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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 19 April 2007

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> Yesterday's Daily Feature

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http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-04-19
 | Title : Just about normal!
 | Date  : 19 Apr 04:45 AM
 | Votes : Good: 20   Bad: 7
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After a feature yesterday about what exactly is normal, high and low temperatures on Wednesday were about as close to normal means as one can get!  For us, the important part of this chart is the general seasonal trend upward and having temperatures above freezing!

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 19 Apr 2007

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       2    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm   16    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: 378
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  68.00 [02:52 PM] SUX   SIOUX CITY
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  35.06 [04:52 AM] EST   ESTHERVILLE
                     :  35.06 [06:53 AM] MCW   MASON CITY
 High Dew Point[F]   :  41.00 [01:52 PM] IOW   IOWA CITY
                     :  41.00 [02:52 PM] CID   CEDAR RAPIDS
                     :  41.00 [05:54 PM] ALO   WATERLOO
                     : 6 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  30.92 [12:53 AM] SPW   SPENCER
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  30.00 [01:52 PM] SUX   SIOUX CITY
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.02 [        ] DBQ   DUBUQUE
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 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 40  Obs Received: 7516
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  72.00 [04:45 PM] CBF   COUNCIL BLUFFS
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  33.80 [05:55 AM] CSQ   CRESTON
                     :  33.80 [05:55 AM] CIN   CARROLL
                     :  33.80 [05:35 AM] FOD   FORT DODGE
 High Dew Point[F]   :  47.00 [02:04 PM] AXA   ALGONA
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  28.00 [06:24 AM] CIN   CARROLL
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  29.00 [12:44 PM] LRJ   LE MARS
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 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 56  Obs Received: 7703
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  69.90 [04:45 PM] RCBI4 Council Bluffs (I-80)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  32.40 [06:39 AM] RHAI4 Hanlontown (I-35)
 High Dew Point[F]   :  46.40 [02:08 PM] RONI4 Onawa (I-29)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  28.50 [01:48 AM] RONI4 Onawa (I-29)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  30.00 [04:43 PM] RSBI4 Steamboat Rock (US20)
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 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 66  Obs Received: 91411
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  65.00 [05:03 PM] SMUI4 Murray
                     :  65.00 [05:29 PM] SCNI4 Corning
                     :  65.00 [05:39 PM] SCSI4 Creston
 Low Air Temp[F]     : -19.00 [07:34 AM] SNEI4 Newton
 High Dew Point[F]   :  63.00 [05:55 PM] SMSI4 Manson
                     :  63.00 [04:52 PM] SEGI4 Eagle Grove
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -20.00 [08:02 PM] SMAI4 Marshalltown
                     : -20.00 [07:34 AM] SNEI4 Newton
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  26.07 [01:27 PM] SAUI4 Audubon
                     :  26.07 [03:58 PM] SFAI4 Farnhamville
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.01 [        ] SDCI4 DSM Christian
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 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 22  Obs Received: 28608
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  67.00 [05:35 PM] SJAM5 Rochester (John Adams)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  31.00 [06:23 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy
                     :  31.00 [06:34 AM] SWLM5 Rochester (Willow Creek)
 High Dew Point[F]   :  45.00 [10:02 PM] SKGM5 Rochester (Kellogg)
                     :  45.00 [02:27 PM] SFCM5 Preston
                     :  45.00 [08:01 AM] SGMM5 Grand Meadow
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  30.00 [06:34 AM] SWLM5 Rochester (Willow Creek)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  22.00 [04:51 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha
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 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 45  Obs Received: 27714
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  70.00 [01:22 PM] SMIS2 Milbank
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  32.00 [11:52 PM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School
 High Dew Point[F]   :  68.00 [01:24 PM] SMIS2 Milbank
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -27.00 [06:57 AM] SHII4 Hull
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  37.37 [11:26 AM] SMSS2 Mission
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.96 [        ] SRAS2 Rapid City
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 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 100  Obs Received: 487
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  71.00 [        ] ONAI4 ONAWA 3 NW
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  31.00 [        ] EKRI4 ELKADER 5 SSW
                     :  31.00 [        ] CHRI4 CHARITON 1 E
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.20 [        ] SNBI4 SANBORN
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 Misc Stations        Reporting Stations: 5  Obs Received: 1919
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  61.00 [09:48 AM] RAWDES Desoto
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  45.00 [01:48 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
 High Dew Point[F]   :  48.00 [10:43 AM] OT0007 ISU Agronomy II
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  39.00 [12:00 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.06 [        ] OT0006 NE Ames

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