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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 31 July 2007
> News
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| Title : Iowa joins CoCoRaHS
| Date : 01 Aug 12:12 AM
| Author: Daryl Herzmann
| URL : http://iowa.cocorahs.org
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The IEM has partnered with the NWS offices that serve Iowa to
bring the CoCoRaHS project to Iowa. This project is a grassroots
effort to encourage the public to collect high quality measurements
of rain, snowfall, and hail. The only requirement for participation
is purchasing an official 4 inch rain gage available from the website
and either attending or viewing the on-line training.
Look for CoCoRaHS products to start appearing on the IEM as this
projects gets spun up and as more observers get signed up.
> Yesterday's Daily Feature
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http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-07-31
| Title : Bucking the trend
| Date : 31 Jul 06:48 AM
| Votes : Good: 11 Bad: 14
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The featured graph is of average July dew points and rainfall (color scale) for Des Moines since 1973. The preliminary total for 2007 is shown with a box around the data point. It is interesting to see how much lower dew points have been this year as compared with the past 10 years. These past 10 years have helped to push the overall dew point trend to +7 °F per 100 years (R<sup>2</sup>=0.14). Some of the increase is often speculated to be from increased agricultural activity and plant transpiration.
> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 31 Jul 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 32 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: 406
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High Air Temp[F] : 87.98 [04:53 PM] LWD LAMONI
Low Air Temp[F] : 57.20 [04:38 AM] AMW AMES
: 57.20 [05:34 AM] MCW MASON CITY
High Dew Point[F] : 69.98 [07:52 PM] CID CEDAR RAPIDS
Low Dew Point[F] : 55.40 [06:13 AM] MCW MASON CITY
Peak Gust[knots] : 19.00 [11:53 AM] SPW SPENCER
Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] DVN QUAD CITIES
: 0.01 [ ] AMW AMES
: 0.01 [ ] CID CEDAR RAPIDS
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Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 42 Obs Received: 8312
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High Air Temp[F] : 90.00 [03:58 PM] CBF COUNCIL BLUFFS
: 90.00 [03:37 PM] EOK KEOKUK MUNI
Low Air Temp[F] : 55.40 [05:55 AM] IFA None
: 55.40 [06:15 AM] MXO MONTICELLO MUNI
High Dew Point[F] : 74.00 [08:18 PM] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI
Low Dew Point[F] : 53.60 [04:55 AM] MXO MONTICELLO MUNI
Peak Gust[knots] : 24.00 [03:48 PM] LRJ LE MARS
Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.09 [ ] IFA Iowa Falls
: 0.09 [ ] ORC ORANGE CITY
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Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 56 Obs Received: 7744
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High Air Temp[F] : 91.70 [04:58 PM] RMPI4 Mount Pleasant (US 218)
Low Air Temp[F] : 54.00 [06:09 AM] RHAI4 Hanlontown (I-35)
High Dew Point[F] : 79.00 [01:48 PM] RMTI4 Marshalltown (US 30)
Low Dew Point[F] : 50.50 [03:38 PM] RMCI4 Mason City (I-35)
Peak Gust[knots] : 22.00 [01:56 PM] RSYI4 Sibley
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KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 60 Obs Received: 81829
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High Air Temp[F] : 90.00 [03:22 PM] SOGI4 Ogden
: 90.00 [03:27 PM] SCEI4 Centerville
: 90.00 [04:43 PM] SBMI4 Bloomfield
Low Air Temp[F] : 56.00 [06:20 AM] SPAI4 Panora
High Dew Point[F] : 86.00 [01:46 PM] SBRI4 Brooklyn
Low Dew Point[F] : -28.00 [06:09 PM] SLMI4 Latimer
Peak Gust[knots] : 17.38 [02:17 PM] SFAI4 Farnhamville
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KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 24 Obs Received: 29854
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High Air Temp[F] : 89.00 [03:01 PM] SKGM5 Rochester (Kellogg)
Low Air Temp[F] : 58.00 [05:40 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy
: 58.00 [06:07 AM] SWLM5 Rochester (Willow Creek)
: 58.00 [05:02 AM] SFCM5 Preston
High Dew Point[F] : 73.00 [08:30 AM] SRMI4 Mason City RMS
Low Dew Point[F] : 55.00 [02:54 PM] SKGM5 Rochester (Kellogg)
Peak Gust[knots] : 16.00 [03:28 PM] SNII4 Thompson
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KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 34 Obs Received: 16506
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High Air Temp[F] : 99.00 [04:11 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City
Low Air Temp[F] : 58.00 [06:35 AM] SALS2 Alcester
High Dew Point[F] : 89.00 [05:06 PM] SMSS2 Mission
Low Dew Point[F] : -29.00 [11:45 AM] SHII4 Hull
Peak Gust[knots] : 31.28 [12:58 PM] SPIS2 Pierre
Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.01 [ ] BHHS2 Britton
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Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 92 Obs Received: 518
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High Air Temp[F] : 90.00 [ ] GLEI4 GLENWOOD 3 SW
: 90.00 [ ] KNXI4 KNOXVILLE
: 90.00 [ ] BEDI4 BEDFORD
Low Air Temp[F] : 56.00 [ ] BLLI4 Belle Plaine
: 56.00 [ ] CHRI4 CHARITON 1 E
: 56.00 [ ] LWDI4 LOWDEN
Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.03 [ ] RANI4 RANDOLPH
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Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 5 Obs Received: 1660
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High Air Temp[F] : 84.40 [11:00 AM] OT0002 ISU | AGRONOMY HALL
Low Air Temp[F] : 65.60 [06:05 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
High Dew Point[F] : 71.00 [10:31 AM] OT0007 ISU Agronomy II
Low Dew Point[F] : 40.00 [12:48 PM] RAWDES Desoto
> All data subject to revision and is intended for
> educational use only.
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