IEM Daily Bulletin

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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 17 April 2008

> News
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 | Title : January COOP data uploaded
 | Date  : 17 Apr 04:24 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/climodat/
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The quality controlled Iowa COOP observations have been uploaded
to the IEM data coffers.  The climodat reports have been reprocessed
as well.

Here is a list of new daily records set:

                  2008___________________2007______
                  JAN  DEC  NOV  OCT  SEP  AUG  JUL
Maximum High:      55    0   49   62   49    8    1
Minimum High:      11    3    2    0   56    9    0
Maximum Low:       65    1    8  234   38   82    4
Minimum Low:      128    0    2    0  129    0   19
Maximum Precip:    33  141    3  160   47  166   53

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

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http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-04-17
 | Title : Ramping Up
 | Date  : 17 Apr 07:17 AM
 | Votes : Good: 22   Bad: 6
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The featured chart is of recent high and low temperatures from the ISU AG site near Ames.  The last 5 days have seen highs in the lower 30s to mid 70s on Wednesday.  Our next stretch of weather will be unsettled with chances of rain, but at least no snow!

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 17 Apr 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       2    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm   74    1 |   0     0     1     0     0 |   4
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