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Data valid for 08 February 2007
> News
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| Title : Consecutive days below 0
| Date : 09 Feb 09:15 AM
| Author: Daryl Herzmann
| URL : http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dmx/
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Craig Cogil of the Des Moines NWS put together an interesting
report on the number of consecutive days with lows below zero.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
910 AM CST FRI FEB 9 2007
...CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS WITH LOWS BELOW ZERO...
MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OVERNIGHT
LOWS BELOW ZERO. CURRENT STREAKS INCLUDE 11 DAYS AT MASON CITY...
ESTHERVILLE...WATERLOO AND MARSHALLTOWN. MANY OF THE RECORD
CONSECUTIVE STREAKS IN IOWA...ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
LOCATIONS...OCCURRED IN JANUARY OF 1963 WITH A THREE WEEK STRETCH OF
VERY COLD WEATHER. HERE IS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE RECORDS.
LOCATION CONSECUTIVE LOWS BEGINNING
BELOW ZERO DATE
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MASON CITY 21 JANUARY 26 1895
ESTHERVILLE 35 JANUARY 18 1936
WATERLOO 23 DECEMBER 28 1976
MARSHALLTOWN 17 JANUARY 13 1963
DES MOINES 17 DECEMBER 21 1911 AND
JANUARY 12 1963
AMES 17 JANUARY 12 1963
OTTUMWA 17 JANUARY 12 1963
ATLANTIC 18 JANUARY 27 1899 AND
JANUARY 16 1963
THE CURRENT STREAKS IN NORTHERN IOWA ARE IN JEOPARDY OF ENDING THIS
WEEKEND AS SOME MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES IS FORESEEN.
$$
COGIL
> Yesterday's Daily Feature
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http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-02-08
| Title : Contrast of temperatures
| Date : 08 Feb 07:25 AM
| Votes : Good: 20 Bad: 5
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A remarkable contrast in temperatures exists this Thursday morning with negative teens in Northcentral Iowa and positive teens in Southwest Iowa. Not much else can be said other than it is cold!
> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 08 Feb 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 0 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: 376
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High Air Temp[F] : 15.98 [03:53 PM] LWD LAMONI
: 15.98 [01:53 PM] BRL BURLINGTON
Low Air Temp[F] : -14.98 [06:55 AM] DBQ DUBUQUE
High Dew Point[F] : 8.60 [08:44 PM] SUX SIOUX CITY
Low Dew Point[F] : -20.92 [06:55 AM] DBQ DUBUQUE
Peak Gust[knots] : 21.00 [12:53 AM] AMW AMES
Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.09 [ ] SUX SIOUX CITY
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Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 40 Obs Received: 4878
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High Air Temp[F] : 23.00 [02:55 PM] EOK KEOKUK MUNI
Low Air Temp[F] : -19.00 [07:14 AM] OLZ OELWEIN
High Dew Point[F] : 12.20 [08:55 AM] CBF None
: 12.20 [07:55 AM] RDK None
Low Dew Point[F] : -24.00 [07:14 AM] OLZ OELWEIN
Peak Gust[knots] : 21.00 [02:34 AM] TNU NEWTON MUNI
Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.03 [ ] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI
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Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 53 Obs Received: 6928
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High Air Temp[F] : 22.80 [02:35 PM] RCBI4 Council Bluffs (I-80)
: 22.80 [01:43 PM] RSDI4 Sidney (I-29/IA 2)
Low Air Temp[F] : -18.40 [06:58 AM] RNHI4 New Hampton (US 18)
High Dew Point[F] : 12.70 [11:53 AM] RSDI4 Sidney (I-29/IA 2)
Low Dew Point[F] : -23.40 [06:58 AM] RNHI4 New Hampton (US 18)
Peak Gust[knots] : 24.00 [12:28 AM] RMCI4 Mason City (I-35)
Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.90 [ ] RSCI4 Sioux City (I-29)
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KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 69 Obs Received: 96571
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High Air Temp[F] : 21.00 [02:54 PM] SBMI4 Bloomfield
Low Air Temp[F] : -14.00 [07:14 AM] SBKI4 Belmond
High Dew Point[F] : 14.00 [02:40 PM] SCDI4 Corydon
Low Dew Point[F] : -36.00 [02:36 PM] SBOI4 Boone
Peak Gust[knots] : 22.59 [12:17 AM] STQI4 Tama
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KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 14 Obs Received: 19531
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High Air Temp[F] : 10.00 [02:17 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha
: 10.00 [03:21 PM] SNII4 Thompson
Low Air Temp[F] : -17.00 [05:43 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy
: -17.00 [06:45 AM] SNKI4 Northwood
: -17.00 [06:37 AM] SASM5 Austin
High Dew Point[F] : 9.00 [01:56 PM] SFCM5 Preston
Low Dew Point[F] : -18.00 [10:22 AM] SCCI4 Charles City
Peak Gust[knots] : 14.00 [06:40 PM] SFCM5 Preston
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KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 42 Obs Received: 26622
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High Air Temp[F] : 26.00 [10:36 AM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School
Low Air Temp[F] : -15.00 [03:28 AM] SWTS2 Watertown
: -15.00 [04:13 AM] BHHS2 Britton
High Dew Point[F] : 26.00 [10:36 AM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School
Low Dew Point[F] : -15.00 [04:13 AM] BHHS2 Britton
: -15.00 [05:40 AM] SMAM5 Madison
Peak Gust[knots] : 21.72 [01:43 PM] SWAS2 Wall
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Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 85 Obs Received: 85
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High Air Temp[F] : 20.00 [ ] ROKI4 RED OAK
: 20.00 [ ] GLEI4 GLENWOOD 3 SW
: 20.00 [ ] SDHI4 SHENANDOAH
Low Air Temp[F] : -19.00 [ ] TRPI4 TRIPOLI
: -19.00 [ ] NHPI4 NEW HAMPTON
Max Rainfall [inch] : 1.50 [ ] SXGI4 SIOUX CITY ANG
Max Snowfall [inch] : 4.00 [ ] MTAI4 Mount Ayr
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Misc Stations Reporting Stations: 4 Obs Received: 1340
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High Air Temp[F] : 13.00 [12:45 AM] RAWDES Desoto
Low Air Temp[F] : 0.90 [07:45 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
High Dew Point[F] : 11.00 [12:45 AM] RAWDES Desoto
Low Dew Point[F] : -10.00 [07:14 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
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