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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 14 June 2007

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> Yesterday's Daily Feature

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http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-06-14
 | Title : Omega block
 | Date  : 14 Jun 04:23 AM
 | Votes : Good: 23   Bad: 9
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Our recent weather pattern has been stuck in what is commonly referred to as an "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_(meteorology)">Omega Block</a>".  This happens when the jet stream is buckled around a strong anticyclone (high pressure system). The shape of the jet stream resembles the greek letter omega.  This pattern has persisted for many days now keeping our weather dry, while it has been raining all week over South Dakota to Kansas.  There is a strong jet over the Northwest US which should help to "flatten" out the ridge and get storm systems crossing the state again.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 14 Jun 2007

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       2    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm   78    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   1
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: 369
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 Low Air Temp[F]     :  57.92 [04:52 AM] EST   ESTHERVILLE
 High Dew Point[F]   :  68.00 [01:41 AM] SUX   SIOUX CITY
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  51.08 [04:52 AM] EST   ESTHERVILLE
                     :  51.08 [02:53 PM] SPW   SPENCER
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  26.00 [12:53 PM] MCW   MASON CITY
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.55 [        ] SUX   SIOUX CITY
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 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 40  Obs Received: 8166
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  94.00 [04:26 PM] MUT   MUSCATINE
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  57.20 [06:15 AM] IKV   None
                     :  57.20 [05:15 AM] CIN   None
 High Dew Point[F]   :  70.00 [08:46 AM] SHL   SHELDON
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  42.80 [04:15 PM] CIN   None
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  25.00 [02:36 PM] EBS   WEBSTER CITY
                     :  25.00 [04:26 PM] SLB   STORM LAKE
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.26 [        ] LRJ   LE MARS
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 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 56  Obs Received: 7777
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  95.40 [04:28 PM] RMPI4 Mount Pleasant (US 218)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  52.20 [05:39 AM] RHAI4 Hanlontown (I-35)
 High Dew Point[F]   :  75.50 [07:50 AM] ROTI4 Ottumwa (US 63)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  43.70 [07:08 PM] RMCI4 Mason City (I-35)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  25.00 [03:42 PM] RSBI4 Steamboat Rock (US20)
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 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 66  Obs Received: 89355
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  93.00 [02:52 PM] SNEI4 Newton
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  55.00 [04:00 AM] SPAI4 Panora
 High Dew Point[F]   :  89.00 [02:18 PM] SDRI4 River Woods
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -39.00 [05:39 AM] SMAI4 Marshalltown
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  25.20 [01:43 PM] SMLI4 Mallard
                     :  25.20 [01:52 PM] SFAI4 Farnhamville
                     :  25.20 [02:19 PM] SJWI4 Jewell
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 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 23  Obs Received: 30835
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  90.00 [03:39 PM] SRRI4 Rockford
                     :  90.00 [03:40 PM] SJAM5 Rochester (John Adams)
                     :  90.00 [03:59 PM] SKGM5 Rochester (Kellogg)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  57.00 [04:13 AM] SFCM5 Preston
 High Dew Point[F]   :  65.00 [12:06 PM] SRRI4 Rockford
                     :  65.00 [10:48 PM] SFCM5 Preston
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -26.00 [01:32 PM] SCQI4 Cresco
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  19.00 [03:21 PM] SNII4 Thompson
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.24 [        ] SCQI4 Cresco
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 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 43  Obs Received: 25411
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  86.00 [02:03 PM] EPJS2 Elk Point
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  48.00 [06:47 AM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School
 High Dew Point[F]   :  80.00 [03:32 PM] SLKS2 Clear Lake
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -39.00 [08:37 AM] SWAS2 Wall
                     : -39.00 [12:02 AM] MTYS2 Marty, SD
                     : -39.00 [12:00 AM] SWTS2 Watertown
                     : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  22.59 [05:32 PM] SWAS2 Wall
                     :  22.59 [12:33 PM] SRMS2 Ramona
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   1.24 [        ] SABS2 Aberdeen
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 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 81  Obs Received: 498
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  91.00 [        ] WSHI4 WASHINGTON
                     :  91.00 [        ] MSTI4 MUSCATINE 2 N
                     :  91.00 [        ] LWDI4 LOWDEN
                     : 2 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  51.00 [        ] EKRI4 ELKADER 5 SSW
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.04 [        ] SXGI4 SIOUX CITY ANG
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 Misc Stations        Reporting Stations: 5  Obs Received: 1981
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  87.50 [11:00 AM] OT0002 ISU | AGRONOMY HALL
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  63.20 [05:52 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
 High Dew Point[F]   :  67.00 [08:15 AM] OT0007 ISU Agronomy II
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  40.00 [12:48 PM] RAWDES Desoto

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