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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 01 May 2007

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

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http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-05-01
 | Title : Upward trend continues
 | Date  : 01 May 07:40 AM
 | Votes : Good: 11   Bad: 3
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With the last two days of April being a taste of summer, our climatology shows us that highs are usually in the 70s more often then the 90s for this time of year.  By the end of May, we will be approaching typical values of 80 degrees as we complete the transition into summer!

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 01 May 2007

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado      24    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   1
Svr Tstorm  128    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   2
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: 363
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  80.96 [03:53 PM] BRL   BURLINGTON
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  46.04 [11:53 PM] MCW   MASON CITY
 High Dew Point[F]   :  62.96 [01:53 PM] BRL   BURLINGTON
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  26.00 [07:53 AM] SPW   SPENCER
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 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 40  Obs Received: 7218
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  85.00 [03:04 PM] AWG   WASHINGTON
                     :  85.00 [03:35 PM] OOA   Oskaloosa
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  46.40 [11:55 PM] AXA   ALGONA
 High Dew Point[F]   :  69.00 [02:54 PM] EOK   KEOKUK MUNI
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  -6.00 [03:44 PM] CAV   CLARION
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  27.00 [09:44 AM] SHL   SHELDON
                     :  27.00 [09:45 AM] HNR   HARLAN
                     :  27.00 [09:34 AM] AXA   ALGONA
                     : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped
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 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 56  Obs Received: 7656
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  82.60 [04:58 PM] RMPI4 Mount Pleasant (US 218)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  32.00 [07:19 PM] RBFI4 Bedford
 High Dew Point[F]   :  67.90 [08:00 AM] RIAI4 Iowa City (US 218)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  18.40 [06:53 PM] RAVI4 Avoca (I-80)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  31.00 [09:11 AM] RDAI4 Adair (I-80)
                     :  31.00 [02:41 PM] RWII4 Williams (I-35)
                     :  31.00 [09:25 AM] RSYI4 Sibley
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 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 68  Obs Received: 95099
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  83.00 [03:41 PM] SNEI4 Newton
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  51.00 [06:21 AM] SFDI4 Fort Dodge
                     :  51.00 [06:32 AM] SAGI4 Algona
                     :  51.00 [05:50 AM] SBKI4 Belmond
 High Dew Point[F]   :  80.00 [03:48 PM] SMNI4 Montezuma
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  -1.00 [02:34 PM] SMLI4 Mallard
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  27.81 [10:35 AM] SGLI4 Glidden
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 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 21  Obs Received: 28632
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  75.00 [03:44 PM] SRRI4 Rockford
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  45.00 [05:48 AM] SGMM5 Grand Meadow
 High Dew Point[F]   :  58.00 [03:23 AM] SCCI4 Charles City
                     :  58.00 [02:03 AM] SRMI4 Mason City RMS
                     :  58.00 [01:47 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha
                     : 2 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  21.00 [03:18 PM] SOAI4 Osage
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  26.00 [02:18 PM] SGMM5 Grand Meadow
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.03 [        ] SGMM5 Grand Meadow
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 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 45  Obs Received: 26824
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  75.00 [04:16 PM] EPJS2 Elk Point
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  39.00 [06:40 AM] ESDS2 Eureka
 High Dew Point[F]   :  63.00 [04:06 PM] SMSS2 Mission
                     :  63.00 [04:44 PM] SMIS2 Milbank
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -23.00 [06:37 AM] SHII4 Hull
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  34.76 [12:06 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.01 [        ] CHAS2 Chamberlain
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 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 100  Obs Received: 524
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  91.00 [        ] ONAI4 ONAWA 3 NW
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  42.00 [        ] MCWI4 WINNEBAGO RVR AT MASON CITY
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.01 [        ] SDHI4 SHENANDOAH
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 Misc Stations        Reporting Stations: 5  Obs Received: 1983
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  75.00 [12:48 PM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  49.40 [06:33 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
 High Dew Point[F]   :  56.00 [12:48 PM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  35.00 [12:00 AM] OT0006 NE Ames

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