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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 20 April 2007

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> Yesterday's Daily Feature

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http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-04-20
 | Title : Warm and breezy Saturday
 | Date  : 20 Apr 06:41 AM
 | Votes : Good: 15   Bad: 6
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The featured image is of forecasted high temperatures for this Saturday.  Highs are expected to approach the upper 70s thanks to a strong southerly wind.  These breezy and warm days are very effective at drying out farm fields and warming soil temperatures, both of which are desperately needed to get the corn planting back on schedule.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 20 Apr 2007

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       6    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm   31    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   2
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: 350
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 Peak Gust[knots]    :  33.00 [05:53 PM] SPW   SPENCER
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.09 [        ] AMW   AMES
                     :   0.09 [        ] SUX   SIOUX CITY
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 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 40  Obs Received: 6281
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  82.00 [04:07 PM] CBF   COUNCIL BLUFFS
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  33.80 [06:15 AM] MUT   MUSCATINE
                     :  33.80 [06:35 AM] MXO   MONTICELLO MUNI
 High Dew Point[F]   :  56.00 [01:56 PM] SHL   SHELDON
                     :  56.00 [03:16 PM] RDK   RED OAK
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  26.60 [05:35 AM] CWI   CLINTON
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  33.00 [06:16 PM] SLB   STORM LAKE
                     :  33.00 [04:56 PM] CKP   Cherokee
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.19 [        ] LRJ   LE MARS
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 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 56  Obs Received: 7673
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  80.20 [04:48 PM] RONI4 Onawa (I-29)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  35.10 [06:14 AM] RDCI4 Decorah (IA 9)
 High Dew Point[F]   :  58.30 [02:05 PM] RSCI4 Sioux City (I-29)
                     :  58.30 [01:58 PM] RONI4 Onawa (I-29)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  25.30 [09:39 PM] RMCI4 Mason City (I-35)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  31.00 [04:48 PM] RMVI4 Missouri Valley (I-29)
                     :  31.00 [06:38 PM] RONI4 Onawa (I-29)
                     :  31.00 [04:35 PM] RSYI4 Sibley
                     : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.01 [        ] RCAI4 Carroll (US 30)
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 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 66  Obs Received: 92044
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  78.00 [04:13 PM] SWAI4 Wall Lake
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  40.00 [06:03 AM] SNEI4 Newton
 High Dew Point[F]   :  76.00 [04:34 PM] SKCI4 KCCI Studios
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  11.00 [02:16 PM] SWAI4 Wall Lake
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  29.55 [04:06 PM] SFAI4 Farnhamville
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.13 [        ] SROI4 Rockwell City
                     :   0.13 [        ] SMSI4 Manson
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 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 22  Obs Received: 29498
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  73.00 [03:47 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  37.00 [06:11 AM] SCQI4 Cresco
 High Dew Point[F]   :  46.00 [02:36 PM] SBLM5 Albert Lea
                     :  46.00 [02:46 PM] SFCI4 Forest City
                     :  46.00 [08:01 AM] SGMM5 Grand Meadow
                     : 2 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  33.00 [06:00 AM] SCQI4 Cresco
                     :  33.00 [04:03 PM] SCCI4 Charles City
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  25.00 [09:43 AM] SNII4 Thompson
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 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 44  Obs Received: 21987
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  78.00 [05:03 PM] SSBS2 FSD Pav
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  32.00 [12:02 AM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School
 High Dew Point[F]   :  75.00 [05:11 PM] SMIS2 Milbank
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -23.00 [01:07 AM] SHII4 Hull
                     : -23.00 [05:52 AM] SHUS2 Huron
                     : -23.00 [09:43 AM] SMAM5 Madison
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  33.89 [12:08 AM] SRMS2 Ramona
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.58 [        ] SABS2 Aberdeen
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 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 86  Obs Received: 522
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  81.00 [        ] GLEI4 GLENWOOD 3 SW
                     :  81.00 [        ] LSXI4 LITTLE SIOUX 2 NW
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  32.00 [        ] DCRI4 DECORAH
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.08 [        ] CINI4 CARROLL
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 Misc Stations        Reporting Stations: 5  Obs Received: 2002
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  72.80 [10:56 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  50.80 [06:51 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
 High Dew Point[F]   :  54.00 [11:00 AM] OT0007 ISU Agronomy II
                     :  54.00 [08:48 AM] RAWDES Desoto
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  40.00 [01:41 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
                     :  40.00 [02:48 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith

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