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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 27 March 2007

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> Yesterday's Daily Feature

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http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-03-27
 | Title : Well above normal
 | Date  : 27 Mar 07:42 AM
 | Votes : Good: 17   Bad: 5
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A plot of recent high and low temperatures shows that both values have been well above normal highs for this time of year.  The forecast for the remainder of the week has us cooling back down into the 60s and 40s, which is still above normal.

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

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado      14    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   1
Svr Tstorm   52    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: 384
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  78.98 [03:53 PM] BRL   BURLINGTON
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  42.08 [06:52 AM] EST   ESTHERVILLE
                     :  42.08 [07:53 AM] SPW   SPENCER
 High Dew Point[F]   :  60.80 [08:53 AM] BRL   None
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  37.94 [06:52 AM] EST   ESTHERVILLE
                     :  37.94 [07:53 AM] SPW   SPENCER
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  27.00 [11:53 PM] MIW   MARSHALLTOWN
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.12 [        ] OTM   OTTUMWA
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 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 39  Obs Received: 5243
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  80.00 [03:24 PM] FFL   FAIRFIELD
                     :  80.00 [03:24 PM] EOK   KEOKUK MUNI
                     :  80.00 [03:14 PM] AWG   WASHINGTON
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  41.00 [06:04 AM] LRJ   LE MARS
 High Dew Point[F]   :  65.00 [10:44 AM] EOK   KEOKUK MUNI
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  33.00 [11:24 PM] IIB   INDEPENDENCE
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.46 [        ] FFL   FAIRFIELD
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 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 54  Obs Received: 7074
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  79.50 [12:27 PM] RMPI4 Mount Pleasant (US 218)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  39.60 [07:25 AM] RSYI4 Sibley
 High Dew Point[F]   :  64.90 [11:00 AM] ROTI4 Ottumwa (US 63)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  37.00 [08:16 AM] RSYI4 Sibley
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  28.00 [09:26 AM] RSYI4 Sibley
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.15 [        ] RAMI4 Ames (I-35)
                     :   0.15 [        ] ROTI4 Ottumwa (US 63)
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 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 69  Obs Received: 98261
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  79.00 [05:03 PM] SBMI4 Bloomfield
 Low Air Temp[F]     :   5.00 [10:57 PM] SNEI4 Newton
 High Dew Point[F]   :  72.00 [01:55 PM] SCDI4 Corydon
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  -3.00 [10:38 AM] SWAI4 Wall Lake
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  28.68 [10:41 PM] SSUI4 Sully
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.29 [        ] SMNI4 Montezuma
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 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 22  Obs Received: 30084
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  72.00 [02:07 PM] SRRI4 Rockford
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  46.00 [05:13 AM] SNII4 Thompson
                     :  46.00 [05:23 AM] SFCI4 Forest City
 High Dew Point[F]   :  61.00 [04:47 PM] SRRI4 Rockford
                     :  61.00 [04:49 PM] SNKI4 Northwood
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  42.00 [11:59 PM] SWLM5 Rochester (Willow Creek)
                     :  42.00 [07:38 AM] SBLM5 Albert Lea
                     :  42.00 [06:42 AM] SJAM5 Rochester (John Adams)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  22.00 [10:03 AM] SGMM5 Grand Meadow
                     :  22.00 [11:54 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.16 [        ] SJAM5 Rochester (John Adams)
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 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 41  Obs Received: 22573
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  67.00 [02:37 PM] EPJS2 Elk Point
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  29.00 [07:27 AM] MLES2 Miller
 High Dew Point[F]   :  60.00 [05:47 PM] EPJS2 Elk Point
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -26.00 [02:36 AM] SHII4 Hull
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  51.27 [11:06 AM] ICSI4 Inwood
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.22 [        ] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School
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 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 118  Obs Received: 120
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  81.00 [        ] ONAI4 ONAWA 3 NW
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  40.00 [        ] SNBI4 SANBORN
                     :  40.00 [        ] SPRI4 SPIRIT LAKE
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.60 [        ] HCKI4 Hancock 7 SE
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 Misc Stations        Reporting Stations: 5  Obs Received: 2000
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  65.00 [09:48 AM] RAWDES Desoto
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  50.10 [07:55 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
 High Dew Point[F]   :  59.00 [12:01 AM] OT0007 ISU Agronomy II
                     :  59.00 [01:48 AM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
                     :  59.00 [09:48 AM] RAWDES Desoto
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  47.00 [07:47 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.07 [        ] OT0006 NE Ames

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