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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 16 October 2007

> News
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> Yesterday's Daily Feature

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http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-10-16
 | Title : 2007 heavy rainfall events
 | Date  : 16 Oct 12:00 AM
 | Votes : Good: 24   Bad: 5
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Greater than 4 inches of rainfall over a 24 hour period were reported <a href="http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/coop/plot.phtml?source=prelim&var=precip&year=2007&month=10&day=15">yesterday</a> in a number of locations in Southwest Iowa.  According to IEM databases, this is the 8th day this year with 2 or more COOP sites reporting 4+ inches of rain!  The featured chart shows 2007 having 2 more days of heavy rainfall events than any other year since 1951. This statistic was computed only considering sites with an observational record back to 1951. Unfortunately, the result of this graphic has been numerous flood events over nearly all parts of the state.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 16 Oct 2007

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       0    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm    3    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: 676
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 High Dew Point[F]   :  55.40 [12:54 AM] ALO   WATERLOO
                     :  55.40 [12:16 AM] MCW   MASON CITY
                     :  55.40 [01:25 AM] BRL   BURLINGTON
                     : 2 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  41.00 [11:52 PM] SUX   SIOUX CITY
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  19.00 [02:01 PM] ALO   WATERLOO
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.08 [        ] EST   ESTHERVILLE
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 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 42  Obs Received: 7460
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  66.00 [05:16 PM] SDA   SHENANDOAH MUNI
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  41.00 [11:35 PM] CIN   None
 High Dew Point[F]   :  59.00 [12:15 AM] CAV   CLARION
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  39.20 [10:35 PM] CIN   None
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  21.00 [01:55 PM] VTI   VINTON
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.03 [        ] PRO   Perry
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 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 54  Obs Received: 7375
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  67.80 [04:55 PM] RCBI4 Council Bluffs (I-80)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  43.20 [11:43 PM] RIGI4 Ida Grove
 High Dew Point[F]   :  59.00 [11:06 AM] RDBI4 Dubuque (US 20)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  40.60 [06:03 PM] RAVI4 Avoca (I-80)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  19.00 [03:21 PM] RWLI4 Waterloo (US 20)
                     :  19.00 [02:02 PM] RPLI4 Pella (IA 163)
                     :  19.00 [11:17 AM] RCEI4 Creston (US 34)
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 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 70  Obs Received: 96860
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  64.00 [01:02 AM] SBRI4 Brooklyn
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  45.00 [10:52 PM] SMAI4 Marshalltown
 High Dew Point[F]   :  61.00 [01:02 AM] SBRI4 Brooklyn
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  27.00 [04:47 AM] SPYI4 Perry
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  65.17 [08:09 AM] SLOI4 Lamoni
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.05 [        ] SBKI4 Belmond
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 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 25  Obs Received: 32738
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  61.00 [12:17 PM] SFCM5 Preston
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  48.00 [11:39 PM] STKI4 Titonka
                     :  48.00 [11:35 PM] SFCI4 Forest City
                     :  48.00 [11:56 PM] SCKI4 Clear Lake
 High Dew Point[F]   :  60.00 [12:17 PM] SFCM5 Preston
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  46.00 [11:37 AM] SCQI4 Cresco
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  16.00 [01:26 PM] SNII4 Thompson
                     :  16.00 [01:20 PM] SGMM5 Grand Meadow
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.36 [        ] STMM5 West Concord
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 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 46  Obs Received: 26068
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  79.00 [08:20 AM] SHII4 Hull
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  35.00 [12:29 AM] LDSS2 Lead _ Deadwood School
 High Dew Point[F]   :  55.00 [04:01 PM] SMIS2 Milbank
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -37.00 [12:08 PM] SWTS2 Watertown
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  26.07 [10:40 PM] SWAS2 Wall
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.60 [        ] SMIS2 Milbank
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 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 112  Obs Received: 570
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  64.00 [        ] SIDI4 SIDNEY
                     :  64.00 [        ] SDHI4 SHENANDOAH
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  33.00 [        ] SNYI4 Stanley
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   1.90 [        ] HCKI4 Hancock 7 SE
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 Misc Stations        Reporting Stations: 5  Obs Received: 1984
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  75.00 [12:48 PM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  47.90 [12:23 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
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.02 [        ] OT0006 NE Ames

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