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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 02 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=2007-05-02
 | Title : 60s for the soils
 | Date  : 02 May 08:07 AM
 | Votes : Good: 16   Bad: 6
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Our recent stretch of very warm weather has quickly warmed soil temperatures to values needed for crop seed germination.  The forecast calls for near normal temperatures with slight chances of rain.  So the corn seed that is in the ground currently will have a chance to grow.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 02 May 2007

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado      33    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   6
Svr Tstorm  145    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   3
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: 348
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 Low Air Temp[F]     :  39.02 [05:53 AM] SPW   SPENCER
 High Dew Point[F]   :  55.04 [11:53 PM] LWD   LAMONI
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  33.08 [05:53 AM] SPW   SPENCER
                     :  33.08 [12:52 AM] SUX   SIOUX CITY
                     :  33.08 [04:52 PM] EST   ESTHERVILLE
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  24.00 [01:53 PM] MCW   MASON CITY
                     :  24.00 [07:52 AM] IOW   IOWA CITY
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.91 [        ] EST   ESTHERVILLE
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 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 39  Obs Received: 7142
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  77.00 [04:15 PM] SDA   SHENANDOAH MUNI
                     :  77.00 [03:35 PM] RDK   RED OAK
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  41.00 [04:35 AM] AXA   ALGONA
                     :  41.00 [05:55 AM] LRJ   LE MARS
                     :  41.00 [02:54 AM] SHL   SHELDON
 High Dew Point[F]   :  63.00 [12:01 AM] EOK   KEOKUK MUNI
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  16.00 [06:24 PM] LRJ   LE MARS
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  28.00 [02:14 PM] CIN   CARROLL
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 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 56  Obs Received: 7668
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  76.60 [04:04 PM] RSDI4 Sidney (I-29/IA 2)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  32.00 [12:45 PM] RDYI4 Eddyville
 High Dew Point[F]   :  57.60 [09:20 PM] ROTI4 Ottumwa (US 63)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  26.70 [12:13 AM] RAVI4 Avoca (I-80)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  25.00 [11:19 PM] RGRI4 Grinnell (I-80)
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 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 68  Obs Received: 95754
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  75.00 [02:51 PM] SNEI4 Newton
                     :  75.00 [05:33 PM] SMDI4 Madrid
 Low Air Temp[F]     :   2.00 [09:13 PM] SPAI4 Panora
 High Dew Point[F]   :  72.00 [02:54 PM] SEGI4 Eagle Grove
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  17.00 [07:14 AM] SLMI4 Latimer
                     :  17.00 [05:13 PM] SMLI4 Mallard
                     :  17.00 [04:35 AM] SMAI4 Marshalltown
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  33.02 [01:08 PM] SMNI4 Montezuma
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 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 21  Obs Received: 27118
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  73.00 [04:46 PM] SJAM5 Rochester (John Adams)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  35.00 [06:09 AM] SWLM5 Rochester (Willow Creek)
 High Dew Point[F]   :  46.00 [07:46 AM] SKGM5 Rochester (Kellogg)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  32.00 [04:18 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  19.00 [08:17 AM] SGMM5 Grand Meadow
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 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 46  Obs Received: 26254
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  78.00 [03:25 PM] SRAS2 Rapid City
                     :  78.00 [03:31 PM] KKAS2 Kadoka
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  38.00 [02:02 AM] SWTS2 Watertown
 High Dew Point[F]   :  70.00 [04:56 PM] SMSS2 Mission
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -24.00 [02:57 AM] SHII4 Hull
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  46.06 [08:31 AM] ICSI4 Inwood
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.12 [        ] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School
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 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 99  Obs Received: 525
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  78.00 [        ] EKRI4 ELKADER 5 SSW
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  40.00 [        ] ALGI4 ALGONA 3 W
                     :  40.00 [        ] BTTI4 BRITT
                     :  40.00 [        ] 3SE   Spencer 1 N
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.02 [        ] WSHI4 WASHINGTON
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 Misc Stations        Reporting Stations: 5  Obs Received: 1981
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  75.00 [12:48 PM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  53.78 [09:32 AM] OT0007 ISU Agronomy II
 High Dew Point[F]   :  56.00 [12:48 PM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  40.00 [12:48 PM] RAWDES Desoto

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