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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 29 January 2007

> News
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 | Title : New RWIS: Colfax
 | Date  : 29 Jan 02:57 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/RWIS/current.phtml
 +----------------------------------------------

The Iowa DOT has added a new site to their RWIS network.  This
site is located on the south side of I-80 outside of Colfax, 
about a mile east of exit 155.

This site has a preliminary NWSLI ID of RCFI4.

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-01-29
 | Title : A down weekend
 | Date  : 29 Jan 06:52 AM
 | Votes : Good: 14   Bad: 4
 +----------------------------------------------

The featured graph is of temperatures and wind speeds since 12 AM last Friday.  Air temperatures went from the low 40s on Friday to -5 on Sunday morning thanks to a brisk northwest wind.  The cold weather will continue this week with numerous chances of light snowfall.  Unfortunately, next weekend looks bitterly cold again.  Its winter and its Iowa!

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 29 Jan 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: 14  Obs Received: 558
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  35.60 [03:53 PM] BRL   None
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  -0.94 [11:53 PM] SPW   SPENCER
 High Dew Point[F]   :  24.80 [04:17 PM] BRL   BURLINGTON
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  -7.96 [11:53 PM] SPW   SPENCER
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  40.00 [02:53 PM] AMW   AMES
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.03 [        ] MCW   MASON CITY
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 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 40  Obs Received: 2189
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  39.20 [02:55 PM] EOK   KEOKUK MUNI
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  -0.40 [11:35 PM] SHL   SHELDON
 High Dew Point[F]   :  28.40 [02:55 PM] FFL   FAIRFIELD
                     :  28.40 [04:15 PM] FSW   FORT MADISON
                     :  28.40 [02:55 PM] AWG   WASHINGTON
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  -9.40 [11:55 PM] SHL   SHELDON
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  46.00 [04:35 PM] CSQ   CRESTON
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 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 53  Obs Received: 4233
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  36.80 [02:57 PM] RMPI4 Mount Pleasant (US 218)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  -0.80 [11:51 PM] RTNI4 Alton (IA10)
 High Dew Point[F]   :  24.60 [09:44 AM] RSCI4 Sioux City (I-29)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  -8.90 [10:28 PM] RMCI4 Mason City (I-35)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  42.00 [04:57 PM] RCEI4 Creston (US 34)
                     :  42.00 [02:41 PM] RDAI4 Adair (I-80)
                     :  42.00 [02:39 PM] RONI4 Onawa (I-29)
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.31 [        ] RDCI4 Decorah (IA 9)
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 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 67  Obs Received: 93003
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  38.00 [10:34 AM] SMUI4 Murray
                     :  38.00 [12:53 PM] SBMI4 Bloomfield
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  -1.00 [10:12 PM] SBKI4 Belmond
 High Dew Point[F]   :  32.00 [06:50 AM] SMUI4 Murray
                     :  32.00 [01:28 PM] SCDI4 Corydon
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  -6.00 [10:53 PM] SJEI4 Jefferson
                     :  -6.00 [04:52 AM] SMUI4 Murray
                     :  -6.00 [10:46 PM] SBKI4 Belmond
                     : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  43.45 [02:52 PM] SCOI4 Colo
                     :  43.45 [04:50 PM] SCSI4 Creston
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   1.73 [        ] SMDI4 Madrid
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 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 11  Obs Received: 13180
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  26.00 [12:46 PM] SNKI4 Northwood
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  -2.00 [09:46 PM] SFCI4 Forest City
 High Dew Point[F]   :  24.00 [12:34 PM] SNKI4 Northwood
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  -1.00 [09:54 PM] SLEM5 LeRoy
                     :  -1.00 [11:00 PM] SCQI4 Cresco
                     :  -1.00 [11:10 PM] SCCI4 Charles City
                     : 3 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  23.00 [02:45 PM] SFCI4 Forest City
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   1.37 [        ] SFCI4 Forest City
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 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 41  Obs Received: 23006
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  34.00 [12:00 AM] SMSS2 Mission
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  -7.00 [11:21 PM] SWTS2 Watertown
 High Dew Point[F]   :  29.00 [04:34 AM] CHAS2 Chamberlain
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -36.00 [02:30 AM] SHII4 Hull
                     : -36.00 [09:25 PM] SMIS2 Milbank
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  45.19 [09:47 AM] MTMS2 Mitchell
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.95 [        ] MTMS2 Mitchell
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 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 90  Obs Received: 95
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  38.00 [        ] DNNI4 DONNELLSON
 Low Air Temp[F]     : -13.00 [        ] SNBI4 SANBORN
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.16 [        ] LSGI4 LANSING 4 SE                   
 Max Snowfall [inch] :   3.40 [        ] LSGI4 LANSING 4 SE                   
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 Misc Stations        Reporting Stations: 4  Obs Received: 1341
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 High Air Temp[F]    :   4.00 [12:45 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  -2.91 [07:26 AM] OT0007 ISU Agronomy II
 High Dew Point[F]   :   1.00 [12:45 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -11.00 [07:48 AM] OT0006 NE Ames

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