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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 05 May 2007

> News
 +----------------------------------------------
 | Title : Gravity Wave Lapse
 | Date  : 06 May 09:24 AM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXnkzeCU3bE
 +----------------------------------------------

The Tama webcamera captured a very nice lapse of a passing
gravity wave on Sunday morning.  You can really see the crests
and troughs of the wave, but also note the cloud motion away 
from the camera.  Great stuff!

btw, I'm going to start putting webcam lapses on YouTube, since
it makes it so much easier for folks to watch them.

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 05 May 2007

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado     136    7 |   0     0     1    14    22 |  11
Svr Tstorm  308   11 |   0     0     2    49    38 |   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: 605
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 Low Air Temp[F]     :  50.00 [08:45 AM] MCW   MASON CITY
 High Dew Point[F]   :  66.92 [01:52 PM] SUX   SIOUX CITY
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  33.80 [08:45 AM] MCW   MASON CITY
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  43.00 [10:53 PM] SPW   SPENCER
                     :  43.00 [09:52 AM] SUX   SIOUX CITY
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.36 [        ] SUX   SIOUX CITY
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 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 39  Obs Received: 7542
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  83.00 [04:24 PM] ICL   CLARINDA
                     :  83.00 [03:35 PM] SDA   SHENANDOAH MUNI
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  55.40 [12:36 AM] IIB   INDEPENDENCE
                     :  55.40 [02:55 AM] AXA   ALGONA
                     :  55.40 [01:15 AM] CCY   CHARLES CITY
                     : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped
 High Dew Point[F]   :  71.00 [11:34 AM] RDK   RED OAK
                     :  71.00 [04:34 PM] EOK   KEOKUK MUNI
                     :  71.00 [03:55 PM] SDA   SHENANDOAH MUNI
                     : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  52.00 [09:02 PM] SHL   SHELDON
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   1.62 [        ] HNR   HARLAN
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 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 55  Obs Received: 2488
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  80.00 [03:59 PM] RMPI4 Mount Pleasant (US 218)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  53.60 [03:19 AM] RHAI4 Hanlontown (I-35)
 High Dew Point[F]   :  73.50 [02:49 PM] RONI4 Onawa (I-29)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  31.90 [09:53 PM] RDCI4 Decorah (IA 9)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  38.00 [10:58 PM] RSLI4 Storm Lake (US 71/IA 3)
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.16 [        ] RONI4 Onawa (I-29)
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 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 68  Obs Received: 96206
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  82.00 [07:58 AM] SBOI4 Boone
 Low Air Temp[F]     :   7.00 [02:18 PM] SALI4 Albia
 High Dew Point[F]   :  81.00 [07:58 AM] SBOI4 Boone
 Low Dew Point[F]    :   3.00 [12:28 PM] SLMI4 Latimer
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  43.45 [10:34 PM] SMLI4 Mallard
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.06 [        ] SWAI4 Wall Lake
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 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 21  Obs Received: 29650
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  76.00 [03:24 PM] SRRI4 Rockford
                     :  76.00 [05:23 PM] SKWI4 Kanawha
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  54.00 [12:30 AM] SCQI4 Cresco
                     :  54.00 [02:44 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy
                     :  54.00 [06:47 AM] STMM5 West Concord
                     : 1 Other Duplicates Skipped
 High Dew Point[F]   :  63.00 [10:46 AM] SKWI4 Kanawha
                     :  63.00 [10:59 AM] SRRI4 Rockford
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  34.00 [11:45 PM] SJAM5 Rochester (John Adams)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  35.00 [05:40 PM] SGMM5 Grand Meadow
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   9.20 [        ] SKWI4 Kanawha
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 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 44  Obs Received: 24071
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  77.00 [03:36 PM] EPJS2 Elk Point
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  39.00 [12:01 AM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School
 High Dew Point[F]   :  73.00 [03:36 PM] EPJS2 Elk Point
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  39.00 [12:01 AM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School
                     :  39.00 [03:54 AM] SMIS2 Milbank
                     :  39.00 [12:27 AM] SYAS2 Yankton
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  53.01 [10:48 PM] LMSM5 Luverne
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   6.15 [        ] RDPS2 Redfield
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 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 102  Obs Received: 543
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  82.00 [        ] SDHI4 SHENANDOAH
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  44.00 [        ] EKRI4 ELKADER 5 SSW
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   4.79 [        ] GLEI4 GLENWOOD 3 SW
 Max Snowfall [inch] :   0.00 [        ] OAKI4 OAKLAND
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 Misc Stations        Reporting Stations: 5  Obs Received: 1980
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  75.00 [12:48 PM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  52.90 [10:31 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
 High Dew Point[F]   :  59.00 [12:01 AM] OT0007 ISU Agronomy II
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  40.00 [12:48 PM] RAWDES Desoto
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   1.00 [        ] OT0006 NE Ames

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