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 64 Obs Received: 64 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 37.00 [ ] ONAI4 ONAWA 3 NW Low Air Temp[F] : -17.00 [ ] ATLI4 ATLANTIC 1 NE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.14 [ ] JMEI4 FLOYD RIVER NR JAMES 1NE Max Snowfall [inch] : 0.00 [ ] SIBI4 SIBLEY 5 NNE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 687 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 39.00 [09:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 16.00 [12:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith High Dew Point[F] : 34.00 [09:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : 8.00 [12:00 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Sun Dec 11 11:01:42 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Sun Dec 11 11:01:46 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512111701.jBBH1glm019275@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 10 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature No feature posted. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 10 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 588 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 39.20 [06:53 PM] BRL BURLINGTON Low Air Temp[F] : 10.04 [12:55 AM] DBQ DUBUQUE High Dew Point[F] : 33.80 [12:54 PM] DSM None Low Dew Point[F] : 3.02 [12:55 AM] DBQ DUBUQUE Peak Gust[knots] : 41.00 [01:00 PM] EST ESTHERVILLE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.28 [ ] OTM OTTUMWA ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 7940 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 42.00 [12:33 PM] ICL CLARINDA : 42.00 [01:42 PM] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI Low Air Temp[F] : 6.00 [12:13 AM] MXO MONTICELLO MUNI High Dew Point[F] : 35.00 [12:03 PM] ICL CLARINDA : 35.00 [09:02 AM] CKP Cherokee : 35.00 [03:43 PM] AWG WASHINGTON : 3 Other Duplicates Skipped Low Dew Point[F] : 1.00 [12:13 AM] MXO MONTICELLO MUNI Peak Gust[knots] : 39.00 [10:03 PM] CCY CHARLES CITY Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.22 [ ] DNS DENISON ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 7509 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 41.00 [01:18 PM] RCOU Council Bluffs (I-80) Low Air Temp[F] : 5.50 [03:12 AM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) High Dew Point[F] : 37.60 [01:14 PM] RSIO Sioux City (I-29) Low Dew Point[F] : -3.90 [12:08 AM] RGRI Grinnell (I-80) Peak Gust[knots] : 38.00 [03:13 PM] RWIL Williams (I-35) : 38.00 [02:27 PM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.89 [ ] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 65 Obs Received: 91634 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 41.00 [01:57 PM] SFOI4 Fontanelle Low Air Temp[F] : 8.00 [05:59 AM] SCNI4 Corning High Dew Point[F] : 39.00 [12:43 PM] SPKI4 Polk City Low Dew Point[F] : 2.00 [05:59 AM] SCNI4 Corning Peak Gust[knots] : 36.50 [02:23 PM] SROI4 Rockwell City : 36.50 [03:51 PM] SBOI4 Boone Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.33 [ ] SOGI4 Ogden ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 9 Obs Received: 10251 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 36.00 [07:44 PM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Air Temp[F] : 8.00 [01:30 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy : 8.00 [12:00 AM] SASM5 Austin : 8.00 [12:00 AM] SOAI4 Osage High Dew Point[F] : 33.00 [11:46 AM] SMYI4 Mason City : 33.00 [11:00 AM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : 33.00 [12:29 PM] SOAI4 Osage Low Dew Point[F] : 8.00 [01:30 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy : 8.00 [12:00 AM] SASM5 Austin : 8.00 [12:00 AM] SOAI4 Osage Peak Gust[knots] : 21.00 [03:19 PM] SFCI4 Forest City Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.54 [ ] SFCI4 Forest City ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 43 Obs Received: 26105 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 46.00 [01:45 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Air Temp[F] : 15.00 [12:00 AM] LMSM5 Luverne High Dew Point[F] : 41.00 [03:45 AM] MOBS2 Mobridge Low Dew Point[F] : -29.00 [12:00 AM] SWTS2 Watertown Peak Gust[knots] : 57.35 [08:52 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City Max Rainfall [inch] : 1.14 [ ] PESS2 Parkston ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 68 Obs Received: 68 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 40.00 [ ] SDHI4 SHENANDOAH Low Air Temp[F] : -14.00 [ ] AESI4 Ames 5 SE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.09 [ ] MROI4 IOWA RIVER NR MARENGO 1N Max Snowfall [inch] : 1.00 [ ] LWDI4 LOWDEN : 1.00 [ ] LKPI4 LAKE PARK ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 678 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 37.00 [12:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 31.00 [07:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto High Dew Point[F] : 34.00 [03:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith Low Dew Point[F] : 27.00 [07:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Mon Dec 12 11:01:33 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Mon Dec 12 11:01:35 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512121701.jBCH1XD6024830@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 11 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature No feature posted. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 11 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 611 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 44.60 [02:52 PM] SUX None Low Air Temp[F] : 15.08 [05:55 PM] DBQ DUBUQUE High Dew Point[F] : 33.98 [09:54 PM] DSM DES MOINES Low Dew Point[F] : 8.60 [07:54 AM] ALO None Peak Gust[knots] : 37.00 [01:11 AM] DVN QUAD CITIES Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.08 [ ] OTM OTTUMWA ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 8007 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 47.00 [03:32 PM] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI Low Air Temp[F] : 14.00 [08:13 AM] OLZ OELWEIN High Dew Point[F] : 36.00 [06:43 PM] DNS DENISON Low Dew Point[F] : 8.00 [08:42 AM] IIB INDEPENDENCE : 8.00 [08:43 AM] DEH DECORAH Peak Gust[knots] : 37.00 [04:02 AM] VTI VINTON Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.08 [ ] TNU NEWTON MUNI : 0.08 [ ] FFL FAIRFIELD ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 7595 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 49.90 [02:48 PM] RCOU Council Bluffs (I-80) Low Air Temp[F] : 11.70 [08:08 AM] RNEW New Hampton (US 18) High Dew Point[F] : 39.90 [01:14 PM] RSIO Sioux City (I-29) Low Dew Point[F] : -24.30 [05:10 PM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 35.00 [01:27 AM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.83 [ ] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 63 Obs Received: 87837 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 43.00 [07:02 PM] SFOI4 Fontanelle Low Air Temp[F] : -9.00 [08:21 PM] SJEI4 Jefferson High Dew Point[F] : 40.00 [12:13 PM] SPEI4 Pella : 40.00 [05:56 PM] SMUI4 Murray Low Dew Point[F] : -11.00 [08:21 PM] SJEI4 Jefferson Peak Gust[knots] : 33.89 [03:04 AM] SLMI4 Latimer Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.18 [ ] SOCI4 Oskaloosa ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 8 Obs Received: 9757 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 32.00 [12:06 AM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Air Temp[F] : 9.00 [07:33 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy High Dew Point[F] : 28.00 [01:24 AM] SFCI4 Forest City Low Dew Point[F] : 9.00 [06:56 AM] SCQI4 Cresco : 9.00 [06:52 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy Peak Gust[knots] : 18.00 [01:44 AM] SFCI4 Forest City ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 42 Obs Received: 26202 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 56.00 [12:20 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Air Temp[F] : 21.00 [05:50 AM] RRCM5 Lamberton High Dew Point[F] : 44.00 [03:01 PM] MOBS2 Mobridge : 44.00 [12:34 PM] SMSS2 Mission Low Dew Point[F] : -24.00 [01:00 AM] SWTS2 Watertown Peak Gust[knots] : 57.35 [12:06 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.08 [ ] BHHS2 Britton : 0.08 [ ] FSNS2 Flandreau ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 94 Obs Received: 94 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 46.00 [ ] GLEI4 GLENWOOD 3 SW Low Air Temp[F] : 11.00 [ ] FYTI4 FAYETTE : 11.00 [ ] TRPI4 TRIPOLI Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.22 [ ] SWEI4 Swea City Max Snowfall [inch] : 2.00 [ ] BRII4 BRIGHTON 3 N : 2.00 [ ] BTTI4 BRITT : 2.00 [ ] TLDI4 TOLEDO 3 N ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 40.00 [12:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 24.50 [04:10 AM] OT0006 NE Ames High Dew Point[F] : 34.00 [12:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : 22.00 [12:00 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Tue Dec 13 11:01:27 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Tue Dec 13 11:01:30 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512131701.jBDH1RD7007111@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 12 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-12 | Title : East-west gradient | Date : 12 Dec 07:32 AM | Votes : Good: 10 Bad: 6 +---------------------------------------------- A frontal system has divided the state for the past day with temperatures above freezing on the west side and below on the east side. Temperatures will be critical for the next few days with multiple chances of precipitation falling as either rain, freezing rain, or snow. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 12 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 556 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 41.00 [11:52 AM] SUX SIOUX CITY Low Air Temp[F] : 6.80 [06:55 AM] DBQ None High Dew Point[F] : 33.80 [10:52 AM] SUX None Low Dew Point[F] : 3.20 [06:55 AM] DBQ None Peak Gust[knots] : 24.00 [12:52 AM] SUX SIOUX CITY Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.10 [ ] OTM OTTUMWA ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 7572 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 48.00 [02:23 PM] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI Low Air Temp[F] : 14.00 [05:14 AM] DEH DECORAH High Dew Point[F] : 38.00 [01:24 PM] ICL CLARINDA Low Dew Point[F] : -20.20 [03:35 PM] CWI CLINTON Peak Gust[knots] : 26.00 [02:34 AM] CBF COUNCIL BLUFFS Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.09 [ ] FSW FORT MADISON ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 7411 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 48.50 [02:09 PM] RCOU Council Bluffs (I-80) Low Air Temp[F] : 8.70 [05:33 AM] RDEC Decorah (IA 9) High Dew Point[F] : 38.80 [10:16 AM] RSIO Sioux City (I-29) Low Dew Point[F] : -26.10 [04:50 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 42.00 [03:51 AM] RCDR Cedar Rapids (I-380) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.65 [ ] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 67 Obs Received: 91698 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 44.00 [01:10 PM] SFOI4 Fontanelle Low Air Temp[F] : 3.00 [02:39 PM] SSUI4 Sully : 3.00 [09:17 AM] SFAI4 Farnhamville High Dew Point[F] : 41.00 [12:26 PM] SCBI4 Coon Rapids : 41.00 [11:38 AM] SMUI4 Murray : 41.00 [12:34 AM] SCEI4 Centerville Low Dew Point[F] : 2.00 [02:39 PM] SSUI4 Sully Peak Gust[knots] : 22.59 [09:29 AM] SMOI4 Mount Ayr Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.19 [ ] SCAI4 Carroll ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 9 Obs Received: 10010 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 34.00 [02:46 PM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Air Temp[F] : 12.00 [04:11 AM] SCQI4 Cresco High Dew Point[F] : 29.00 [01:34 PM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : 29.00 [11:32 AM] SFCI4 Forest City Low Dew Point[F] : 12.00 [04:11 AM] SCQI4 Cresco Peak Gust[knots] : 11.00 [04:44 PM] SFCI4 Forest City Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.22 [ ] SKWI4 Kanawha ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 45 Obs Received: 27045 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 54.00 [01:01 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Air Temp[F] : 22.00 [11:36 PM] SRMS2 Ramona High Dew Point[F] : 46.00 [02:18 PM] SMSS2 Mission Low Dew Point[F] : -24.00 [06:25 PM] SWTS2 Watertown Peak Gust[knots] : 41.71 [12:06 AM] KKAS2 Kadoka Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.04 [ ] SMAM5 Madison ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 82 Obs Received: 82 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 46.00 [ ] SDHI4 SHENANDOAH Low Air Temp[F] : 0.00 [ ] ATLI4 ATLANTIC 1 NE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.00 [ ] LSGI4 LANSING 4 SE : 0.00 [ ] IDAI4 INDIANOLA : 0.00 [ ] FSCI4 FOREST CITY 2 NNE : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped Max Snowfall [inch] : 0.00 [ ] LSGI4 LANSING 4 SE : 0.00 [ ] FSCI4 FOREST CITY 2 NNE : 0.00 [ ] AESI4 Ames 5 SE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 36.00 [09:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 19.70 [03:00 AM] OT0006 NE Ames High Dew Point[F] : 32.00 [05:30 PM] RAWNSM Neal Smith : 32.00 [09:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : 17.00 [01:35 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Wed Dec 14 11:01:40 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Wed Dec 14 11:01:41 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512141701.jBEH1eqY013539@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 13 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-13 | Title : Reduced visibilities | Date : 13 Dec 07:25 AM | Votes : Good: 8 Bad: 4 +---------------------------------------------- An area of fog (depicted in the darker colours) is making driving difficult this morning over portions of the state. The fog will stick around for a while this morning before clearing out in time for the next storm scheduled to arrive this evening. Conditions will get dicey as temperatures are forecasted to hover just around freezing with plenty of moisture falling in one form or another. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 13 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 575 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 42.98 [01:54 PM] DSM DES MOINES High Dew Point[F] : 35.60 [07:07 PM] SUX SIOUX CITY Low Dew Point[F] : 8.06 [07:52 AM] CID CEDAR RAPIDS Peak Gust[knots] : 30.00 [04:58 PM] EST ESTHERVILLE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.25 [ ] LWD LAMONI ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 7417 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 46.00 [01:11 PM] ICL CLARINDA : 46.00 [12:51 PM] CNC CHARITON : 46.00 [01:00 PM] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI Low Air Temp[F] : 12.00 [06:21 AM] AWG WASHINGTON High Dew Point[F] : 37.00 [01:01 PM] ICL CLARINDA : 37.00 [04:51 PM] DNS DENISON : 37.00 [06:10 PM] LRJ LE MARS Low Dew Point[F] : -20.20 [12:15 AM] CWI CLINTON Peak Gust[knots] : 30.00 [04:01 PM] LRJ LE MARS : 30.00 [05:01 PM] SHL SHELDON Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.39 [ ] DNS DENISON ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 7344 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 45.00 [12:38 PM] RCOU Council Bluffs (I-80) Low Air Temp[F] : 5.90 [03:48 AM] RGRI Grinnell (I-80) High Dew Point[F] : 39.60 [01:00 PM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) : 39.60 [11:34 AM] RSIO Sioux City (I-29) Low Dew Point[F] : -21.10 [06:50 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 30.00 [06:32 PM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) Max Rainfall [inch] : 2.18 [ ] RSBI4 Steamboat Rock (US20) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 67 Obs Received: 92581 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 48.00 [02:56 PM] SMUI4 Murray Low Air Temp[F] : 10.00 [05:13 AM] SBRI4 Brooklyn High Dew Point[F] : 48.00 [02:56 PM] SMUI4 Murray Low Dew Point[F] : 9.00 [02:17 AM] SMAI4 Marshalltown : 9.00 [05:13 AM] SBRI4 Brooklyn Peak Gust[knots] : 29.55 [05:16 PM] SMLI4 Mallard Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.46 [ ] SCBI4 Coon Rapids ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 9 Obs Received: 10018 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 31.00 [12:25 PM] SMYI4 Mason City : 31.00 [01:40 PM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : 31.00 [01:32 PM] SFCI4 Forest City Low Air Temp[F] : 11.00 [03:30 AM] SMYI4 Mason City High Dew Point[F] : 31.00 [01:40 PM] SBLM5 Albert Lea Low Dew Point[F] : 10.00 [03:30 AM] SMYI4 Mason City Peak Gust[knots] : 22.00 [06:17 PM] SFCI4 Forest City Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.33 [ ] SKWI4 Kanawha ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 45 Obs Received: 28006 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 52.00 [10:19 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Air Temp[F] : 21.00 [06:54 AM] RRCM5 Lamberton : 21.00 [01:26 AM] SRMS2 Ramona High Dew Point[F] : 43.00 [01:04 PM] SMSS2 Mission Low Dew Point[F] : -22.00 [12:06 AM] SWTS2 Watertown Peak Gust[knots] : 45.19 [02:40 PM] SWAS2 Wall Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.56 [ ] CLYI4 Rock Rapids ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 111 Obs Received: 111 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 45.00 [ ] RADI4 RATHBUN DAM : 45.00 [ ] OSEI4 OSCEOLA Low Air Temp[F] : 8.00 [ ] ICYI4 IOWA CITY : 8.00 [ ] EKRI4 ELKADER 5 SSW Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.78 [ ] CLII4 CLARION Max Snowfall [inch] : 6.00 [ ] FSCI4 FOREST CITY 2 NNE : 6.00 [ ] POCI4 POCAHONTAS : 6.00 [ ] LMLI4 LAKE MILLS : 2 Other Duplicates Skipped ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 37.00 [05:30 PM] RAWNSM Neal Smith : 37.00 [12:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 32.40 [12:15 AM] OT0006 NE Ames High Dew Point[F] : 36.00 [12:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : 30.00 [12:00 AM] OT0006 NE Ames Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.22 [ ] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Thu Dec 15 11:01:38 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Thu Dec 15 11:01:40 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512151701.jBFH1c0X008767@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 14 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-14 | Title : Lots of moisture around | Date : 14 Dec 08:50 AM | Votes : Good: 12 Bad: 8 +---------------------------------------------- A strong storm system brought literally heavy snowfall to the northern portions of Iowa last night continuing this morning. The featured plot shows the current NWS issued warnings/advisories along with nexrad. You can see the strong correlation between the nexrad returns and the alerted counties. Check out the warnings app for a current view. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 14 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 Svr Tstorm 10 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 753 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 39.20 [02:53 PM] BRL None Low Air Temp[F] : 21.02 [11:53 PM] SPW SPENCER High Dew Point[F] : 37.40 [05:37 AM] LWD LAMONI Low Dew Point[F] : 15.08 [11:53 PM] SPW SPENCER Peak Gust[knots] : 34.00 [07:41 PM] EST ESTHERVILLE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.34 [ ] IOW IOWA CITY ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 5400 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 45.00 [02:06 PM] ICL CLARINDA : 45.00 [12:45 PM] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI Low Air Temp[F] : 23.00 [10:06 PM] SHL SHELDON High Dew Point[F] : 38.00 [02:26 AM] ICL CLARINDA : 38.00 [01:16 PM] AWG WASHINGTON Low Dew Point[F] : -18.40 [12:15 AM] CWI CLINTON Peak Gust[knots] : 30.00 [06:46 PM] ORC ORANGE CITY : 30.00 [07:15 PM] LRJ LE MARS : 30.00 [04:45 AM] IIB INDEPENDENCE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.29 [ ] FOD FORT DODGE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 7313 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 42.90 [01:10 PM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Air Temp[F] : 21.60 [11:33 PM] RSPE Spencer (US 18) High Dew Point[F] : 38.40 [09:48 AM] RCEN Centerville (IA 2) Low Dew Point[F] : -9.40 [04:20 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 31.00 [12:07 AM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) Max Rainfall [inch] : 2.76 [ ] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 66 Obs Received: 88604 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 43.00 [10:51 AM] SCEI4 Centerville Low Air Temp[F] : 3.00 [06:50 PM] SAFI4 Afton High Dew Point[F] : 89.00 [02:40 AM] SEGI4 Eagle Grove Low Dew Point[F] : 2.00 [06:50 PM] SAFI4 Afton : 2.00 [12:01 PM] SMAI4 Marshalltown Peak Gust[knots] : 26.07 [02:05 AM] SLMI4 Latimer : 26.07 [12:24 AM] STQI4 Tama Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.54 [ ] SMSI4 Manson ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 7 Obs Received: 7888 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 35.00 [01:26 PM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Air Temp[F] : 23.00 [02:31 AM] SCQI4 Cresco High Dew Point[F] : 33.00 [11:05 AM] SMYI4 Mason City : 33.00 [01:08 PM] SOAI4 Osage Low Dew Point[F] : 23.00 [11:30 PM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : 23.00 [02:20 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy : 23.00 [01:19 AM] SCQI4 Cresco Peak Gust[knots] : 17.00 [12:11 AM] SASM5 Austin Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.24 [ ] SMYI4 Mason City ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 45 Obs Received: 27555 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 45.00 [12:33 AM] SMIS2 Milbank Low Air Temp[F] : 16.00 [11:20 PM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School High Dew Point[F] : 38.00 [01:16 PM] EPJS2 Elk Point : 38.00 [12:35 AM] SMIS2 Milbank Low Dew Point[F] : -31.00 [10:58 PM] SWTS2 Watertown Peak Gust[knots] : 51.27 [10:29 PM] SWAS2 Wall Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.26 [ ] LMSM5 Luverne ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 95 Obs Received: 95 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 43.00 [ ] SDHI4 SHENANDOAH : 43.00 [ ] SIDI4 SIDNEY : 43.00 [ ] GLEI4 GLENWOOD 3 SW Low Air Temp[F] : 10.00 [ ] WSHI4 WASHINGTON Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.30 [ ] MKTI4 MAQUOKETA 3 S Max Snowfall [inch] : 5.40 [ ] WAUI4 WAUKON ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 34.00 [12:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith Low Air Temp[F] : 23.80 [10:52 AM] OT0006 NE Ames High Dew Point[F] : 32.00 [12:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith Low Dew Point[F] : 17.00 [09:38 AM] OT0006 NE Ames Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Fri Dec 16 11:01:43 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Fri Dec 16 11:01:46 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512161701.jBGH1hx3010773@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 15 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-15 | Title : Influence of snow | Date : 15 Dec 07:46 AM | Votes : Good: 11 Bad: 1 +---------------------------------------------- The featured plot charts daily solar radiation (red line) and average 4 inch soil temperatures (black line). Any idea why the black line has been mostly flat for December? The answer is snow! A blanket of snow acts just as that, a blanket. The ground's heat is trapped below and the ground is protected from the cold air above the ground. In fact, the ground remains rather warm which is no surprise for those folks who have been ripping up their yard with the snowplow. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 15 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 Svr Tstorm 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 737 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 35.96 [12:52 AM] IOW IOWA CITY Low Air Temp[F] : 17.06 [11:53 PM] MCW MASON CITY : 17.06 [11:52 PM] EST ESTHERVILLE : 17.06 [08:55 PM] DBQ DUBUQUE High Dew Point[F] : 30.92 [12:52 AM] IOW IOWA CITY : 30.92 [12:52 AM] CID CEDAR RAPIDS : 30.92 [12:52 AM] DVN QUAD CITIES Low Dew Point[F] : 12.02 [10:53 PM] MCW MASON CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 30.00 [11:50 AM] SUX SIOUX CITY Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.04 [ ] DBQ DUBUQUE : 0.04 [ ] ALO WATERLOO ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 5150 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 36.00 [12:01 AM] MUT MUSCATINE : 36.00 [10:38 AM] EOK KEOKUK MUNI : 36.00 [12:27 AM] DEH DECORAH : 2 Other Duplicates Skipped Low Air Temp[F] : 14.00 [08:58 PM] MXO MONTICELLO MUNI : 14.00 [08:47 PM] IIB INDEPENDENCE High Dew Point[F] : 34.00 [12:01 AM] AWG WASHINGTON Low Dew Point[F] : -25.60 [08:15 PM] CWI CLINTON Peak Gust[knots] : 30.00 [01:27 PM] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI : 30.00 [10:38 PM] SHL SHELDON : 30.00 [08:08 PM] HNR HARLAN Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] IKV ANKENY ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 7559 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 36.60 [12:02 AM] RCID Cedar Rapids (US 30) Low Air Temp[F] : 13.50 [07:22 AM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) High Dew Point[F] : 34.70 [12:21 AM] RCDR Cedar Rapids (I-380) : 34.70 [11:13 AM] RMAQ Maquoketa (US 61/IA 64) Low Dew Point[F] : -14.80 [08:20 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 32.00 [05:21 PM] RCRE Creston (US 34) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.12 [ ] RATN Alton (IA10) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 66 Obs Received: 89348 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 38.00 [12:00 AM] SPKI4 Polk City Low Air Temp[F] : 14.00 [03:58 PM] SJEI4 Jefferson High Dew Point[F] : 36.00 [01:51 AM] SPEI4 Pella : 36.00 [12:00 AM] STQI4 Tama Low Dew Point[F] : 9.00 [03:58 PM] SJEI4 Jefferson Peak Gust[knots] : 33.89 [05:06 AM] SFOI4 Fontanelle Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.02 [ ] SAEI4 Adel ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 7 Obs Received: 8425 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 31.00 [12:00 AM] SCQI4 Cresco : 31.00 [12:00 AM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Air Temp[F] : 8.00 [06:19 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy High Dew Point[F] : 31.00 [12:00 AM] SCQI4 Cresco Low Dew Point[F] : 8.00 [06:19 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy Peak Gust[knots] : 13.00 [12:14 AM] SMYI4 Mason City Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.05 [ ] SASM5 Austin ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 45 Obs Received: 27195 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 34.00 [02:08 PM] SMSS2 Mission Low Air Temp[F] : 9.00 [10:56 PM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School High Dew Point[F] : 29.00 [12:11 PM] KKAS2 Kadoka Low Dew Point[F] : -36.00 [09:50 PM] SWTS2 Watertown Peak Gust[knots] : 51.27 [12:06 AM] SWAS2 Wall Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.17 [ ] KKAS2 Kadoka ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 95 Obs Received: 98 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 35.00 [ ] EMMI4 EMMETSBURG : 35.00 [ ] MSHI4 MARSHALLTOWN : 35.00 [ ] SXGI4 SIOUX CITY ANG Low Air Temp[F] : 15.00 [ ] OSAI4 OSAGE : 15.00 [ ] SIBI4 SIBLEY 5 NNE : 15.00 [ ] VICI4 Vicks Corner _ Spirit Lake : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.10 [ ] GRWI4 GARWIN : 0.10 [ ] LKPI4 LAKE PARK : 0.10 [ ] JWLI4 JEWELL Max Snowfall [inch] : 2.80 [ ] CGGI4 COGGON ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 26.00 [12:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 16.10 [07:55 AM] OT0006 NE Ames High Dew Point[F] : 21.00 [03:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : 8.00 [07:30 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Sat Dec 17 11:01:30 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Sat Dec 17 11:01:33 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512171701.jBHH1U3F019993@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 16 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-16 | Title : White Christmas Guarantee? | Date : 16 Dec 06:22 AM | Votes : Good: 10 Bad: 7 +---------------------------------------------- The featured plot shows current snowfall depths. The deepest snowpack is over Northern Iowa with some select locales approaching a foot of snow. The forecast for the next week has temperatures below freezing for the area, so one would expect Bing Crosby's wish to come true there. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 16 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 610 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 28.40 [12:53 AM] BRL BURLINGTON Low Air Temp[F] : 3.02 [11:52 PM] EST ESTHERVILLE High Dew Point[F] : 19.40 [03:11 AM] IOW IOWA CITY : 19.40 [07:42 AM] BRL BURLINGTON : 19.40 [06:01 AM] OTM OTTUMWA : 2 Other Duplicates Skipped Low Dew Point[F] : -0.94 [11:52 PM] EST ESTHERVILLE Peak Gust[knots] : 34.00 [05:58 AM] DSM DES MOINES : 34.00 [08:59 AM] LWD LAMONI Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] IOW IOWA CITY : 0.01 [ ] DBQ DUBUQUE : 0.01 [ ] ALO WATERLOO ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 5680 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 32.00 [12:15 PM] EOK None Low Air Temp[F] : 2.00 [11:36 PM] AXA ALGONA High Dew Point[F] : 23.00 [12:35 AM] ICL CLARINDA : 23.00 [01:55 AM] AWG None Low Dew Point[F] : -25.60 [06:55 AM] CWI CLINTON Peak Gust[knots] : 33.00 [07:45 AM] SLB STORM LAKE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 7511 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 28.60 [12:06 AM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Air Temp[F] : -6.00 [11:57 PM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) High Dew Point[F] : 22.90 [12:06 AM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Dew Point[F] : -8.10 [11:57 PM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) Peak Gust[knots] : 34.00 [05:05 AM] RSTO Storm Lake (US 71/IA 3) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.47 [ ] RSBI4 Steamboat Rock (US20) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 67 Obs Received: 93477 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 29.00 [01:56 AM] SFOI4 Fontanelle Low Air Temp[F] : 1.00 [09:10 PM] SIFI4 Iowa Falls High Dew Point[F] : 27.00 [02:30 AM] SMUI4 Murray Low Dew Point[F] : -1.00 [09:10 PM] SIFI4 Iowa Falls Peak Gust[knots] : 34.76 [06:46 AM] SCNI4 Corning : 34.76 [05:05 AM] SFOI4 Fontanelle Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.45 [ ] SMDI4 Madrid ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 7 Obs Received: 8859 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 17.00 [12:06 AM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Air Temp[F] : -1.00 [11:36 PM] SLEM5 LeRoy High Dew Point[F] : 15.00 [12:00 AM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Dew Point[F] : -1.00 [11:36 PM] SLEM5 LeRoy Peak Gust[knots] : 17.00 [02:00 PM] SASM5 Austin ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 46 Obs Received: 26890 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 23.00 [12:01 AM] EPJS2 Elk Point Low Air Temp[F] : 2.00 [10:52 PM] SWES2 Webster High Dew Point[F] : 22.00 [12:01 AM] EPJS2 Elk Point Low Dew Point[F] : -3.00 [11:06 PM] SSAS2 FSD PH Peak Gust[knots] : 47.79 [12:06 AM] SWAS2 Wall : 47.79 [12:06 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] MTYS2 Marty, SD ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 70 Obs Received: 70 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 30.00 [ ] CNTI4 CENTERVILLE Low Air Temp[F] : 4.00 [ ] VICI4 Vicks Corner _ Spirit Lake Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.02 [ ] ELDI4 ELDORA Max Snowfall [inch] : 0.30 [ ] CGGI4 COGGON : 0.30 [ ] WTRI4 WINTERSET 2 NNW ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 16.00 [09:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 8.60 [07:18 AM] OT0006 NE Ames High Dew Point[F] : 10.00 [02:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : 1.00 [08:15 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Sun Dec 18 11:01:38 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Sun Dec 18 11:01:41 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512181701.jBIH1cO4017507@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 17 December 2005 > News +---------------------------------------------- | Title : Internet Troubles | Date : 17 Dec 12:38 PM | Author: Daryl Herzmann | URL : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu +---------------------------------------------- Internet connectivity troubles appear to be blocking access to schoolnet data and some other data feeds. I am trying to see which tree I should bark up to get this resolved. Sorry for the trouble. > Yesterday's Daily Feature No feature posted. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 17 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 368 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 33.08 [09:52 AM] IOW IOWA CITY Low Air Temp[F] : -2.20 [11:52 PM] CID None : -2.20 [11:54 PM] ALO None High Dew Point[F] : 12.02 [12:52 AM] IOW IOWA CITY : 12.02 [07:53 AM] LWD LAMONI Low Dew Point[F] : -7.60 [11:53 PM] MCW None Peak Gust[knots] : 0.00 [ None] SUX SIOUX CITY : 0.00 [ None] OTM OTTUMWA : 0.00 [ None] MCW MASON CITY : 12 Other Duplicates Skipped ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 5483 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 28.40 [01:35 PM] ICL CLARINDA : 28.40 [01:35 PM] EOK KEOKUK MUNI : 28.40 [01:35 PM] CNC CHARITON Low Air Temp[F] : -7.00 [08:45 PM] IIB INDEPENDENCE High Dew Point[F] : 17.60 [12:15 AM] AWG WASHINGTON Low Dew Point[F] : -14.00 [10:27 PM] EBS WEBSTER CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 19.00 [10:46 AM] CIN CARROLL ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 7480 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 27.40 [01:48 PM] RMOU Mount Pleasant (US 218) Low Air Temp[F] : -15.90 [11:52 PM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) High Dew Point[F] : 17.70 [09:27 AM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Dew Point[F] : -18.40 [05:32 PM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) Peak Gust[knots] : 21.00 [12:55 PM] RSTO Storm Lake (US 71/IA 3) : 21.00 [11:42 AM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 67 Obs Received: 86147 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 29.00 [02:17 PM] SCEI4 Centerville : 29.00 [01:37 PM] SBMI4 Bloomfield Low Air Temp[F] : -4.00 [09:42 PM] SLMI4 Latimer High Dew Point[F] : 24.00 [09:08 PM] SCEI4 Centerville Low Dew Point[F] : -6.00 [09:42 PM] SLMI4 Latimer Peak Gust[knots] : 25.20 [12:06 AM] SCSI4 Creston Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] SMDI4 Madrid ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 7 Obs Received: 8214 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 10.00 [02:50 PM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Air Temp[F] : -7.00 [08:00 PM] SLEM5 LeRoy : -7.00 [06:38 AM] SASM5 Austin High Dew Point[F] : 7.00 [12:05 AM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Dew Point[F] : -6.00 [05:12 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy : -6.00 [10:42 PM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : -6.00 [05:36 AM] SASM5 Austin Peak Gust[knots] : 11.00 [01:27 PM] SOAI4 Osage : 11.00 [10:24 AM] SMYI4 Mason City : 11.00 [09:42 AM] SCKI4 Clear Lake ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 45 Obs Received: 24125 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 18.00 [01:46 PM] EPJS2 Elk Point Low Air Temp[F] : -4.00 [11:21 PM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School High Dew Point[F] : 14.00 [01:46 PM] EPJS2 Elk Point Low Dew Point[F] : -8.00 [07:17 AM] SSAS2 FSD PH Peak Gust[knots] : 36.50 [12:06 AM] SWAS2 Wall ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 64 Obs Received: 64 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 28.00 [ ] BEDI4 BEDFORD Low Air Temp[F] : -5.00 [ ] TRPI4 TRIPOLI Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.38 [ ] WMTI4 FORT DODGE Max Snowfall [inch] : 0.10 [ ] WMTI4 FORT DODGE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 11.00 [09:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith : 11.00 [12:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 4.80 [07:43 AM] OT0006 NE Ames High Dew Point[F] : 5.00 [12:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith : 5.00 [04:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : -2.00 [12:02 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Mon Dec 19 11:01:45 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Mon Dec 19 11:01:48 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512191701.jBJH1j0v025045@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 18 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature No feature posted. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 18 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 366 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 21.02 [01:53 PM] LWD LAMONI Low Air Temp[F] : -5.98 [07:55 AM] DBQ DUBUQUE High Dew Point[F] : 10.94 [12:53 AM] LWD LAMONI Low Dew Point[F] : -9.94 [07:55 AM] DBQ DUBUQUE : -9.94 [06:53 AM] MCW MASON CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 0.00 [ None] SUX SIOUX CITY : 0.00 [ None] OTM OTTUMWA : 0.00 [ None] MCW MASON CITY : 12 Other Duplicates Skipped ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 38 Obs Received: 5495 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 24.80 [02:55 PM] SDA None Low Air Temp[F] : -9.00 [07:06 AM] MXO MONTICELLO MUNI High Dew Point[F] : 12.20 [12:35 AM] ICL CLARINDA Low Dew Point[F] : -16.00 [08:26 AM] CAV CLARION : -16.00 [08:07 AM] EBS WEBSTER CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 16.00 [02:45 PM] CKP Cherokee : 16.00 [12:27 PM] OOA Oskaloosa : 16.00 [12:56 PM] EOK KEOKUK MUNI : 2 Other Duplicates Skipped ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 7524 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 23.20 [01:56 PM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Air Temp[F] : -17.70 [05:17 AM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) High Dew Point[F] : 12.50 [12:06 AM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Dew Point[F] : -24.20 [06:00 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 28.00 [08:20 PM] RCDR Cedar Rapids (I-380) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.02 [ ] RADA Adair (I-80) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 67 Obs Received: 94514 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 24.00 [03:05 PM] SCEI4 Centerville Low Air Temp[F] : -7.00 [07:39 AM] SLMI4 Latimer High Dew Point[F] : 15.00 [12:30 AM] SLOI4 Lamoni : 15.00 [08:00 PM] SCEI4 Centerville : 15.00 [12:00 AM] SMUI4 Murray Low Dew Point[F] : -9.00 [07:39 AM] SLMI4 Latimer Peak Gust[knots] : 19.12 [11:30 AM] SJEI4 Jefferson ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 6 Obs Received: 8570 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 8.00 [01:25 PM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Air Temp[F] : -12.00 [11:42 PM] SLEM5 LeRoy High Dew Point[F] : 4.00 [12:54 PM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : 4.00 [12:22 PM] SMYI4 Mason City : 4.00 [01:14 PM] SCQI4 Cresco Low Dew Point[F] : -12.00 [11:42 PM] SLEM5 LeRoy Peak Gust[knots] : 10.00 [10:57 AM] SMYI4 Mason City : 10.00 [12:25 PM] SCQI4 Cresco : 10.00 [09:51 PM] SCKI4 Clear Lake Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] SBLM5 Albert Lea ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 44 Obs Received: 25612 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 18.00 [02:38 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City : 18.00 [03:15 PM] SMSS2 Mission Low Air Temp[F] : -6.00 [06:55 AM] SEKS2 Elkton : -6.00 [08:30 AM] ESDS2 Eureka : -6.00 [07:45 AM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped High Dew Point[F] : 12.00 [04:46 PM] MOBS2 Mobridge Low Dew Point[F] : -10.00 [06:24 AM] SSAS2 FSD PH Peak Gust[knots] : 29.55 [12:06 AM] SWAS2 Wall ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 83 Obs Received: 83 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 53.00 [ ] TRPI4 TRIPOLI Low Air Temp[F] : -10.00 [ ] DCRI4 DECORAH : -10.00 [ ] EKRI4 ELKADER 5 SSW ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 13.00 [09:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 0.10 [07:19 AM] OT0006 NE Ames High Dew Point[F] : 8.00 [09:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : -6.00 [07:19 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Tue Dec 20 11:01:54 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Tue Dec 20 11:01:57 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512201701.jBKH1sCN015569@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 19 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-19 | Title : Snowy areas are below zero | Date : 19 Dec 07:50 AM | Votes : Good: 7 Bad: 5 +---------------------------------------------- The coldest low temperatures this morning are a proxy to where the snow is the deepest. Those areas include Northeast and Northcentral Iowa with lows in the minus teens and snowfall depths greater than 6 inches. The good news is that moderation is expected this week with highs well above freezing where there is no snow. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 19 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 370 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 28.40 [02:52 PM] SUX None Low Air Temp[F] : -11.92 [07:55 AM] DBQ DUBUQUE High Dew Point[F] : 17.96 [03:52 PM] SUX SIOUX CITY Low Dew Point[F] : -16.96 [07:55 AM] DBQ DUBUQUE Peak Gust[knots] : 0.00 [ None] SUX SIOUX CITY : 0.00 [ None] OTM OTTUMWA : 0.00 [ None] DBQ DUBUQUE : 12 Other Duplicates Skipped ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 5498 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Low Air Temp[F] : -13.00 [06:26 AM] IIB INDEPENDENCE : -13.00 [07:37 AM] OLZ OELWEIN High Dew Point[F] : 19.40 [04:35 PM] CKP Cherokee : 19.40 [04:35 PM] HNR HARLAN : 19.40 [04:35 PM] DNS DENISON Low Dew Point[F] : -22.00 [07:28 AM] EBS WEBSTER CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 15.00 [11:47 AM] CSQ CRESTON : 15.00 [06:47 PM] CBF COUNCIL BLUFFS ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 7200 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 33.50 [02:48 PM] RCOU Council Bluffs (I-80) Low Air Temp[F] : -17.00 [05:52 AM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) High Dew Point[F] : 22.70 [02:24 PM] RSIO Sioux City (I-29) Low Dew Point[F] : -31.40 [07:40 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 37.00 [04:00 AM] RCDR Cedar Rapids (I-380) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] RADA Adair (I-80) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 67 Obs Received: 94560 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 30.00 [03:36 PM] SFOI4 Fontanelle Low Air Temp[F] : -10.00 [04:20 AM] SLMI4 Latimer : -10.00 [02:37 AM] SBKI4 Belmond High Dew Point[F] : 22.00 [03:08 PM] SCBI4 Coon Rapids Low Dew Point[F] : -12.00 [04:20 AM] SLMI4 Latimer : -12.00 [07:27 AM] SBKI4 Belmond Peak Gust[knots] : 19.12 [12:06 PM] SFOI4 Fontanelle Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] SAGI4 Algona ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 7 Obs Received: 8434 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 15.00 [11:43 PM] SMYI4 Mason City : 15.00 [11:41 PM] SCKI4 Clear Lake Low Air Temp[F] : -15.00 [07:56 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy : -15.00 [07:51 AM] SASM5 Austin High Dew Point[F] : 14.00 [09:16 PM] SMYI4 Mason City : 14.00 [09:41 PM] SCKI4 Clear Lake Low Dew Point[F] : -15.00 [07:56 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy : -15.00 [07:51 AM] SASM5 Austin Peak Gust[knots] : 10.00 [01:10 PM] SCQI4 Cresco : 10.00 [10:11 PM] SCKI4 Clear Lake ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 46 Obs Received: 26573 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 35.00 [02:39 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City : 35.00 [02:43 PM] SMSS2 Mission Low Air Temp[F] : -5.00 [03:32 AM] SEKS2 Elkton : -5.00 [01:01 AM] BHHS2 Britton High Dew Point[F] : 29.00 [02:43 PM] SMSS2 Mission Low Dew Point[F] : -11.00 [04:55 AM] SSAS2 FSD PH Peak Gust[knots] : 20.86 [10:10 AM] SMSS2 Mission ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 75 Obs Received: 75 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 31.00 [ ] GLEI4 GLENWOOD 3 SW Low Air Temp[F] : -17.00 [ ] EKRI4 ELKADER 5 SSW Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.06 [ ] WACI4 WAUCOMA Max Snowfall [inch] : 0.60 [ ] WACI4 WAUCOMA ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 21.00 [09:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith : 21.00 [12:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 13.00 [03:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith High Dew Point[F] : 17.00 [09:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith : 17.00 [12:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : 10.00 [12:04 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Wed Dec 21 11:01:28 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Wed Dec 21 11:01:31 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512211701.jBLH1SLn010619@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 20 December 2005 > News +---------------------------------------------- | Title : NWS Data Outage | Date : 20 Dec 12:07 PM | Author: Daryl Herzmann | URL : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu +---------------------------------------------- There appears to be an issue with the NWS data dissemination system. The data pipe is running dry at the moment impacting lots of our products. Hopefully things will be back soon. Data restored shortly after noon! > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-20 | Title : Visible Snow Line | Date : 20 Dec 07:41 AM | Votes : Good: 12 Bad: 4 +---------------------------------------------- Visible satellite imagery from Monday afternoon clearly shows the division of the state into snow and snow free. You can also see the rivers snaking through the snowy areas. The snow line will be on the retreat to the northeast this week as warmer air is working into the state. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 20 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 361 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 33.98 [01:53 PM] LWD LAMONI : 33.98 [03:53 PM] BRL BURLINGTON Low Air Temp[F] : -0.94 [11:53 PM] MCW MASON CITY High Dew Point[F] : 21.20 [12:53 PM] OTM None Low Dew Point[F] : -5.80 [11:54 PM] ALO None Peak Gust[knots] : 0.00 [ None] BRL BURLINGTON : 0.00 [ None] MCW MASON CITY : 0.00 [ None] SUX SIOUX CITY : 12 Other Duplicates Skipped ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 7609 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 38.00 [02:49 PM] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI : 38.00 [02:10 PM] CNC CHARITON Low Air Temp[F] : -5.00 [10:50 PM] MXO MONTICELLO MUNI High Dew Point[F] : 24.80 [01:15 PM] ICL CLARINDA Low Dew Point[F] : -11.20 [10:15 PM] EBS WEBSTER CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 18.00 [11:15 AM] AWG WASHINGTON Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.09 [ ] DEH DECORAH ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 52 Obs Received: 7411 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 38.30 [02:56 PM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Air Temp[F] : -16.80 [11:37 PM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) High Dew Point[F] : 26.40 [01:19 PM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Dew Point[F] : -20.40 [11:00 PM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 30.00 [07:01 AM] RCDR Cedar Rapids (I-380) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 67 Obs Received: 94272 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 41.00 [09:54 PM] SCEI4 Centerville Low Air Temp[F] : 1.00 [10:31 PM] SBKI4 Belmond High Dew Point[F] : 40.00 [09:54 PM] SCEI4 Centerville Low Dew Point[F] : 0.00 [10:08 PM] SLMI4 Latimer : 0.00 [10:29 PM] SBKI4 Belmond Peak Gust[knots] : 19.99 [02:23 AM] SFAI4 Farnhamville : 19.99 [02:19 AM] SADI4 Adair ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 7 Obs Received: 8439 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 20.00 [12:08 PM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Air Temp[F] : -2.00 [11:40 PM] SCKI4 Clear Lake High Dew Point[F] : 16.00 [01:05 PM] SCQI4 Cresco Low Dew Point[F] : -1.00 [10:44 PM] SCKI4 Clear Lake Peak Gust[knots] : 11.00 [03:59 AM] SMYI4 Mason City : 11.00 [12:04 AM] SCKI4 Clear Lake Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] SCQI4 Cresco ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 46 Obs Received: 27583 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 47.00 [02:31 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Air Temp[F] : 0.00 [05:06 AM] FSNS2 Flandreau High Dew Point[F] : 34.00 [09:48 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Dew Point[F] : -2.00 [07:03 AM] SSAS2 FSD PH Peak Gust[knots] : 19.12 [12:23 AM] SRUM5 Russell ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 73 Obs Received: 73 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 37.00 [ ] SDHI4 SHENANDOAH : 37.00 [ ] SIDI4 SIDNEY : 37.00 [ ] LENI4 LEON 6 ESE Low Air Temp[F] : -17.00 [ ] EKRI4 ELKADER 5 SSW Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.00 [ ] ALGI4 ALGONA 3 W Max Snowfall [inch] : 0.00 [ ] ALGI4 ALGONA 3 W ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 21.60 [10:53 AM] OT0006 NE Ames Low Air Temp[F] : 3.90 [05:32 AM] OT0006 NE Ames High Dew Point[F] : 18.00 [09:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : -1.00 [05:24 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Thu Dec 22 11:01:59 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Thu Dec 22 11:02:02 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512221701.jBMH1xGe025284@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 21 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-21 | Title : Guess where the snow is | Date : 21 Dec 07:43 AM | Votes : Good: 9 Bad: 3 +---------------------------------------------- The featured plot maps NOAA's NWS forecasted high temperatures for today. Any guesses where the snowpack remains? This pattern will repeat itself for the remainder of the week until our next storm system this weekend. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 21 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 399 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 41.00 [02:54 PM] DSM DES MOINES Low Air Temp[F] : -9.94 [07:54 AM] ALO WATERLOO High Dew Point[F] : 23.00 [03:53 PM] OTM OTTUMWA : 23.00 [03:52 PM] SUX SIOUX CITY Low Dew Point[F] : -14.80 [06:54 AM] ALO None Peak Gust[knots] : 0.00 [ None] SUX SIOUX CITY : 0.00 [ None] OTM OTTUMWA : 0.00 [ None] MCW MASON CITY : 12 Other Duplicates Skipped ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 5444 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 41.00 [02:08 PM] OXV KNOXVILLE : 41.00 [02:55 PM] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI : 41.00 [01:18 PM] CNC CHARITON : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped Low Air Temp[F] : -10.00 [08:08 AM] MXO MONTICELLO MUNI High Dew Point[F] : 28.40 [02:55 PM] ICL CLARINDA : 28.40 [11:35 PM] CKP Cherokee Low Dew Point[F] : -15.00 [08:08 AM] MXO MONTICELLO MUNI Peak Gust[knots] : 16.00 [09:58 PM] ADU AUDUBON ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 52 Obs Received: 7541 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 43.40 [03:40 PM] RCOU Council Bluffs (I-80) Low Air Temp[F] : -17.00 [02:42 AM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) High Dew Point[F] : 30.40 [10:34 PM] RSIO Sioux City (I-29) Low Dew Point[F] : -35.90 [10:20 PM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 32.00 [03:20 AM] RCDR Cedar Rapids (I-380) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.02 [ ] RADA Adair (I-80) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 67 Obs Received: 95000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 44.00 [03:15 PM] SKCI4 KCCI Studios Low Air Temp[F] : -4.00 [08:15 AM] SBKI4 Belmond High Dew Point[F] : 32.00 [04:04 PM] SCBI4 Coon Rapids Low Dew Point[F] : -8.00 [04:39 PM] SDRI4 River Woods Peak Gust[knots] : 19.99 [11:47 PM] SADI4 Adair ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 7 Obs Received: 7777 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 23.00 [02:22 PM] SCQI4 Cresco Low Air Temp[F] : -11.00 [07:06 AM] SOAI4 Osage High Dew Point[F] : 15.00 [11:11 AM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : 15.00 [11:51 AM] SCKI4 Clear Lake Low Dew Point[F] : -10.00 [06:31 AM] SOAI4 Osage Peak Gust[knots] : 9.00 [11:05 PM] SCQI4 Cresco ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 46 Obs Received: 27793 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 64.00 [03:43 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Air Temp[F] : -2.00 [05:47 AM] FSNS2 Flandreau High Dew Point[F] : 43.00 [02:01 PM] SMSS2 Mission Low Dew Point[F] : -3.00 [07:31 AM] SHII4 Hull : -3.00 [06:23 AM] SSAS2 FSD PH Peak Gust[knots] : 25.20 [10:38 PM] SRUM5 Russell Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] WMSM5 Worthington ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 78 Obs Received: 78 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 42.00 [ ] GLEI4 GLENWOOD 3 SW : 42.00 [ ] IDAI4 INDIANOLA Low Air Temp[F] : -14.00 [ ] NHPI4 NEW HAMPTON ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 671 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 37.80 [10:53 AM] OT0006 NE Ames Low Air Temp[F] : 23.00 [12:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith : 23.00 [12:19 AM] OT0006 NE Ames High Dew Point[F] : 30.00 [09:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith Low Dew Point[F] : 18.00 [12:08 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Fri Dec 23 11:02:21 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Fri Dec 23 11:02:24 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512231702.jBNH2L8W007059@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 22 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-22 | Title : Snow breeze | Date : 22 Dec 07:53 AM | Votes : Good: 16 Bad: 4 +---------------------------------------------- The featured plot shows a special phenomena that happened yesterday along the boundary between the snowpack (white colors) and bare ground (dark colors). A so called snow breeze happens when differential heating occurs causing a pressure gradient which drives the wind. The general flow yesterday was from the southwest and you can see the northeasterly flow from sites within the snowpack representing the snow breeze. Cool stuff! > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 22 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 363 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 53.60 [01:54 PM] DSM None : 53.60 [02:52 PM] SUX None Low Air Temp[F] : 5.00 [01:04 AM] IOW IOWA CITY High Dew Point[F] : 39.20 [02:52 PM] SUX None Low Dew Point[F] : 1.40 [01:15 AM] IOW IOWA CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 26.00 [04:57 AM] EST ESTHERVILLE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] DBQ DUBUQUE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 7858 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 57.00 [02:51 PM] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI Low Air Temp[F] : -6.00 [12:02 AM] MXO MONTICELLO MUNI High Dew Point[F] : 42.00 [03:02 PM] LRJ LE MARS Low Dew Point[F] : -10.00 [12:02 AM] MXO MONTICELLO MUNI Peak Gust[knots] : 24.00 [09:32 PM] EOK KEOKUK MUNI ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 7465 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 58.30 [02:16 PM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Air Temp[F] : -1.00 [12:02 AM] RMAN Manchester (US 20) High Dew Point[F] : 43.70 [03:45 PM] RSIO Sioux City (I-29) Low Dew Point[F] : -26.30 [02:20 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 25.00 [08:27 AM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) : 25.00 [04:45 AM] RSTO Storm Lake (US 71/IA 3) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 67 Obs Received: 94255 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 102.00 [02:56 PM] SAKI4 Ankeny Low Air Temp[F] : 3.00 [09:13 AM] SDRI4 River Woods : 3.00 [07:00 PM] SAKI4 Ankeny High Dew Point[F] : 82.00 [02:56 PM] SAKI4 Ankeny Low Dew Point[F] : 0.00 [10:22 AM] SAKI4 Ankeny : 0.00 [12:27 PM] SAFI4 Afton Peak Gust[knots] : 28.68 [10:12 PM] SFOI4 Fontanelle Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.30 [ ] SAGI4 Algona ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 8 Obs Received: 8949 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 43.00 [01:31 PM] SBLM5 Albert Lea Low Air Temp[F] : 4.00 [12:00 AM] SMYI4 Mason City High Dew Point[F] : 35.00 [09:09 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha Low Dew Point[F] : 4.00 [12:00 AM] SMYI4 Mason City Peak Gust[knots] : 14.00 [09:53 AM] SCQI4 Cresco Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.20 [ ] SKWI4 Kanawha ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 46 Obs Received: 28231 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 65.00 [03:30 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Air Temp[F] : 14.00 [12:03 AM] CHAS2 Chamberlain High Dew Point[F] : 50.00 [12:52 PM] SMSS2 Mission Low Dew Point[F] : 12.00 [12:03 AM] CHAS2 Chamberlain Peak Gust[knots] : 25.20 [11:02 PM] WMSM5 Worthington : 25.20 [12:58 AM] SRUM5 Russell Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.10 [ ] SWES2 Webster : 0.10 [ ] SMAM5 Madison ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 74 Obs Received: 74 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 55.00 [ ] LSXI4 LITTLE SIOUX 2 NW : 55.00 [ ] SIDI4 SIDNEY Low Air Temp[F] : -10.00 [ ] TRPI4 TRIPOLI : -10.00 [ ] CGGI4 COGGON : -10.00 [ ] OSAI4 OSAGE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.00 [ ] WACI4 WAUCOMA : 0.00 [ ] CRCI4 Cresco Max Snowfall [inch] : 0.00 [ ] WACI4 WAUCOMA ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 683 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 43.00 [12:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 30.90 [07:58 AM] OT0006 NE Ames High Dew Point[F] : 36.00 [12:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith Low Dew Point[F] : 28.00 [06:48 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Sat Dec 24 11:01:45 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Sat Dec 24 11:01:48 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512241701.jBOH1ju2019246@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 23 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-23 | Title : Happy Holidays | Date : 23 Dec 06:55 AM | Votes : Good: 8 Bad: 7 +---------------------------------------------- May you find the true meaning of the season and none of your presents be ties. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 23 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 355 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 51.80 [01:53 PM] BRL None Low Air Temp[F] : 21.20 [07:47 AM] ALO WATERLOO High Dew Point[F] : 39.92 [01:53 PM] BRL BURLINGTON : 39.92 [02:52 PM] SUX SIOUX CITY : 39.92 [09:53 PM] LWD LAMONI Low Dew Point[F] : 19.40 [07:47 AM] ALO WATERLOO Peak Gust[knots] : 32.00 [12:12 PM] DVN QUAD CITIES Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.15 [ ] LWD LAMONI ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 5305 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 53.00 [12:18 PM] EOK KEOKUK MUNI Low Air Temp[F] : 22.00 [07:48 AM] CAV CLARION High Dew Point[F] : 43.00 [02:28 PM] LRJ LE MARS Low Dew Point[F] : 13.00 [07:48 AM] CAV CLARION Peak Gust[knots] : 25.00 [01:09 AM] OOA Oskaloosa Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.25 [ ] CBF COUNCIL BLUFFS ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 7429 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 52.80 [02:28 PM] RMOU Mount Pleasant (US 218) Low Air Temp[F] : 23.70 [08:08 AM] RNEW New Hampton (US 18) High Dew Point[F] : 44.10 [08:03 PM] RADA Adair (I-80) Low Dew Point[F] : -10.70 [06:40 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 23.00 [06:20 PM] RCDR Cedar Rapids (I-380) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.23 [ ] RLEO Leon (I-35)/IA 2) : 0.23 [ ] ROSC Osceola (I-35) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 66 Obs Received: 90829 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 51.00 [01:54 PM] SCEI4 Centerville : 51.00 [12:59 PM] SBMI4 Bloomfield Low Air Temp[F] : 4.00 [06:33 PM] SBOI4 Boone High Dew Point[F] : 46.00 [12:17 AM] SMUI4 Murray : 46.00 [02:12 PM] SCBI4 Coon Rapids Low Dew Point[F] : 4.00 [06:33 PM] SBOI4 Boone Peak Gust[knots] : 24.33 [01:48 AM] SBMI4 Bloomfield : 24.33 [01:00 AM] SALI4 Albia : 24.33 [12:31 AM] SPEI4 Pella Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.25 [ ] SMOI4 Mount Ayr ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 8 Obs Received: 10509 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 47.00 [11:23 AM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Air Temp[F] : 24.00 [06:20 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha High Dew Point[F] : 36.00 [12:14 PM] SCQI4 Cresco : 36.00 [10:19 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha : 36.00 [10:31 AM] SCKI4 Clear Lake : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped Low Dew Point[F] : 23.00 [06:20 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha Peak Gust[knots] : 11.00 [12:29 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.32 [ ] SCQI4 Cresco ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 45 Obs Received: 28132 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 54.00 [04:47 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Air Temp[F] : 26.00 [08:10 AM] SHUS2 Huron High Dew Point[F] : 48.00 [01:46 PM] MOBS2 Mobridge Low Dew Point[F] : 20.00 [07:24 AM] SSAS2 FSD PH Peak Gust[knots] : 52.14 [09:26 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.11 [ ] SWAS2 Wall ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 70 Obs Received: 70 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 52.00 [ ] LENI4 LEON 6 ESE Low Air Temp[F] : 6.00 [ ] AUDI4 AUDUBON 1 SSE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.63 [ ] SDHI4 SHENANDOAH ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 41.00 [12:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 33.70 [10:58 AM] OT0006 NE Ames High Dew Point[F] : 39.00 [02:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith : 39.00 [12:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : 30.00 [10:07 AM] OT0006 NE Ames Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Sun Dec 25 11:01:27 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Sun Dec 25 11:01:30 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512251701.jBPH1R2R021033@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 24 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature No feature posted. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 24 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 9 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 501 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 42.98 [10:53 AM] BRL BURLINGTON Low Air Temp[F] : 28.94 [09:53 PM] SPW SPENCER High Dew Point[F] : 39.92 [12:53 AM] LWD LAMONI Low Dew Point[F] : 26.96 [09:53 PM] SPW SPENCER Peak Gust[knots] : 28.00 [06:41 AM] SPW SPENCER : 28.00 [11:05 AM] AMW AMES Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.59 [ ] LWD LAMONI ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 37 Obs Received: 5295 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 43.00 [12:08 AM] ICL CLARINDA : 43.00 [12:07 AM] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI Low Air Temp[F] : 29.00 [10:18 PM] SHL SHELDON High Dew Point[F] : 40.00 [12:08 AM] ICL CLARINDA Low Dew Point[F] : 20.00 [09:09 AM] EBS WEBSTER CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 30.00 [10:28 AM] HNR HARLAN Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.40 [ ] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 50 Obs Received: 7144 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 42.10 [01:00 AM] ROSC Osceola (I-35) Low Air Temp[F] : 28.30 [07:24 AM] RDEC Decorah (IA 9) High Dew Point[F] : 41.50 [01:26 AM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Dew Point[F] : -16.10 [07:30 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 30.00 [09:18 AM] RONA Onawa (I-29) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] RADA Adair (I-80) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 65 Obs Received: 91535 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 45.00 [12:00 AM] SCEI4 Centerville : 45.00 [12:00 AM] SFOI4 Fontanelle Low Air Temp[F] : 3.00 [06:35 PM] SBOI4 Boone High Dew Point[F] : 45.00 [12:39 AM] SCEI4 Centerville Low Dew Point[F] : 3.00 [06:35 PM] SBOI4 Boone Peak Gust[knots] : 26.94 [03:58 PM] SBOI4 Boone : 26.94 [12:04 PM] SGLI4 Glidden : 26.94 [08:11 AM] SFAI4 Farnhamville : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.50 [ ] SLOI4 Lamoni ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 8 Obs Received: 11051 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 37.00 [12:55 AM] SMYI4 Mason City : 37.00 [12:00 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha Low Air Temp[F] : 30.00 [06:52 AM] SASM5 Austin High Dew Point[F] : 36.00 [12:01 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha Low Dew Point[F] : 30.00 [12:30 AM] SCQI4 Cresco : 30.00 [06:52 AM] SASM5 Austin Peak Gust[knots] : 18.00 [08:07 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.02 [ ] SBLM5 Albert Lea ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 45 Obs Received: 28301 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 56.00 [03:47 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Air Temp[F] : 23.00 [08:00 AM] SHII4 Hull High Dew Point[F] : 47.00 [02:49 PM] SMSS2 Mission Low Dew Point[F] : 18.00 [11:06 AM] SHII4 Hull Peak Gust[knots] : 52.14 [12:06 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] ICSI4 Inwood : 0.01 [ ] SSBS2 FSD Pav : 0.01 [ ] SSAS2 FSD PH ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 64 Obs Received: 64 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 50.00 [ ] GTHI4 GUTHRIE CENTER Low Air Temp[F] : 24.00 [ ] SIBI4 SIBLEY 5 NNE : 24.00 [ ] WMTI4 FORT DODGE : 24.00 [ ] TRPI4 TRIPOLI Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.20 [ ] BCNI4 BEACONSFIELD : 0.20 [ ] LENI4 LEON 6 ESE Max Snowfall [inch] : 0.00 [ ] IONI4 IONIA 2 W : 0.00 [ ] WACI4 WAUCOMA : 0.00 [ ] BTTI4 BRITT : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 662 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 33.10 [12:00 AM] OT0006 NE Ames Low Air Temp[F] : 31.60 [08:40 AM] OT0006 NE Ames High Dew Point[F] : 30.00 [12:00 AM] OT0006 NE Ames Low Dew Point[F] : 28.00 [09:00 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Mon Dec 26 11:01:58 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Mon Dec 26 11:02:01 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512261701.jBQH1w4p006909@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 25 December 2005 > News +---------------------------------------------- | Title : GOES Satellite GIS products | Date : 26 Dec 10:11 AM | Author: Daryl Herzmann | URL : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/goes.phtml +---------------------------------------------- Thanks to the support of Unidata, the IEM is pleased to announce the release of GIS products derived from the GOES East and West satellites. These products should be considered experimental and your feedback is certainly desired. The referenced URL in this news item should contain the details you need to know to take advantage of this new data set. At this time, the IEM is providing a Web Map Service (OGC WMS) of a conus composite of visible and infrared channels. You may also have noticed that Satellite information has now appeared on the "RADAR + NWS Warnings app" as well as the sortable currents plotter. It is exciting to be processing this dataset and integrating it into the various applications we have. The equipment grant from Unidata provided the computing horsepower to process and then serve this dataset to the community. > Yesterday's Daily Feature No feature posted. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 25 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 508 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 37.94 [10:53 AM] BRL BURLINGTON Low Air Temp[F] : 28.04 [07:53 PM] SPW SPENCER High Dew Point[F] : 33.80 [02:49 AM] IOW IOWA CITY : 33.80 [12:52 AM] CID CEDAR RAPIDS : 33.80 [12:53 AM] OTM OTTUMWA : 3 Other Duplicates Skipped Low Dew Point[F] : 26.06 [02:53 PM] SPW SPENCER Peak Gust[knots] : 22.00 [11:52 AM] CID CEDAR RAPIDS ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 37 Obs Received: 5350 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 39.00 [12:58 PM] AWG WASHINGTON Low Air Temp[F] : 28.00 [09:18 PM] SHL SHELDON : 28.00 [10:38 PM] CIN CARROLL High Dew Point[F] : 37.00 [02:58 AM] AWG WASHINGTON Low Dew Point[F] : 18.00 [06:59 AM] EBS WEBSTER CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 22.00 [11:48 AM] MUT MUSCATINE : 22.00 [08:17 AM] IIB INDEPENDENCE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] RDK RED OAK : 0.01 [ ] EOK KEOKUK MUNI ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 49 Obs Received: 6886 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 38.30 [11:31 AM] RMAN Manchester (US 20) Low Air Temp[F] : 24.10 [01:48 AM] RCOU Council Bluffs (I-80) High Dew Point[F] : 37.10 [11:20 AM] RCDR Cedar Rapids (I-380) Low Dew Point[F] : -15.30 [10:10 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 21.00 [09:50 AM] RDAV Davenport (I-80/I-280) : 21.00 [12:11 AM] RCRE Creston (US 34) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 65 Obs Received: 92218 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 38.00 [12:17 AM] SPKI4 Polk City : 38.00 [12:00 AM] SFOI4 Fontanelle Low Air Temp[F] : -17.00 [08:29 PM] SAKI4 Ankeny High Dew Point[F] : 37.00 [12:17 AM] SPKI4 Polk City Low Dew Point[F] : -18.00 [08:29 PM] SAKI4 Ankeny Peak Gust[knots] : 25.20 [12:06 AM] SCSI4 Creston Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.02 [ ] SBDI4 Bedford Commn ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 8 Obs Received: 11355 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 35.00 [12:04 PM] SCQI4 Cresco : 35.00 [12:29 PM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Air Temp[F] : 28.00 [06:50 PM] SCKI4 Clear Lake High Dew Point[F] : 33.00 [12:05 AM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Dew Point[F] : 27.00 [08:36 PM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : 27.00 [07:17 PM] SLEM5 LeRoy : 27.00 [10:45 PM] SOAI4 Osage : 3 Other Duplicates Skipped Peak Gust[knots] : 10.00 [06:21 AM] SASM5 Austin : 10.00 [12:21 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha : 10.00 [03:07 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] SOAI4 Osage ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 45 Obs Received: 28299 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 62.00 [12:16 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Air Temp[F] : 24.00 [08:14 AM] CCES2 Ft Thompson : 24.00 [07:05 AM] ESDS2 Eureka High Dew Point[F] : 54.00 [01:15 PM] SMSS2 Mission Low Dew Point[F] : 20.00 [07:34 AM] SSAS2 FSD PH Peak Gust[knots] : 48.66 [04:49 AM] WMSM5 Worthington ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 64 Obs Received: 64 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 39.00 [ ] EKRI4 ELKADER 5 SSW Low Air Temp[F] : 25.00 [ ] SNBI4 SANBORN : 25.00 [ ] SPRI4 SPIRIT LAKE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.02 [ ] WTRI4 WINTERSET 2 NNW Max Snowfall [inch] : 0.00 [ ] WACI4 WAUCOMA : 0.00 [ ] CIYI4 CHARLES CITY : 0.00 [ ] SWEI4 Swea City ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 32.00 [05:30 PM] RAWNSM Neal Smith : 32.00 [12:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 28.00 [04:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith High Dew Point[F] : 31.00 [12:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : 26.00 [12:37 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Tue Dec 27 11:01:54 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Tue Dec 27 11:01:56 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512271701.jBRH1sw4007562@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 26 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-26 | Title : Some freezing fog | Date : 26 Dec 08:11 AM | Votes : Good: 7 Bad: 3 +---------------------------------------------- Not a good combination with thick fog and temperatures below freezing throughout most of the state. The result is slick roads and a dangerous trip to the clothing store to return that tie you got yesterday. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 26 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 561 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 42.98 [03:52 PM] SUX SIOUX CITY Low Air Temp[F] : 26.06 [06:52 AM] EST ESTHERVILLE High Dew Point[F] : 35.96 [02:53 PM] LWD LAMONI : 35.96 [03:52 PM] SUX SIOUX CITY Low Dew Point[F] : 24.80 [07:09 AM] EST ESTHERVILLE : 24.80 [10:43 PM] SUX SIOUX CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 23.00 [12:05 PM] MCW MASON CITY ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 36 Obs Received: 5078 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 54.00 [02:48 PM] ICL CLARINDA Low Air Temp[F] : 26.60 [03:15 AM] FOD FORT DODGE High Dew Point[F] : 41.00 [02:58 PM] ICL CLARINDA : 41.00 [02:48 PM] DNS DENISON : 41.00 [03:37 PM] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI Low Dew Point[F] : 15.00 [03:39 AM] EBS WEBSTER CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 22.00 [05:47 PM] IIB INDEPENDENCE : 22.00 [01:09 PM] EBS WEBSTER CITY : 22.00 [11:48 AM] CAV CLARION : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 50 Obs Received: 7103 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 52.90 [03:56 PM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Air Temp[F] : 17.40 [02:42 AM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) High Dew Point[F] : 43.70 [03:56 PM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Dew Point[F] : -5.30 [06:10 PM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 29.00 [01:38 PM] RWIL Williams (I-35) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 66 Obs Received: 93070 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 52.00 [03:05 PM] SBDI4 Bedford Commn Low Air Temp[F] : -9.00 [12:00 AM] SAKI4 Ankeny High Dew Point[F] : 46.00 [02:37 PM] SMOI4 Mount Ayr Low Dew Point[F] : -10.00 [10:40 AM] SMAI4 Marshalltown : -10.00 [12:00 AM] SAKI4 Ankeny Peak Gust[knots] : 24.33 [01:40 PM] SADI4 Adair Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.03 [ ] SBDI4 Bedford Commn ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 7 Obs Received: 9882 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 32.00 [12:00 AM] SMYI4 Mason City : 32.00 [06:59 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha Low Air Temp[F] : 25.00 [07:42 AM] SCKI4 Clear Lake High Dew Point[F] : 32.00 [08:55 PM] SMYI4 Mason City : 32.00 [06:59 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha Low Dew Point[F] : 24.00 [07:42 AM] SCKI4 Clear Lake Peak Gust[knots] : 21.00 [12:28 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.04 [ ] SKWI4 Kanawha ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 45 Obs Received: 28314 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 65.00 [01:07 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Air Temp[F] : 25.00 [11:38 PM] SYAS2 Yankton High Dew Point[F] : 54.00 [02:47 PM] SMSS2 Mission Low Dew Point[F] : 10.00 [11:48 AM] SHII4 Hull Peak Gust[knots] : 22.59 [12:34 AM] MTMS2 Mitchell Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] ESDS2 Eureka ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 74 Obs Received: 74 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 52.00 [ ] ROKI4 RED OAK Low Air Temp[F] : 21.00 [ ] CSAI4 CASTANA EXPERIMENT FARM Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.00 [ ] ALGI4 ALGONA 3 W : 0.00 [ ] CHRI4 CHARITON 1 E : 0.00 [ ] CIYI4 CHARLES CITY : 10 Other Duplicates Skipped Max Snowfall [inch] : 0.00 [ ] ALGI4 ALGONA 3 W : 0.00 [ ] WACI4 WAUCOMA ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 32.00 [12:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith Low Air Temp[F] : 27.00 [02:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto High Dew Point[F] : 32.00 [12:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith Low Dew Point[F] : 26.00 [02:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Wed Dec 28 11:01:36 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Wed Dec 28 11:01:37 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512281701.jBSH1aNO005030@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 27 December 2005 > News +---------------------------------------------- | Title : 2005 Weather Events | Date : 27 Dec 03:21 PM | Author: Daryl Herzmann | URL : http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=dmx&storyid=867&source=0 +---------------------------------------------- The NWS office in Des Moines issued this summary today of significant weather events for 2005. Very good summary. ============= PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 240 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS FOR THE STATE OF IOWA IN 2005... THE FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF LISTING OF MAJOR WEATHER EVENTS TO IMPACT IOWA DURING THE PAST YEAR. THE LIST DOES NOT PROVIDE A RANKING BUT TRIES TO ENCOMPASS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENTS TO AFFECT ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE STATE. MANY THANKS GO TO THE STATE OF IOWA CLIMATOLOGIST HARRY HILLAKER...WHO PROVIDED PORTIONS OF THE INFORMATION USED IN THIS REPORT. ...NOVEMBER TORNADOES... NOVEMBER IS USUALLY NOT THOUGHT OF AS A MONTH IN WHICH TORNADOES OCCUR. HOWEVER...NOVEMBER 2005 SAW TWELVE TORNADOES OCCUR ON THE 12TH OF THE MONTH. THREE OF THESE TORNADOES WERE LONG TRACKED AND PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN THE PORTIONS OF WOODWARD...STRATFORD AND THE WEST SIDE OF AMES. THE TORNADO IN STRATFORD KILLED AN 82 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH SEVERAL OTHER INJURIES OCCURRING. TOTAL DAMAGE FROM THE TORNADOES WAS IN EXCESS OF 15 MILLION DOLLARS WITH MANY HOMES HAVING BEEN PARTIALLY OR TOTALLY DESTROYED. THIS EVENT PRODUCED THE FIRST NOVEMBER TORNADOES SINCE 1991. TWO OTHER "OUTBREAKS" OF TORNADOES HAVE OCCURRED IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER IN IOWA. ONE EVENT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 9TH 1975 WHEN NINE TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN PRIMARILY IN EASTERN IOWA. THE OTHER EVENT WAS NOVEMBER 15TH 1988 WHEN 8 TORNADOES OCCURRED...AGAIN MAINLY IN EASTERN IOWA. ...DROUGHT... DRY CONDITIONS BEGAN EXPANDING IN PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST IOWA IN MARCH. THE RAINFALL DEFICITS KEPT CREEPING WESTWARD AND THIS EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOUTHWEST IOWA BECOMING VERY DRY BY LATE AUGUST. MANY LOCATIONS IN EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST IOWA SAW EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS THROUGH THE SUMMER CONTINUING RIGHT UP UNTIL THE PRESENT. FARTHER WEST...MODERATE TO SEVERE DROUGHT DEVELOPED IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE IN THE SUMMER AND EARLY FALL AND CONTINUED UP THROUGH THE PRESENT. INDEED...RAINFALL HAS BEEN BELOW NORMAL FOR THE YEAR IN MUCH OF THE STATE SOUTH OF A SIOUX CITY TO WATERLOO TO MCGREGOR LINE. A TEN INCH RAINFALL DEFICIT EXISTS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST INTO EAST CENTRAL IOWA WHERE THE QUAD CITIES AREA IS EXPERIENCING THE 2ND DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS AFFECTED CROP YIELDS IN EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE STATE WHERE THE DRY WEATHER OCCURRED DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THE AFFECT ON CROPS IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WAS LESS APPARENT AS THE DRIER CONDITIONS DID NOT FULLY DEVELOP UNTIL THE END OF THE GROWING SEASON. ...MAY FREEZE... WIDESPREAD FREEZING CONDITIONS WERE COMMON ACROSS THE STATE IN EARLY MAY. ALL BUT 4 OF THE 140 REPORTING SITES THROUGHOUT THE STATE REPORTED A FREEZE ON THE NIGHTS OF THE 3RD AND 4TH WITH THE NIGHT OF THE 3RD BEING THE COLDEST. THE THERMOMETER DROPPED TO 19 DEGREES IN 4 LOCATIONS THAT NIGHT WHICH WERE THE LOWEST READINGS FOR MAY IN IOWA SINCE MAY 1 OF 1967. THE 19 DEGREES WAS ALSO THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR SO LATE IN THE SPRING SINCE MAY 4 OF 1907. NINE REPORTING SITES RECORDED THEIR LOWEST EVER MAY TEMPERATURES ON RECORD AS WELL. ...JANUARY SNOW... AN INTENSE SYSTEM DUMPED LARGE AMOUNTS OF SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF IOWA FROM JANUARY 4TH THROUGH THE 6TH. A HEAVY SNOW BAND OF 10 OR MORE INCHES FELL IN A CORRIDOR FROM NEAR COUNCIL BLUFFS THROUGH AMES AND WATERLOO INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. STATEWIDE AVERAGE SNOWFALL WAS 8.5 INCHES WHICH IS THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SINCE THE STATE CLIMATOLOGIST OFFICE STARTED COMPUTING THIS AVERAGE 20 YEARS AGO. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNT WAS 15.5 INCHES AT THE IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURE FARM WEST OF AMES. ...EARLY DECEMBER SNOW AND COLD... A VERY COLD PERIOD ENSUED IN THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER WITH AN ARCTIC AIRMASS ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE STATE. STATEWIDE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE 20.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE FIRST SEVEN DAYS OF THE MONTH. THIS WAS THE COLDEST START EVER FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. IN ADDITION...FROM NOVEMBER 28TH THROUGH DECEMBER 16TH...STATEWIDE SNOWFALL AVERAGED 13.2 INCHES WHICH PROVIDED PLENTY OF SNOWPACK ACROSS THE STATE. $$ COGIL > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-27 | Title : Move to SW Iowa | Date : 27 Dec 07:03 AM | Votes : Good: 7 Bad: 2 +---------------------------------------------- Some of you may be looking for warmer weather and sunshine, well look no further than Southwest Iowa. The fog lifted and the sky cleared there yesterday helping temperatures to soar without any snow on the ground. Numerous spots in Kansas and Texas even set record highs yesterday. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 27 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 529 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 53.60 [01:53 PM] BRL None Low Air Temp[F] : 26.60 [12:05 AM] SUX SIOUX CITY High Dew Point[F] : 41.00 [02:53 PM] BRL BURLINGTON Low Dew Point[F] : 26.06 [05:52 AM] DVN QUAD CITIES : 26.06 [12:52 AM] SUX SIOUX CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 20.00 [06:52 PM] DVN QUAD CITIES ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 7622 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 52.00 [03:20 PM] EOK KEOKUK MUNI Low Air Temp[F] : 22.00 [06:20 AM] ADU AUDUBON High Dew Point[F] : 43.00 [01:50 PM] MPZ MOUNT PLEASANT Low Dew Point[F] : 15.00 [05:51 AM] EBS WEBSTER CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 22.00 [10:20 PM] ICL CLARINDA : 22.00 [03:50 PM] CBF COUNCIL BLUFFS ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 7362 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 55.40 [12:48 PM] RMOU Mount Pleasant (US 218) Low Air Temp[F] : 23.90 [06:13 AM] RRED Red Oak (US 34/US 71) High Dew Point[F] : 43.30 [11:50 AM] ROTT Ottumwa (US 63) Low Dew Point[F] : -18.00 [09:50 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 23.00 [02:49 PM] RONA Onawa (I-29) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] RADA Adair (I-80) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 67 Obs Received: 91258 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 52.00 [01:17 PM] SCEI4 Centerville : 52.00 [01:38 PM] SBMI4 Bloomfield Low Air Temp[F] : 8.00 [03:21 AM] SAKI4 Ankeny High Dew Point[F] : 45.00 [01:46 PM] SCDI4 Corydon : 45.00 [01:17 PM] SCEI4 Centerville : 45.00 [12:05 PM] SBMI4 Bloomfield Low Dew Point[F] : 8.00 [03:21 AM] SAKI4 Ankeny Peak Gust[knots] : 23.46 [10:29 PM] SMOI4 Mount Ayr Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.16 [ ] SPEI4 Pella ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 7 Obs Received: 9612 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 32.00 [02:20 AM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : 32.00 [01:19 AM] SOAI4 Osage : 32.00 [10:38 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped Low Air Temp[F] : 28.00 [11:46 PM] SCQI4 Cresco : 28.00 [09:27 PM] SLEM5 LeRoy : 28.00 [09:36 PM] SCKI4 Clear Lake High Dew Point[F] : 32.00 [02:20 AM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : 32.00 [01:19 AM] SOAI4 Osage : 32.00 [10:38 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped Low Dew Point[F] : 27.00 [11:46 PM] SCQI4 Cresco : 27.00 [09:27 PM] SLEM5 LeRoy : 27.00 [09:36 PM] SCKI4 Clear Lake Peak Gust[knots] : 16.00 [05:35 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] SBLM5 Albert Lea : 0.01 [ ] SMYI4 Mason City : 0.01 [ ] SLEM5 LeRoy : 4 Other Duplicates Skipped ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 45 Obs Received: 27823 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 55.00 [12:58 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Air Temp[F] : 15.00 [11:15 AM] SHII4 Hull High Dew Point[F] : 50.00 [01:51 PM] MOBS2 Mobridge Low Dew Point[F] : 10.00 [11:09 AM] SYAS2 Yankton Peak Gust[knots] : 33.02 [03:51 PM] SWAS2 Wall Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.04 [ ] KKAS2 Kadoka ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 75 Obs Received: 75 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 50.00 [ ] BEDI4 BEDFORD : 50.00 [ ] LENI4 LEON 6 ESE Low Air Temp[F] : 15.00 [ ] CHRI4 CHARITON 1 E Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] KNXI4 KNOXVILLE Max Snowfall [inch] : 0.00 [ ] ALGI4 ALGONA 3 W : 0.00 [ ] FSCI4 FOREST CITY 2 NNE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 33.00 [04:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 29.70 [07:21 AM] OT0006 NE Ames High Dew Point[F] : 32.00 [12:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith : 32.00 [04:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : 27.00 [04:35 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Thu Dec 29 11:01:35 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Thu Dec 29 11:01:38 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512291701.jBTH1Zi9030161@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 28 December 2005 > News +---------------------------------------------- | Title : Daily Archive Stats | Date : 28 Dec 03:36 PM | Author: Daryl Herzmann | URL : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/archive/data/2005/12/27 +---------------------------------------------- While doing system backups today, I thought it would be interesting to drop a quick news item concerning how much data the IEM is archiving each day. These numbers are rough, but it will give you and idea on the archive we maintain. The referenced link gives you a listing to manually download this data For 27 December 2005 Megabytes 5 minute webcamera imagery 37 1km NEXRAD 5 minute GIS images 196 CONUS GOES Satellite GIS images 68 Cached RADAR views for archive 60 Archive plots/images 10 === 371 This does not include raw observations and databased observations. The neat part of this archive is that it is all public and contains scriptable/predictable file names! All timestamps on filenames are in UTC. > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-28 | Title : Finally can see something | Date : 28 Dec 07:11 AM | Votes : Good: 8 Bad: 4 +---------------------------------------------- After fog kept visibilities near 0 for most of the day on Tuesday, gustier winds showed up late last night and are helping to mix the lower atmosphere up some. Our forecast keeps this mucky weather around with chances of light precipitation for the rest of the week. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 28 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 33 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 Svr Tstorm 140 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 570 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 37.40 [03:52 PM] SUX SIOUX CITY : 37.40 [12:53 AM] BRL BURLINGTON Low Air Temp[F] : 28.04 [03:53 AM] SPW SPENCER : 28.04 [11:53 PM] MCW MASON CITY High Dew Point[F] : 33.98 [12:53 AM] BRL BURLINGTON Low Dew Point[F] : 26.06 [11:53 PM] MCW MASON CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 24.00 [05:53 AM] AMW AMES ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 7754 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 40.00 [03:31 PM] ICL CLARINDA : 40.00 [02:01 PM] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI Low Air Temp[F] : 28.00 [05:11 PM] AXA ALGONA High Dew Point[F] : 36.00 [12:00 AM] AWG WASHINGTON : 36.00 [01:31 AM] SLB STORM LAKE Low Dew Point[F] : 17.00 [02:12 AM] EBS WEBSTER CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 23.00 [02:31 PM] MUT MUSCATINE : 23.00 [01:01 PM] FFL FAIRFIELD : 23.00 [04:11 PM] EOK KEOKUK MUNI ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 52 Obs Received: 7286 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 44.30 [03:46 PM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Air Temp[F] : 28.20 [02:59 AM] RSPE Spencer (US 18) High Dew Point[F] : 40.40 [02:51 PM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Dew Point[F] : -18.00 [07:30 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 25.00 [03:54 PM] RDSM Des Moines (I-35) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] RADA Adair (I-80) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 65 Obs Received: 90600 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 37.00 [04:03 PM] SBDI4 Bedford Commn Low Air Temp[F] : 1.00 [10:34 AM] SMNI4 Montezuma High Dew Point[F] : 36.00 [02:09 PM] SBDI4 Bedford Commn : 36.00 [01:54 PM] SPKI4 Polk City Low Dew Point[F] : 0.00 [10:32 AM] SMAI4 Marshalltown : 0.00 [10:34 AM] SMNI4 Montezuma Peak Gust[knots] : 23.46 [01:30 PM] SPEI4 Pella Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] SAEI4 Adel ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 7 Obs Received: 8694 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 33.00 [04:44 PM] SMYI4 Mason City Low Air Temp[F] : 27.00 [04:45 AM] SCQI4 Cresco : 27.00 [12:34 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy : 27.00 [05:04 AM] SCKI4 Clear Lake High Dew Point[F] : 32.00 [01:35 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha : 32.00 [04:19 PM] SOAI4 Osage Low Dew Point[F] : 27.00 [12:00 AM] SCQI4 Cresco : 27.00 [12:00 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy : 27.00 [01:22 AM] SBLM5 Albert Lea : 2 Other Duplicates Skipped Peak Gust[knots] : 16.00 [03:01 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 45 Obs Received: 28172 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 56.00 [04:01 PM] SPIS2 Pierre : 56.00 [02:03 PM] SMSS2 Mission Low Air Temp[F] : 25.00 [11:41 PM] BHHS2 Britton : 25.00 [11:08 PM] SHOS2 Howard : 25.00 [10:49 PM] SYAS2 Yankton : 3 Other Duplicates Skipped High Dew Point[F] : 50.00 [02:03 PM] SMSS2 Mission Low Dew Point[F] : 21.00 [08:01 PM] SYAS2 Yankton : 21.00 [11:37 PM] SSAS2 FSD PH Peak Gust[knots] : 33.02 [12:06 AM] SWAS2 Wall Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.02 [ ] RDPS2 Redfield ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 71 Obs Received: 71 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 42.00 [ ] GLEI4 GLENWOOD 3 SW Low Air Temp[F] : 21.00 [ ] SIBI4 SIBLEY 5 NNE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] MKTI4 MAQUOKETA 3 S : 0.01 [ ] FULI4 FULTON : 0.01 [ ] LENI4 LEON 6 ESE Max Snowfall [inch] : 0.00 [ ] CIYI4 CHARLES CITY : 0.00 [ ] TLDI4 TOLEDO 3 N : 0.00 [ ] IONI4 IONIA 2 W : 2 Other Duplicates Skipped ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 33.00 [05:30 PM] RAWNSM Neal Smith : 33.00 [12:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 29.80 [09:42 AM] OT0006 NE Ames High Dew Point[F] : 32.00 [12:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : 26.00 [12:21 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Fri Dec 30 11:01:32 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Fri Dec 30 11:01:34 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512301701.jBUH1W7J032351@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 29 December 2005 > News No news is good news > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-29 | Title : Temperatures are stuck | Date : 29 Dec 07:32 AM | Votes : Good: 7 Bad: 2 +---------------------------------------------- A plot of high and low temperatures for the past 7 days clearly shows the stagant weather most of Iowa has been stuck with. Low clouds, fog, and snow cover have kept temperatures around freezing with almost no fluctuations during the day. The forecast doesn't look promising for breaking this trend. > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 29 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 497 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 37.94 [10:53 AM] BRL BURLINGTON Low Air Temp[F] : 26.06 [06:52 AM] EST ESTHERVILLE : 26.06 [07:53 AM] SPW SPENCER High Dew Point[F] : 33.80 [07:10 PM] SUX SIOUX CITY Low Dew Point[F] : 24.80 [07:01 AM] EST ESTHERVILLE : 24.80 [12:00 AM] MCW MASON CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 26.00 [06:37 PM] SPW SPENCER : 26.00 [11:41 PM] MIW MARSHALLTOWN Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.14 [ ] EST ESTHERVILLE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 5512 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 41.00 [03:16 PM] ICL CLARINDA Low Air Temp[F] : 27.00 [06:16 AM] AXA ALGONA High Dew Point[F] : 35.00 [03:26 PM] ICL CLARINDA : 35.00 [02:46 AM] AWG WASHINGTON Low Dew Point[F] : 16.00 [08:57 AM] EBS WEBSTER CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 26.00 [09:46 PM] DNS DENISON Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.13 [ ] SLB STORM LAKE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 6888 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 38.00 [01:48 PM] RRED Red Oak (US 34/US 71) Low Air Temp[F] : 24.40 [12:37 AM] RMCW Mason City (I-35) High Dew Point[F] : 36.30 [06:16 PM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) : 36.30 [06:03 PM] RCOU Council Bluffs (I-80) Low Dew Point[F] : -16.60 [06:00 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30) Peak Gust[knots] : 30.00 [11:03 PM] RWIL Williams (I-35) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.06 [ ] RADA Adair (I-80) : 0.06 [ ] RCAR Carroll (US 30) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 66 Obs Received: 90505 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 38.00 [02:30 PM] SFOI4 Fontanelle Low Air Temp[F] : 26.00 [08:25 AM] SFDI4 Fort Dodge : 26.00 [06:08 AM] SAGI4 Algona : 26.00 [06:40 AM] SPAI4 Panora High Dew Point[F] : 36.00 [03:34 PM] SPKI4 Polk City : 36.00 [03:23 PM] SKCI4 KCCI Studios : 36.00 [01:32 PM] SPEI4 Pella : 2 Other Duplicates Skipped Low Dew Point[F] : 25.00 [07:25 PM] SMAI4 Marshalltown Peak Gust[knots] : 23.46 [11:10 PM] SWBI4 Webster City : 23.46 [09:51 PM] SFOI4 Fontanelle : 23.46 [11:28 PM] SGRI4 Grimes Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.03 [ ] SAUI4 Audubon : 0.03 [ ] SLMI4 Latimer : 0.03 [ ] SCAI4 Carroll : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 7 Obs Received: 8601 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 33.00 [10:04 AM] SMYI4 Mason City : 33.00 [09:38 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha Low Air Temp[F] : 28.00 [06:31 PM] SCKI4 Clear Lake High Dew Point[F] : 32.00 [08:24 PM] SMYI4 Mason City : 32.00 [08:38 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha Low Dew Point[F] : 27.00 [06:31 PM] SCKI4 Clear Lake Peak Gust[knots] : 21.00 [08:31 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 45 Obs Received: 27883 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 57.00 [01:07 PM] SMSS2 Mission Low Air Temp[F] : -33.00 [03:39 PM] SHII4 Hull High Dew Point[F] : 51.00 [01:07 PM] SMSS2 Mission Low Dew Point[F] : -33.00 [03:39 PM] SHII4 Hull Peak Gust[knots] : 34.76 [09:04 PM] SWAS2 Wall : 34.76 [10:28 PM] SMSS2 Mission Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.54 [ ] MOBS2 Mobridge ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 53 Obs Received: 54 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 38.00 [ ] CLDI4 CLARINDA : 38.00 [ ] ROKI4 RED OAK Low Air Temp[F] : 23.00 [ ] VICI4 Vicks Corner _ Spirit Lake : 23.00 [ ] AUDI4 AUDUBON 1 SSE Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.27 [ ] RINI4 RINGSTED Max Snowfall [inch] : 0.70 [ ] SNBI4 SANBORN ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 682 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 36.00 [03:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 32.00 [04:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith High Dew Point[F] : 35.00 [09:30 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith : 35.00 [03:30 AM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : 30.00 [12:00 AM] OT0006 NE Ames Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only. From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu Sat Dec 31 11:01:42 2005 From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (mesonet@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu) Date: Sat Dec 31 11:01:45 2005 Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin Message-ID: <200512311701.jBVH1g2B026602@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu> Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin Data valid for 30 December 2005 > News +---------------------------------------------- | Title : November COOP data uploaded | Date : 31 Dec 10:27 AM | Author: Daryl Herzmann | URL : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/climodat +---------------------------------------------- The quality controlled observations from the NWS COOP network have been uploaded to the IEM data coffers. The climodat reports have been updated as well. Enjoy! > Yesterday's Daily Feature +---------------------------------------------- http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2005-12-30 | Title : Goodbye 2005 | Date : 30 Dec 07:14 AM | Votes : Good: 6 Bad: 8 +---------------------------------------------- 2005 will be remembered as a very dry year for folks in Southeastern Iowa. The featured image shows monthly rainfall estimates for 2005 (click on image for a legible view). The months of April, May, and June were really dry in that area while the northern tier of counties got large amounts of rainfall. A toast to 2006 hoping for equitable rainfall for all! > NWS Watch/Warning Summary *** Products issued on 30 Dec 2005 Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US Tornado 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Svr Tstorm 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 Fl Flood 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A ARX = LaCrosse, WI DVN = Davenport, IA DMX = Des Moines, IA OAX = Omaha, NE FSD = Sioux Falls, SD > Network Metrics ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa ASOS Reporting Stations: 15 Obs Received: 552 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 41.00 [03:53 PM] BRL BURLINGTON Low Air Temp[F] : 28.40 [08:49 PM] SPW SPENCER : 28.40 [11:52 PM] SUX None : 28.40 [08:59 PM] EST ESTHERVILLE High Dew Point[F] : 35.06 [01:52 PM] IOW IOWA CITY Low Dew Point[F] : 23.00 [11:52 PM] SUX SIOUX CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 32.00 [10:54 AM] SUX SIOUX CITY Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.03 [ ] EST ESTHERVILLE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 39 Obs Received: 5614 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 43.00 [12:18 PM] ICL CLARINDA Low Air Temp[F] : 29.00 [08:58 PM] SHL SHELDON : 29.00 [01:48 AM] RDK RED OAK High Dew Point[F] : 38.00 [01:08 PM] AWG WASHINGTON Low Dew Point[F] : 18.00 [09:39 PM] EBS WEBSTER CITY Peak Gust[knots] : 33.00 [02:28 PM] ORC ORANGE CITY Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.03 [ ] ORC ORANGE CITY ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 51 Obs Received: 7539 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 40.70 [12:16 PM] RSID Sidney (I-29/IA 2) Low Air Temp[F] : 28.30 [11:37 PM] RATN Alton (IA10) High Dew Point[F] : 36.50 [03:20 PM] RCDR Cedar Rapids (I-380) Low Dew Point[F] : 20.00 [12:08 AM] RGRI Grinnell (I-80) Peak Gust[knots] : 37.00 [04:27 PM] RCAR Carroll (US 30) Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.05 [ ] RATN Alton (IA10) ----------------------------------------------------------------- KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 65 Obs Received: 91296 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 41.00 [12:40 PM] SCEI4 Centerville : 41.00 [12:52 PM] SBMI4 Bloomfield Low Air Temp[F] : 3.00 [06:10 AM] SMNI4 Montezuma High Dew Point[F] : 40.00 [10:46 AM] SPEI4 Pella Low Dew Point[F] : 3.00 [06:10 AM] SMNI4 Montezuma Peak Gust[knots] : 38.23 [02:16 PM] SFOI4 Fontanelle Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.10 [ ] SLUI4 LuVerne ----------------------------------------------------------------- KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 7 Obs Received: 9003 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 34.00 [11:24 AM] SMYI4 Mason City : 34.00 [10:18 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha Low Air Temp[F] : 29.00 [12:00 AM] SCQI4 Cresco : 29.00 [12:00 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy High Dew Point[F] : 33.00 [11:24 AM] SMYI4 Mason City : 33.00 [10:18 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha Low Dew Point[F] : 28.00 [12:00 AM] SCQI4 Cresco : 28.00 [12:00 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy Peak Gust[knots] : 27.00 [12:55 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha Max Rainfall [inch] : 1.02 [ ] SKWI4 Kanawha ----------------------------------------------------------------- KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 44 Obs Received: 26663 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 41.00 [01:39 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City Low Air Temp[F] : 20.00 [09:26 PM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School High Dew Point[F] : 37.00 [01:26 AM] EPJS2 Elk Point Low Dew Point[F] : 17.00 [11:47 PM] SSAS2 FSD PH : 17.00 [09:26 PM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School Peak Gust[knots] : 41.71 [11:32 AM] SBRS2 Brandon Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.11 [ ] WMSM5 Worthington ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 63 Obs Received: 63 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 40.00 [ ] LENI4 LEON 6 ESE : 40.00 [ ] MSTI4 MUSCATINE 2 N Low Air Temp[F] : 25.00 [ ] LKPI4 LAKE PARK Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.10 [ ] DCRI4 DECORAH Max Snowfall [inch] : 0.50 [ ] SIBI4 SIBLEY 5 NNE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 3 Obs Received: 661 ----------------------------------------------------------------- High Air Temp[F] : 35.00 [05:30 PM] RAWNSM Neal Smith : 35.00 [05:30 PM] RAWDES Desoto Low Air Temp[F] : 28.50 [09:19 AM] OT0006 NE Ames High Dew Point[F] : 29.00 [05:30 PM] RAWNSM Neal Smith : 29.00 [05:30 PM] RAWDES Desoto Low Dew Point[F] : 23.00 [07:20 AM] OT0006 NE Ames > All data subject to revision and is intended for > educational use only.