IEM Daily Bulletin

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Thu Mar 8 11:01:24 CST 2007


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 07 March 2007

> News
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 | Title : New KIMT: West Concord, MN
 | Date  : 08 Mar 08:37 AM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/schoolnet/current.phtml?ntv=KIMT
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Another site has been added to the KIMT StormNet.  This one is 
located at Triton Middle School in West Concord, Minnesota. There
are now 23 sites in KIMT's network.

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

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http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-03-07
 | Title : Snow gradient
 | Date  : 07 Mar 07:07 AM
 | Votes : Good: 25   Bad: 5
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The most recent snow storm put down an impressive gradient of snowfall with 50-60 miles seperating the heavy and light amounts.  The featured image is an analysis of reported snowfall depth.  You can see Northern Iowa with 15+ inches and just a short distance southeast of there with less than an inch.  These large gradients can become important later this spring with differential soil moisture producing airmass boundaries in the atmosphere that can influence storm strength.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 07 Mar 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: 15  Obs Received: 407
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  33.98 [03:53 PM] LWD   LAMONI
                     :  33.98 [11:53 AM] BRL   BURLINGTON
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  15.80 [10:55 PM] DBQ   None
 High Dew Point[F]   :  24.98 [03:53 PM] LWD   LAMONI
                     :  24.98 [11:52 PM] SUX   SIOUX CITY
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  12.02 [10:55 PM] DBQ   DUBUQUE
 Peak Gust[knots]    :   0.00 [    None] DVN   QUAD CITIES
                     :   0.00 [    None] EST   ESTHERVILLE
                     :   0.00 [    None] MIW   MARSHALLTOWN
                     : 12 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.02 [        ] MCW   MASON CITY
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 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 40  Obs Received: 5450
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  40.00 [01:04 PM] EOK   KEOKUK MUNI
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  19.00 [06:54 AM] AXA   ALGONA
                     :  19.00 [07:34 AM] SHL   SHELDON
 High Dew Point[F]   :  30.20 [02:35 PM] RDK   None
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  12.20 [10:35 PM] CWI   CLINTON
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  19.00 [03:25 AM] CBF   COUNCIL BLUFFS
                     :  19.00 [05:04 AM] RDK   RED OAK
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.01 [        ] DEH   DECORAH
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 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 53  Obs Received: 6873
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  37.90 [03:24 PM] RCNI4 Centerville (IA 2)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  15.80 [08:44 PM] RDCI4 Decorah (IA 9)
 High Dew Point[F]   :  28.50 [11:58 PM] RONI4 Onawa (I-29)
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -21.10 [06:50 PM] RCRI4 Cedar Rapids (US 30)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  22.00 [08:14 PM] RCII4 Cedar Rapids (US 30)
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 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 70  Obs Received: 98735
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  41.00 [03:23 PM] SCEI4 Centerville
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  17.00 [06:51 AM] SBKI4 Belmond
 High Dew Point[F]   :  35.00 [02:50 PM] SCDI4 Corydon
 Low Dew Point[F]    :   0.00 [10:09 AM] SLMI4 Latimer
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  18.25 [02:12 PM] SCDI4 Corydon
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.04 [        ] SMDI4 Madrid
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 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 22  Obs Received: 28353
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  39.00 [01:23 PM] SJAM5 Rochester (John Adams)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  11.00 [09:11 PM] SFCM5 Preston
 High Dew Point[F]   :  39.00 [01:23 PM] SJAM5 Rochester (John Adams)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  10.00 [12:50 PM] SWLM5 Rochester (Willow Creek)
                     :  10.00 [09:11 PM] SFCM5 Preston
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  12.00 [06:55 AM] SFCM5 Preston
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.10 [        ] SCQI4 Cresco
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 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 45  Obs Received: 26972
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  65.00 [03:49 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  11.00 [05:11 AM] SWTS2 Watertown
 High Dew Point[F]   :  45.00 [11:46 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -36.00 [02:13 AM] SHII4 Hull
                     : -36.00 [09:57 AM] SWTS2 Watertown
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  28.68 [12:06 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.02 [        ] SWAS2 Wall
                     :   0.02 [        ] WMSM5 Worthington
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 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 85  Obs Received: 93
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  38.00 [        ] CNTI4 CENTERVILLE
                     :  38.00 [        ] RADI4 RATHBUN DAM
                     :  38.00 [        ] DNNI4 DONNELLSON
 Low Air Temp[F]     :   2.00 [        ] BTTI4 BRITT
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.14 [        ] JMEI4 JAMES 1 NE
 Max Snowfall [inch] :   0.10 [        ] EMMI4 EMMETSBURG
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 Misc Stations        Reporting Stations: 4  Obs Received: 1342
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  35.50 [10:59 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  21.00 [05:48 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
 High Dew Point[F]   :  30.00 [09:48 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  19.00 [07:33 AM] OT0007 ISU Agronomy II
                     :  19.00 [06:27 AM] OT0006 NE Ames

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