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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 18 October 2007

> News
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 | Title : New WeatherNet: Vermillion, SD
 | Date  : 18 Oct 07:18 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/schoolnet/current.phtml?ntv=KELO
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A new station has been added to the KELO WeatherNet.  This site is
located in Vermillion South Dakota and has a NWS ID of SVMS2.

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

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http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-10-18
 | Title : Bombogenesis
 | Date  : 18 Oct 08:37 AM
 | Votes : Good: 12   Bad: 6
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When you get old like me, your bones and joints become the best predictor of the weather.  The development of powerful storm system yesterday and today has dropped our surface pressure by around 0.7 inches of mercury (~ 24 millibars) in just over 24 hours.  This is close to the "bombogenesis" criteria (24 mb in 24 hrs), which is just a cool sounding term to describe another cool sounding term, rapid cyclogenesis.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 18 Oct 2007

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado     150    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |  10
Svr Tstorm  241    0 |   1     0     0     0     0 |   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: 725
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 Low Air Temp[F]     :  51.08 [11:53 PM] SPW   SPENCER
 High Dew Point[F]   :  62.96 [03:52 AM] DVN   QUAD CITIES
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  39.00 [06:18 PM] BRL   BURLINGTON
                     :  39.00 [02:53 PM] DBQ   DUBUQUE
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   1.09 [        ] EST   ESTHERVILLE
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 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 42  Obs Received: 8044
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  76.00 [03:46 PM] EOK   KEOKUK MUNI
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  50.00 [10:15 PM] ORC   None
                     :  50.00 [11:55 PM] AXA   None
 High Dew Point[F]   :  63.00 [02:16 AM] FSW   FORT MADISON
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  46.40 [11:15 PM] ICL   None
                     :  46.40 [11:35 PM] FOD   FORT DODGE
                     :  46.40 [07:15 PM] SDA   None
                     : 3 Other Duplicates Skipped
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  68.00 [05:36 PM] EOK   KEOKUK MUNI
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   1.52 [        ] AWG   WASHINGTON
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 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 54  Obs Received: 7330
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  72.60 [03:16 PM] RBUI4 Burlington (US 34)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  49.80 [11:35 PM] RSYI4 Sibley
 High Dew Point[F]   :  63.70 [04:56 AM] RDWI4 De Witt (US 30/US 61)
                     :  63.70 [12:05 AM] RCBI4 Council Bluffs (I-80)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  45.10 [03:21 PM] RDVI4 Davenport (I-80/I-280)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  38.00 [02:17 PM] RDWI4 De Witt (US 30/US 61)
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.17 [        ] RMVI4 Missouri Valley (I-29)
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 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 70  Obs Received: 94968
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  70.00 [02:09 PM] SBMI4 Bloomfield
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  42.00 [08:01 PM] SKCI4 KCCI Studios
 High Dew Point[F]   :  66.00 [12:42 PM] SCEI4 Centerville
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  10.00 [02:40 AM] SPYI4 Perry
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  35.63 [02:57 PM] SPEI4 Pella
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   1.10 [        ] SAGI4 Algona
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 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 25  Obs Received: 32553
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  62.00 [11:58 AM] STMM5 West Concord
                     :  62.00 [09:37 AM] SFCM5 Preston
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  50.00 [11:45 PM] SCKI4 Clear Lake
 High Dew Point[F]   :  62.00 [09:37 AM] SFCM5 Preston
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  48.00 [11:49 PM] SNKI4 Northwood
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  24.00 [09:00 AM] SGMM5 Grand Meadow
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   2.05 [        ] SFCI4 Forest City
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 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 47  Obs Received: 25023
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  82.00 [08:12 AM] SHII4 Hull
 Low Air Temp[F]     :   0.00 [12:48 PM] CCES2 Ft Thompson
 High Dew Point[F]   :  58.00 [12:06 AM] EPJS2 Elk Point
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -19.00 [11:57 PM] SWTS2 Watertown
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  53.88 [12:33 PM] SPIS2 Pierre
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   5.48 [        ] SWAS2 Wall
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 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 133  Obs Received: 591
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  70.00 [        ] COJI4 COLUMBUS JUNCT 2 SSW
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  44.00 [        ] CHRI4 CHARITON 1 E
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.77 [        ] LMLI4 LAKE MILLS
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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]     :  52.19 [08:17 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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