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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 07 May 2007

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> Yesterday's Daily Feature

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http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-05-07
 | Title : Wild start to May
 | Date  : 07 May 08:07 AM
 | Votes : Good: 17   Bad: 5
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The featured image is a plot of counties warned by tornado warnings for this May up until today. According to my accounting, there were 299 warnings issued during those 6 days with well over 150 reports of tornadoes.  The largest of these tornadoes destroyed <a href="http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=ddc&storyid=7828&source=0">Greensburg, Kansas</a> and was surveyed to have the highest strength rating possible (EF5).  Unfortunately, Iowa saw a handful of tornadoes as well.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 07 May 2007

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       5    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   4
Svr Tstorm   76    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: 546
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 Low Air Temp[F]     :  53.06 [06:52 AM] CID   CEDAR RAPIDS
 High Dew Point[F]   :  64.94 [03:53 PM] BRL   BURLINGTON
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  27.00 [02:52 AM] DVN   QUAD CITIES
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   1.91 [        ] LWD   LAMONI
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 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 39  Obs Received: 6943
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  83.00 [03:44 PM] EOK   KEOKUK MUNI
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  50.00 [04:15 AM] IIB   INDEPENDENCE
                     :  50.00 [04:35 AM] OLZ   OELWEIN
 High Dew Point[F]   :  71.00 [03:44 PM] EOK   KEOKUK MUNI
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  29.00 [12:35 AM] DEH   DECORAH
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  41.00 [02:25 AM] OOA   Oskaloosa
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   1.92 [        ] CNC   CHARITON
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 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 55  Obs Received: 5348
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  82.30 [04:10 PM] RDVI4 Davenport (I-80/I-280)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  51.20 [06:06 AM] RDCI4 Decorah (IA 9)
 High Dew Point[F]   :  67.20 [07:09 PM] RIAI4 Iowa City (US 218)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  26.70 [02:05 AM] RDCI4 Decorah (IA 9)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  39.00 [08:31 AM] RDAI4 Adair (I-80)
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.07 [        ] RDEI4 De Soto (I-80/US 169)
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 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 69  Obs Received: 91509
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  81.00 [03:29 PM] SNEI4 Newton
 Low Air Temp[F]     :   6.00 [02:19 AM] SFAI4 Farnhamville
 High Dew Point[F]   :  77.00 [04:38 PM] SDRI4 River Woods
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -39.00 [12:07 AM] SOGI4 Ogden
                     : -39.00 [04:05 AM] SMDI4 Madrid
                     : -39.00 [10:32 AM] SMAI4 Marshalltown
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  35.63 [12:06 AM] SMAI4 Marshalltown
                     :  35.63 [07:45 AM] SMUI4 Murray
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   1.99 [        ] SCHI4 Chariton
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 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 23  Obs Received: 31267
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  76.00 [04:48 PM] SLEM5 LeRoy
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  50.00 [05:44 AM] SLEM5 LeRoy
                     :  50.00 [05:59 AM] SCQI4 Cresco
                     :  50.00 [06:01 AM] SGMM5 Grand Meadow
 High Dew Point[F]   :  70.00 [02:47 PM] SNKI4 Northwood
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  33.00 [01:14 AM] SJAM5 Rochester (John Adams)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  18.00 [03:44 PM] SGMM5 Grand Meadow
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.35 [        ] SMYI4 Mason City
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 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 42  Obs Received: 23748
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  73.00 [04:21 PM] MOBS2 Mobridge
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  38.00 [07:10 AM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School
 High Dew Point[F]   :  68.00 [06:35 PM] SRUM5 Russell
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -21.00 [07:59 AM] SHII4 Hull
                     : -21.00 [12:04 AM] SYAS2 Yankton
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  45.19 [12:06 AM] SMAM5 Madison
                     :  45.19 [12:06 AM] WMSM5 Worthington
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.17 [        ] FSNS2 Flandreau
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 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 103  Obs Received: 533
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  81.00 [        ] DNNI4 DONNELLSON
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  46.00 [        ] SNYI4 Stanley
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.24 [        ] PRMI4 S.FK. CHARITON RIVER NR PROMISE
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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]     :  54.40 [06:37 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
 High Dew Point[F]   :  62.00 [12:01 AM] OT0007 ISU Agronomy II
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  40.00 [12:48 PM] RAWDES Desoto

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