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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
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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
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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
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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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