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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 04 April 2007

> News
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 | Title : New RWIS: Eddyville
 | Date  : 04 Apr 12:06 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/RWIS/current.phtml
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A new RWIS site has been added to the Iowa DOT network.  Details
of this site are as follows:

Eddyville, RPU 56, RDYI4.
It's located on Hwy 137, just West of the town of Eddyville.  It has 
one normal (FP2000) and one active surface sensor located in 
the Westbound lane, and it is equipped with an air/RH sensor, 
wind sensor, and a precipitation identifier/visibility sensor.
 41.1465
 -92.6436
 ~799 ft.

It is in close proximity to ag plants and their vapor plumes so it 
may have unusual dew points, visibility, and surface conditions.



> Yesterday's Daily Feature

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http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-04-04
 | Title : Depressing for April
 | Date  : 04 Apr 07:29 AM
 | Votes : Good: 26   Bad: 4
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A plot of wind chill temperatures this Wednesday morning shows values way lower than expected for April.  Carroll (CIN) has a value below zero!  This morning's low temperatures were near record values of around 10 degrees.  We were definetely spoiled by some very warm weather to end March.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 04 Apr 2007

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       0    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm   36    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

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 Iowa ASOS            Reporting Stations: 15  Obs Received: 413
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  37.94 [03:53 PM] LWD   LAMONI
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  15.08 [03:52 AM] EST   ESTHERVILLE
 Low Dew Point[F]    :   6.80 [03:31 AM] EST   ESTHERVILLE
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  38.00 [12:53 AM] MIW   MARSHALLTOWN
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 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 39  Obs Received: 5382
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  44.00 [04:44 PM] ICL   CLARINDA
                     :  44.00 [03:45 PM] SDA   SHENANDOAH MUNI
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  16.00 [04:04 AM] AXA   ALGONA
                     :  16.00 [06:13 AM] EBS   WEBSTER CITY
 High Dew Point[F]   :  27.00 [12:03 AM] EOK   KEOKUK MUNI
 Low Dew Point[F]    :   7.00 [05:33 AM] EBS   WEBSTER CITY
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  41.00 [03:14 PM] MUT   MUSCATINE
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 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 55  Obs Received: 7397
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  42.80 [04:53 PM] RSDI4 Sidney (I-29/IA 2)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  14.90 [06:19 AM] RHAI4 Hanlontown (I-35)
 High Dew Point[F]   :  32.00 [04:39 PM] RBFI4 Bedford
 Low Dew Point[F]    :   3.00 [07:28 AM] RMCI4 Mason City (I-35)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  44.00 [02:53 AM] RSBI4 Steamboat Rock (US20)
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.01 [        ] ROSI4 Osceola (I-35)
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 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 66  Obs Received: 90611
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  40.00 [04:54 PM] SMUI4 Murray
                     :  40.00 [03:58 PM] SBMI4 Bloomfield
                     :  40.00 [05:43 PM] SCNI4 Corning
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  14.00 [04:07 AM] SBKI4 Belmond
 High Dew Point[F]   :  36.00 [06:17 PM] SKCI4 KCCI Studios
                     :  36.00 [05:13 PM] SCDI4 Corydon
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -12.00 [01:33 PM] SMAI4 Marshalltown
                     : -12.00 [08:16 PM] SLMI4 Latimer
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  39.10 [02:10 AM] SLMI4 Latimer
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   2.53 [        ] SCEI4 Centerville
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 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 22  Obs Received: 27629
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  30.00 [04:07 PM] SWLM5 Rochester (Willow Creek)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  13.00 [04:26 AM] SFCI4 Forest City
 High Dew Point[F]   :  26.00 [06:32 PM] SFCM5 Preston
 Low Dew Point[F]    :   8.00 [09:27 AM] STMM5 West Concord
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  41.00 [05:41 AM] SGMM5 Grand Meadow
 Max Rainfall [inch] :  44.36 [        ] SGMM5 Grand Meadow
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 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 44  Obs Received: 26791
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  38.00 [05:06 PM] KKAS2 Kadoka
                     :  38.00 [03:30 PM] WHSS2 Winner
                     :  38.00 [03:54 PM] SMSS2 Mission
 Low Air Temp[F]     :   7.00 [05:16 AM] ESDS2 Eureka
 High Dew Point[F]   :  32.00 [03:54 PM] SMSS2 Mission
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -37.00 [09:03 AM] SHII4 Hull
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  50.40 [06:55 AM] WMSM5 Worthington
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.03 [        ] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School
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 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 90  Obs Received: 92
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  43.00 [        ] BTTI4 BRITT
                     :  43.00 [        ] SXGI4 SIOUX CITY ANG
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  14.00 [        ] HPTI4 HAMPTON
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.00 [        ] IONI4 IONIA 2 W                      
                     :   0.00 [        ] CRCI4 Cresco
                     :   0.00 [        ] TLDI4 TOLEDO 3 N
                     : 26 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Max Snowfall [inch] :   0.10 [        ] POCI4 POCAHONTAS
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 Misc Stations        Reporting Stations: 5  Obs Received: 2022
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  28.70 [11:54 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  19.17 [06:48 AM] OT0007 ISU Agronomy II
 High Dew Point[F]   :  20.00 [06:48 PM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
                     :  20.00 [02:48 AM] RAWDES Desoto
 Low Dew Point[F]    :   9.00 [11:43 AM] OT0006 NE Ames

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