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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 12 January 2007

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> Yesterday's Daily Feature

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http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-01-12
 | Title : Plains storm takes shape
 | Date  : 12 Jan 07:14 AM
 | Votes : Good: 15   Bad: 5
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A map of NWS issued alerts shows a good portion of Oklahoma and some surrounding states under a Ice Storm Warning (purple).  The cold air that has surged into Iowa will provide a sub freezing surface for rain to fall on and freeze over the Southern Plains.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 12 Jan 2007

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       1    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: 473
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 Low Air Temp[F]     :  -2.02 [11:52 PM] EST   ESTHERVILLE
 High Dew Point[F]   :  44.96 [12:53 AM] BRL   BURLINGTON
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  -7.96 [07:53 PM] SPW   SPENCER
                     :  -7.96 [05:52 AM] EST   ESTHERVILLE
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  28.00 [03:52 AM] SUX   SIOUX CITY
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.02 [        ] DVN   QUAD CITIES
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 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 40  Obs Received: 7595
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  56.00 [12:02 AM] EOK   KEOKUK MUNI
 Low Air Temp[F]     :   1.00 [11:59 PM] ORC   ORANGE CITY
                     :   1.00 [06:33 AM] AXA   ALGONA
 High Dew Point[F]   :  51.00 [12:02 AM] EOK   KEOKUK MUNI
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  -8.00 [12:23 PM] LRJ   LE MARS
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  26.00 [02:03 AM] AXA   ALGONA
                     :  26.00 [03:43 AM] HNR   HARLAN
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.01 [        ] AWG   WASHINGTON
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 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 52  Obs Received: 7074
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  52.50 [12:06 AM] RBUI4 Burlington (US 34)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  -0.80 [11:55 PM] RSPI4 Spencer (US 18)
 High Dew Point[F]   :  47.10 [12:06 AM] RBUI4 Burlington (US 34)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  -8.10 [09:25 PM] RSLI4 Storm Lake (US 71/IA 3)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  30.00 [02:39 AM] RMCI4 Mason City (I-35)
                     :  30.00 [01:18 AM] RONI4 Onawa (I-29)
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.09 [        ] RLEI4 Leon (I-35)/IA 2)
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 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 70  Obs Received: 90212
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  35.00 [12:00 AM] SBMI4 Bloomfield
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  -1.00 [06:31 AM] SAGI4 Algona
                     :  -1.00 [07:40 AM] SBKI4 Belmond
 High Dew Point[F]   :  33.00 [12:00 AM] SBMI4 Bloomfield
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  -6.00 [12:05 AM] SLMI4 Latimer
                     :  -6.00 [09:25 AM] SBKI4 Belmond
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  27.81 [12:39 AM] SMLI4 Mallard
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.03 [        ] SAEI4 Adel
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 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 10  Obs Received: 12663
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  26.00 [12:01 AM] SCQI4 Cresco
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  -4.00 [07:48 AM] SFCI4 Forest City
 High Dew Point[F]   :  24.00 [12:01 AM] SCQI4 Cresco
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  -4.00 [07:48 AM] SFCI4 Forest City
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  18.00 [01:22 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha
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 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 39  Obs Received: 24107
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  29.00 [12:03 AM] BHHS2 Britton
 Low Air Temp[F]     : -14.00 [11:11 PM] ESDS2 Eureka
 High Dew Point[F]   :  26.00 [12:03 AM] BHHS2 Britton
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -20.00 [06:05 AM] SYAS2 Yankton
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  39.10 [12:06 AM] SWAS2 Wall
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 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 75  Obs Received: 75
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  32.00 [        ] MKTI4 MAQUOKETA 3 S
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  -3.00 [        ] VICI4 Vicks Corner _ Spirit Lake
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.07 [        ] DNNI4 DONNELLSON
 Max Snowfall [inch] :   0.10 [        ] POCI4 POCAHONTAS
                     :   0.10 [        ] ONAI4 ONAWA 3 NW
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 Misc Stations        Reporting Stations: 4  Obs Received: 1317
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  17.00 [03:45 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
 Low Air Temp[F]     :   5.02 [12:16 AM] OT0007 ISU Agronomy II
 High Dew Point[F]   :  14.00 [03:45 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  -3.00 [12:11 AM] OT0006 NE Ames

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