IEM Daily Bulletin

[Iowa Mesonet]

Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 27 July 2007

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-07-27
 | Title : Happy rainfall
 | Date  : 27 Jul 07:10 AM
 | Votes : Good: 14   Bad: 3
 +----------------------------------------------

A cold front brought much needed widespread rainfall to Iowa over night with some locations picking up over 2 inches!  Storms like these go a long way to helping along the corn crop desperate for moisture.  The forecast does look dry again with less humidity for this weekend.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 27 Jul 2007

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       4    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm  182    1 |   0     0     1     1     0 |   3
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

-----------------------------------------------------------------
 Iowa ASOS            Reporting Stations: 15  Obs Received: 579
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 High Air Temp[F]    :  86.00 [01:52 PM] SUX   SIOUX CITY
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  64.94 [10:53 PM] SPW   SPENCER
 High Dew Point[F]   :  71.96 [01:53 PM] MIW   MARSHALLTOWN
                     :  71.96 [01:53 PM] BRL   BURLINGTON
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  59.00 [10:52 PM] SUX   SIOUX CITY
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  33.00 [12:08 AM] OTM   OTTUMWA
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   2.11 [        ] OTM   OTTUMWA
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 42  Obs Received: 8234
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 High Air Temp[F]    :  89.00 [03:19 PM] CBF   COUNCIL BLUFFS
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  62.60 [11:35 PM] SHL   None
 High Dew Point[F]   :  75.00 [05:48 PM] FFL   FAIRFIELD
                     :  75.00 [06:38 PM] CAV   CLARION
                     :  75.00 [09:28 AM] EBS   WEBSTER CITY
                     : 4 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  55.40 [06:55 PM] ORC   None
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  29.00 [12:29 AM] CSQ   CRESTON
                     :  29.00 [12:28 AM] FFL   FAIRFIELD
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   1.25 [        ] OXV   KNOXVILLE
                     :   1.25 [        ] FSW   FORT MADISON
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 56  Obs Received: 7791
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 High Air Temp[F]    :  90.10 [03:44 PM] RSDI4 Sidney (I-29/IA 2)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  32.00 [12:16 PM] RDYI4 Eddyville
 High Dew Point[F]   :  77.30 [12:28 AM] RMVI4 Missouri Valley (I-29)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  32.00 [12:16 PM] RDYI4 Eddyville
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  32.00 [12:27 AM] RCEI4 Creston (US 34)
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 59  Obs Received: 73005
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 High Air Temp[F]    :  87.00 [03:09 PM] SMDI4 Madrid
                     :  87.00 [03:27 PM] SOGI4 Ogden
                     :  87.00 [04:08 PM] SBMI4 Bloomfield
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  63.00 [12:00 AM] SPAI4 Panora
 High Dew Point[F]   :  82.00 [02:25 PM] SCEI4 Centerville
                     :  82.00 [07:24 PM] SCBI4 Coon Rapids
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -35.00 [12:40 AM] SKCI4 KCCI Studios
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  47.79 [12:25 AM] SMUI4 Murray
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   1.01 [        ] SKNI4 Knoxville
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 24  Obs Received: 31192
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 High Air Temp[F]    :  89.00 [04:07 PM] SJAM5 Rochester (John Adams)
                     :  89.00 [05:07 PM] SKGM5 Rochester (Kellogg)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  64.00 [11:51 PM] SWLM5 Rochester (Willow Creek)
                     :  64.00 [11:44 PM] SFCM5 Preston
 High Dew Point[F]   :  77.00 [10:40 AM] SNKI4 Northwood
                     :  77.00 [11:40 AM] SRRI4 Rockford
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  54.00 [02:47 PM] SKGM5 Rochester (Kellogg)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  16.00 [09:33 AM] STKI4 Titonka
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   2.51 [        ] SCQI4 Cresco
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 33  Obs Received: 14628
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 High Air Temp[F]    :  89.00 [03:32 PM] EPJS2 Elk Point
                     :  89.00 [03:35 PM] SGAS2 Garretson
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  51.00 [05:59 AM] SALS2 Alcester
 High Dew Point[F]   :  81.00 [01:56 PM] SLKS2 Clear Lake
                     :  81.00 [04:14 PM] SMSS2 Mission
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  41.00 [07:20 PM] SALS2 Alcester
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  28.68 [02:40 AM] ICSI4 Inwood
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.01 [        ] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 83  Obs Received: 510
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 High Air Temp[F]    :  92.00 [        ] AKYI4 ANKENY
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  62.00 [        ] CHRI4 CHARITON 1 E
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.07 [        ] GRWI4 GARWIN
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 Misc Stations        Reporting Stations: 5  Obs Received: 1915
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 High Air Temp[F]    :  81.60 [10:52 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  70.90 [06:46 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
 High Dew Point[F]   :  72.00 [10:37 AM] OT0007 ISU Agronomy II
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  40.00 [12:48 PM] RAWDES Desoto

>  All data subject to revision and is intended for
>  educational use only.