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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 02 October 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=2007-10-02
| Title : Losing our heat
| Date : 02 Oct 06:33 AM
| Votes : Good: 11 Bad: 7
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The featured graph is of average daily soil heat flux as measured by the USDA-ARS-NSTL Flux site from 2006. Positive values indicate a download flux of heat (warming), while negative values indicate a net loss of heat to the atmosphere (cooling). About half of the year the ground is being warmed, while it loses heat for the other half. We are currently in that other half period of the year with our soils heat being "lost" back into the atmosphere and eventually back into space. The average value of this plot is roughly +1 W m<sup>-2</sup>, which is within the sensor's sensitivity, and close to zero, which we would expect for a long period of time.
> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 02 Oct 2007
Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+ Watches
Type US IA | ARX DVN DMX OAX FSD | US
Tornado 17 5 | 0 3 2 0 0 | 1
Svr Tstorm 13 2 | 0 0 2 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: 650
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Low Air Temp[F] : 50.00 [10:53 PM] SPW SPENCER
: 50.00 [11:52 PM] SUX SIOUX CITY
: 50.00 [11:52 PM] EST ESTHERVILLE
High Dew Point[F] : 69.98 [05:52 PM] IOW IOWA CITY
: 69.98 [03:53 PM] LWD LAMONI
Peak Gust[knots] : 41.00 [04:46 PM] DSM DES MOINES
: 41.00 [08:26 PM] DBQ DUBUQUE
Max Rainfall [inch] : 1.46 [ ] MCW MASON CITY
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Iowa AWOS Reporting Stations: 41 Obs Received: 6331
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High Air Temp[F] : 81.00 [02:45 PM] EOK KEOKUK MUNI
Low Air Temp[F] : 46.40 [10:35 PM] ORC ORANGE CITY
: 46.40 [11:55 PM] SDA SHENANDOAH MUNI
High Dew Point[F] : 74.00 [02:45 PM] RDK RED OAK
Low Dew Point[F] : 41.00 [11:15 PM] ORC ORANGE CITY
: 41.00 [04:35 PM] LRJ LE MARS
Peak Gust[knots] : 50.00 [03:15 PM] ICL CLARINDA
Max Rainfall [inch] : 1.83 [ ] CCY CHARLES CITY
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Iowa RWIS Reporting Stations: 55 Obs Received: 7497
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High Air Temp[F] : 79.90 [02:03 PM] RSDI4 Sidney (I-29/IA 2)
Low Air Temp[F] : 32.00 [11:45 PM] RDYI4 Eddyville
High Dew Point[F] : 75.20 [01:16 PM] RCBI4 Council Bluffs (I-80)
Low Dew Point[F] : 32.00 [11:45 PM] RDYI4 Eddyville
Peak Gust[knots] : 65.00 [03:15 PM] RROI4 Red Oak (US 34/US 71)
Max Rainfall [inch] : 2.00 [ ] RIAI4 Iowa City (US 218)
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KCCI SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 68 Obs Received: 91860
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High Air Temp[F] : 83.00 [01:34 PM] SMOI4 Mount Ayr
Low Air Temp[F] : 5.00 [09:42 PM] SIFI4 Iowa Falls
High Dew Point[F] : 82.00 [01:34 PM] SMOI4 Mount Ayr
Low Dew Point[F] : -35.00 [03:31 PM] SPYI4 Perry
Peak Gust[knots] : 49.53 [08:29 AM] SFAI4 Farnhamville
Max Rainfall [inch] : 1.55 [ ] SBXI4 Baxter
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KIMT SchoolNet Reporting Stations: 22 Obs Received: 29505
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High Air Temp[F] : 83.00 [10:06 AM] SGMM5 Grand Meadow
Low Air Temp[F] : 50.00 [11:40 PM] SLEM5 LeRoy
: 50.00 [11:56 PM] SNII4 Thompson
High Dew Point[F] : 73.00 [07:49 AM] SFCI4 Forest City
Low Dew Point[F] : 47.00 [11:17 PM] SCQI4 Cresco
: 47.00 [11:37 PM] STKI4 Titonka
: 47.00 [09:33 PM] SMWI4 Mason City Newman
: 4 Other Duplicates Skipped
Peak Gust[knots] : 26.00 [09:36 AM] SNII4 Thompson
Max Rainfall [inch] : 1.71 [ ] SCQI4 Cresco
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KELO WeatherNet Reporting Stations: 43 Obs Received: 25632
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High Air Temp[F] : 79.00 [12:01 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City
Low Air Temp[F] : 38.00 [07:25 AM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School
High Dew Point[F] : 70.00 [11:25 AM] EPJS2 Elk Point
Low Dew Point[F] : -21.00 [03:24 PM] SHII4 Hull
Peak Gust[knots] : 49.53 [06:47 PM] SPIS2 Pierre
Max Rainfall [inch] : 0.19 [ ] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School
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Iowa NWS COOP Reporting Stations: 138 Obs Received: 596
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High Air Temp[F] : 83.00 [ ] SXGI4 SIOUX CITY ANG
Low Air Temp[F] : 41.00 [ ] BTTI4 BRITT
Max Rainfall [inch] : 2.25 [ ] NHPI4 NEW HAMPTON
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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] : 45.20 [07:14 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
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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