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Data valid for 21 April 2007
> News
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| Title : NWS data troubles
| Date : 21 Apr 07:27 PM
| Author: Daryl Herzmann
| URL : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/
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Something is currently wrong with our source of NWS data. RADAR
composites and many other things are affected. I am efforting
trying to figure out where the problem is.
Update: 8:30 PM
SATELLITE INTERFERENCE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
WIDESPREAD NOAAPORT COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGE SINCE ROUGHLY 2330Z.
COMMUNICATIONS HAVE RESUMED AT ROUGHLY 01Z...AND FURTHER
INTERRUPTIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. 01Z SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOULD BE
RECEIVED AS THE QUEUE IS PROCESSED.
Update: 9:45 PM
NWS DATA TO THE USA VIA NCF HAS BASICALLY STOPPED FOR
A SECOND TIME DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE NCF SATELLITE.
NCF IS WORKING TO GET THE SATELLITE BACK ON LINE AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE.
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> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 21 Apr 2007
Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches
Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US
Tornado 30 0 | 0 0 0 0 4 | 4
Svr Tstorm 122 0 | 0 0 0 0 21 | 4
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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High Air Temp[F] : 86.00 [02:52 PM] SUX SIOUX CITY
Low Air Temp[F] : 44.96 [04:52 AM] IOW IOWA CITY
: 44.96 [05:52 AM] DVN QUAD CITIES
High Dew Point[F] : 53.96 [12:52 PM] EST ESTHERVILLE
: 53.96 [11:52 AM] SUX SIOUX CITY
Low Dew Point[F] : 37.04 [01:52 AM] DVN QUAD CITIES
: 37.04 [01:55 AM] DBQ DUBUQUE
Peak Gust[knots] : 47.00 [07:53 PM] AMW AMES
Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.02 [ ] EST ESTHERVILLE
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Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 40 Obs Received: 5482
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High Air Temp[F] : 88.00 [03:46 PM] SHL SHELDON
High Dew Point[F] : 60.00 [11:36 AM] SHL SHELDON
Low Dew Point[F] : 33.80 [04:35 AM] CWI CLINTON
Peak Gust[knots] : 41.00 [02:46 PM] SLB STORM LAKE
Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.03 [ ] OXV KNOXVILLE
: 0.03 [ ] CNC CHARITON
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Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 56 Obs Received: 7803
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High Air Temp[F] : 84.70 [04:14 PM] RSPI4 Spencer (US 18)
Low Air Temp[F] : 43.90 [06:10 AM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30)
High Dew Point[F] : 62.80 [02:38 PM] RONI4 Onawa (I-29)
Low Dew Point[F] : 30.40 [12:08 AM] RMCI4 Mason City (I-35)
Peak Gust[knots] : 40.00 [03:14 PM] RSBI4 Steamboat Rock (US20)
: 40.00 [02:01 PM] RWII4 Williams (I-35)
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KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 64 Obs Received: 90732
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High Air Temp[F] : 84.00 [03:21 PM] SROI4 Rockwell City
: 84.00 [03:42 PM] SNEI4 Newton
Low Air Temp[F] : 48.00 [06:11 AM] SSTI4 Stuart
High Dew Point[F] : 82.00 [03:23 PM] SMSI4 Manson
: 82.00 [03:28 PM] SEGI4 Eagle Grove
Low Dew Point[F] : 19.00 [05:57 PM] SLMI4 Latimer
: 19.00 [05:50 AM] SWAI4 Wall Lake
: 19.00 [02:37 AM] SMAI4 Marshalltown
Peak Gust[knots] : 37.37 [04:01 PM] SFAI4 Farnhamville
Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.03 [ ] SOGI4 Ogden
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KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 22 Obs Received: 31044
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High Air Temp[F] : 81.00 [04:15 PM] SKGM5 Rochester (Kellogg)
: 81.00 [03:26 PM] SFCM5 Preston
: 81.00 [03:30 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha
: 3 Other Duplicates Skipped
Low Air Temp[F] : 46.00 [05:17 AM] SGMM5 Grand Meadow
High Dew Point[F] : 55.00 [12:22 PM] SNKI4 Northwood
Low Dew Point[F] : 38.00 [12:00 AM] SJAM5 Rochester (John Adams)
: 38.00 [12:00 AM] SCCI4 Charles City
: 38.00 [12:51 AM] STMM5 West Concord
: 1 Other Duplicates Skipped
Peak Gust[knots] : 33.00 [12:28 PM] SNII4 Thompson
: 33.00 [04:26 PM] SGMM5 Grand Meadow
Max Rainfall [inch] : 2.09 [ ] SNII4 Thompson
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KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 13 Obs Received: 17692
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High Air Temp[F] : 101.00 [09:08 PM] SWTS2 Watertown
Low Air Temp[F] : 47.00 [03:17 AM] SPIS2 Pierre
High Dew Point[F] : 73.00 [05:07 PM] SMIS2 Milbank
Low Dew Point[F] : -30.00 [03:19 PM] SHII4 Hull
: -30.00 [05:04 AM] SHUS2 Huron
Peak Gust[knots] : 36.50 [08:48 PM] SWTS2 Watertown
Max Rainfall [inch] : 2.62 [ ] SWTS2 Watertown
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Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 78 Obs Received: 525
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High Air Temp[F] : 86.00 [ ] LSXI4 LITTLE SIOUX 2 NW
Low Air Temp[F] : 31.00 [ ] HPTI4 HAMPTON
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Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 5 Obs Received: 2003
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High Air Temp[F] : 74.20 [10:58 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
Low Air Temp[F] : 55.40 [05:57 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
High Dew Point[F] : 55.00 [10:51 AM] OT0007 ISU Agronomy II
Low Dew Point[F] : 42.00 [02:44 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
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