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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 04 January 2007

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> Yesterday's Daily Feature

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http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-01-04
 | Title : 50s not common
 | Date  : 04 Jan 07:37 AM
 | Votes : Good: 15   Bad: 4
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A plot (click image for better view) of temperature observations for 4 Jan is shown.  Forecasted high temperatures for today are expected to exceed 50 degrees for parts of Iowa.  Temperatures this warm are around the 95th percentile.  Perhaps more rare are the low temperatures for today which are near 40 degrees in some locales.  Those readings are unprecedented.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 04 Jan 2007

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       6    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   2
Svr Tstorm    9    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: 435
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  55.40 [02:53 PM] OTM   None
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  32.00 [01:52 AM] EST   ESTHERVILLE
                     :  32.00 [08:53 PM] SPW   SPENCER
 High Dew Point[F]   :  48.20 [07:53 PM] BRL   BURLINGTON
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  28.40 [01:52 AM] CID   None
                     :  28.40 [01:52 AM] SUX   None
                     :  28.40 [12:55 AM] DBQ   None
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  33.00 [11:52 AM] DVN   QUAD CITIES
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.08 [        ] BRL   BURLINGTON
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 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 40  Obs Received: 7622
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  58.00 [02:34 PM] FFL   FAIRFIELD
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  31.00 [11:04 PM] AXA   ALGONA
 High Dew Point[F]   :  51.00 [08:04 PM] FSW   FORT MADISON
                     :  51.00 [07:45 PM] MPZ   MOUNT PLEASANT
                     :  51.00 [10:34 PM] EOK   KEOKUK MUNI
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  26.00 [11:14 PM] AXA   ALGONA
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  35.00 [08:14 AM] CIN   CARROLL
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.46 [        ] EOK   KEOKUK MUNI
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 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 51  Obs Received: 6564
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  56.60 [03:31 PM] RLEI4 Leon (I-35)/IA 2)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :   5.70 [12:25 AM] RCII4 Cedar Rapids (US 30)
 High Dew Point[F]   :  49.50 [11:56 PM] RBUI4 Burlington (US 34)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  -1.60 [12:05 AM] RCII4 Cedar Rapids (US 30)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  35.00 [08:27 AM] RCAI4 Carroll (US 30)
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 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 67  Obs Received: 88565
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  57.00 [02:59 PM] SLOI4 Lamoni
                     :  57.00 [01:50 PM] SBMI4 Bloomfield
                     :  57.00 [02:55 PM] SLEI4 Leon
                     : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  32.00 [11:11 PM] SAGI4 Algona
 High Dew Point[F]   :  54.00 [02:17 PM] SCDI4 Corydon
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  -3.00 [01:05 PM] SLMI4 Latimer
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  36.50 [12:37 PM] SGRI4 Grimes
                     :  36.50 [12:19 PM] SFOI4 Fontanelle
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.01 [        ] SAEI4 Adel
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 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 10  Obs Received: 13503
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  47.00 [12:52 PM] SCCI4 Charles City
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  32.00 [11:39 PM] SASM5 Austin
                     :  32.00 [11:57 PM] SFCI4 Forest City
 High Dew Point[F]   :  42.00 [02:10 PM] SLEM5 LeRoy
                     :  42.00 [03:00 PM] SCQI4 Cresco
                     :  42.00 [02:14 PM] SCCI4 Charles City
                     : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  30.00 [12:03 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy
                     :  30.00 [12:00 AM] SCQI4 Cresco
                     :  30.00 [12:00 AM] SCCI4 Charles City
                     : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  17.00 [06:26 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha
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 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 40  Obs Received: 23963
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  53.00 [02:02 PM] EPJS2 Elk Point
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  19.00 [06:36 AM] SABS2 Aberdeen
 High Dew Point[F]   :  47.00 [04:02 PM] EPJS2 Elk Point
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -34.00 [06:37 AM] SWTS2 Watertown
                     : -34.00 [07:54 PM] SHUS2 Huron
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  36.50 [01:13 PM] SWAS2 Wall
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.44 [        ] RDPS2 Redfield
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 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 87  Obs Received: 90
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  57.00 [        ] LENI4 LEON 6 ESE
 Low Air Temp[F]     :   9.00 [        ] AUDI4 AUDUBON 1 SSE
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.01 [        ] DNNI4 DONNELLSON
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 Misc Stations        Reporting Stations: 4  Obs Received: 1338
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  44.32 [12:01 AM] OT0007 ISU Agronomy II
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  32.00 [07:45 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
                     :  32.00 [03:45 AM] RAWDES Desoto
 High Dew Point[F]   :  41.00 [01:45 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  29.00 [03:45 AM] RAWDES Desoto

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