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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 23 February 2007

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

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http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-02-23
 | Title : A foot of snow coming?
 | Date  : 23 Feb 07:13 AM
 | Votes : Good: 22   Bad: 2
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The featured image is forecasted 12+ inch snowfall probability for this weekend with a large area depicted under a moderate risk.  This is all from a storm system that will develop today over the plains and shift east this weekend.  Hail, damaging winds, and tornados will be possible over the southern plains with heavy rainfall expected as well.  It is going to be an interesting weekend.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 23 Feb 2007

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       5    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   3
Svr Tstorm   30    2 |   0     0     2     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: 450
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  46.94 [03:52 PM] SUX   SIOUX CITY
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  24.08 [12:55 AM] DBQ   DUBUQUE
 High Dew Point[F]   :  35.60 [03:52 PM] SUX   None
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  17.06 [09:52 PM] DVN   QUAD CITIES
                     :  17.06 [05:55 AM] DBQ   DUBUQUE
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  40.00 [07:52 PM] EST   ESTHERVILLE
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.30 [        ] MIW   MARSHALLTOWN
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 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 40  Obs Received: 5443
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  55.00 [02:50 PM] SDA   SHENANDOAH MUNI
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  25.00 [12:01 AM] DEH   DECORAH
 High Dew Point[F]   :  39.00 [03:50 PM] CBF   COUNCIL BLUFFS
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  18.00 [03:19 AM] DEH   DECORAH
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  41.00 [05:09 PM] IIB   INDEPENDENCE
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.15 [        ] TNU   NEWTON MUNI
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 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 54  Obs Received: 7247
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  58.30 [03:33 PM] RSDI4 Sidney (I-29/IA 2)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  22.10 [12:04 AM] RDCI4 Decorah (IA 9)
 High Dew Point[F]   :  38.20 [02:59 PM] RONI4 Onawa (I-29)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  14.80 [02:54 AM] RDCI4 Decorah (IA 9)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  57.00 [04:01 PM] RWII4 Williams (I-35)
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.26 [        ] RWLI4 Waterloo (US 20)
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 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 70  Obs Received: 98421
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  87.00 [05:12 PM] SMUI4 Murray
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  -1.00 [12:44 PM] SNEI4 Newton
 High Dew Point[F]   :  84.00 [05:12 PM] SMUI4 Murray
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  -6.00 [12:44 PM] SNEI4 Newton
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  38.23 [12:11 PM] SAUI4 Audubon
                     :  38.23 [12:53 PM] SMLI4 Mallard
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.19 [        ] SINI4 Indianola
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 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 16  Obs Received: 20322
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  50.00 [10:07 PM] SCQI4 Cresco
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  19.00 [12:43 AM] SFCM5 Preston
 High Dew Point[F]   :  63.00 [07:02 PM] SCCI4 Charles City
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  17.00 [03:35 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy
                     :  17.00 [02:44 AM] SCCI4 Charles City
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  33.00 [11:48 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha
 Max Rainfall [inch] :  15.91 [        ] SKWI4 Kanawha
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 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 44  Obs Received: 27912
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  58.00 [04:19 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  25.00 [06:49 AM] SWTS2 Watertown
 High Dew Point[F]   :  45.00 [12:16 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -34.00 [06:49 AM] SWTS2 Watertown
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  53.88 [07:36 PM] ICSI4 Inwood
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.06 [        ] ICSI4 Inwood
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 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 92  Obs Received: 92
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  55.00 [        ] SDHI4 SHENANDOAH
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  17.00 [        ] CRCI4 Cresco
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   1.15 [        ] NHPI4 NEW HAMPTON
 Max Snowfall [inch] :   7.40 [        ] DORI4 DORCHESTER
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 Misc Stations        Reporting Stations: 4  Obs Received: 1342
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  45.00 [12:45 AM] RAWDES Desoto
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  30.03 [09:42 AM] OT0007 ISU Agronomy II
 High Dew Point[F]   :  35.00 [07:45 AM] RAWDES Desoto
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  24.00 [04:23 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.25 [        ] OT0006 NE Ames

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