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Tue Jul 31 11:01:28 CDT 2007


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 30 July 2007

> News
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 | Title : Daily webcam movies
 | Date  : 30 Jul 09:07 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/current/camlapse/
 +----------------------------------------------

I have created a simple Flash based webcam lapse viewer.  Each
day, each webcamera generates 5 pre-timed movies.  The viewer 
provides you with a simple interface to view these movies.  You
will need to have a modern web browser and Flash 9 installed.


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 | Title : gempak server updated
 | Date  : 30 Jul 12:20 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://metfs1.agron.iastate.edu/data/gempak/
 +----------------------------------------------

Some of you feed gempak formatted data from our department's
file server.  This server was just updated to new hardware. If
you had noticed slowness in the past, give it a shot again.  Please
let me know of any troubles.

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

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http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-07-30
 | Title : No shortage of heat
 | Date  : 30 Jul 07:06 AM
 | Votes : Good: 9   Bad: 3
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The featured graph is of accumulated growing degree days (base 50) since 1 May for Ames.  The graph indicates that we are well above normal for heat units and the forecast for the next week keeps us well above normal with temperatures in the 90s!

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 30 Jul 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   24    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: 394
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  87.98 [03:53 PM] SPW   SPENCER
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  59.00 [05:52 AM] EST   ESTHERVILLE
 High Dew Point[F]   :  69.98 [10:52 AM] SUX   SIOUX CITY
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  55.94 [05:52 AM] EST   ESTHERVILLE
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  17.00 [04:54 PM] DSM   DES MOINES
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.01 [        ] MCW   MASON CITY
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 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 42  Obs Received: 8294
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  89.00 [02:59 PM] CKP   Cherokee
                     :  89.00 [02:30 PM] RDK   RED OAK
                     :  89.00 [03:19 PM] SHL   SHELDON
                     : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  55.40 [04:55 AM] MXO   None
 High Dew Point[F]   :  75.00 [12:10 PM] CBF   COUNCIL BLUFFS
                     :  75.00 [11:49 AM] AXA   ALGONA
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  51.80 [05:35 AM] MXO   None
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  19.00 [05:50 PM] CBF   COUNCIL BLUFFS
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.09 [        ] IFA   Iowa Falls
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 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 56  Obs Received: 7730
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  92.30 [03:09 PM] RONI4 Onawa (I-29)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  53.20 [04:49 AM] RHAI4 Hanlontown (I-35)
 High Dew Point[F]   :  77.60 [10:34 AM] RSCI4 Sioux City (I-29)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  51.70 [04:40 PM] RDVI4 Davenport (I-80/I-280)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  20.00 [04:34 PM] RSDI4 Sidney (I-29/IA 2)
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 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 59  Obs Received: 80463
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  90.00 [03:42 PM] SOGI4 Ogden
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  60.00 [06:25 AM] SPAI4 Panora
 High Dew Point[F]   :  86.00 [02:11 PM] SBRI4 Brooklyn
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -34.00 [08:40 AM] SLMI4 Latimer
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  27.81 [01:29 PM] SBRI4 Brooklyn
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.01 [        ] SNEI4 Newton
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 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 22  Obs Received: 28830
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  92.00 [03:34 PM] SKGM5 Rochester (Kellogg)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  55.00 [04:48 AM] SWLM5 Rochester (Willow Creek)
                     :  55.00 [05:18 AM] SFCM5 Preston
 High Dew Point[F]   :  72.00 [09:43 AM] STKI4 Titonka
                     :  72.00 [11:11 AM] SBLM5 Albert Lea
                     :  72.00 [02:54 PM] SCQI4 Cresco
                     : 4 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -27.00 [02:41 PM] SCQI4 Cresco
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  14.00 [04:23 PM] SNII4 Thompson
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.01 [        ] SCQI4 Cresco
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 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 34  Obs Received: 15412
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  96.00 [05:50 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  59.00 [06:34 AM] MLES2 Miller
 High Dew Point[F]   :  87.00 [04:40 PM] SLKS2 Clear Lake
                     :  87.00 [05:11 PM] SMSS2 Mission
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -28.00 [07:42 PM] SHII4 Hull
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  28.68 [04:54 PM] SPIS2 Pierre
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 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 91  Obs Received: 521
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  90.00 [        ] GLEI4 GLENWOOD 3 SW
                     :  90.00 [        ] ONAI4 ONAWA 3 NW
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  55.00 [        ] CRCI4 Cresco
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 Misc Stations        Reporting Stations: 5  Obs Received: 1974
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  81.80 [11:00 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  62.30 [06:46 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
 High Dew Point[F]   :  69.00 [10:04 AM] OT0007 ISU Agronomy II
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  40.00 [12:48 PM] RAWDES Desoto

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>  educational use only.


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