From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Sat Mar  1 11:01:03 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Sat Mar  1 11:01:08 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803011701.m21H13je008014@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 29 February 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-02-29
 | Title : Looking forward to March
 | Date  : 29 Feb 07:20 AM
 | Votes : Good: 22   Bad: 8
 +----------------------------------------------

March appears to be coming in like a lamb according to the <a href="http://www.weather.gov/forecasts/graphical/sectors/uppermissvly.php">graphical forecast</a> for Saturday on the NWS website.  Highs will be moderated some by all of the snow melting that will be occuring.  Could this be a start of the end of winter?!

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 29 Feb 2008

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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Sun Mar  2 11:01:02 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Sun Mar  2 11:01:08 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803021701.m22H12gP019744@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 01 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 01 Mar 2008

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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Mon Mar  3 11:01:02 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Mon Mar  3 11:01:07 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803031701.m23H12LX027414@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 02 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 02 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       9    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   3
Svr Tstorm   66    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   3
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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Tue Mar  4 11:01:06 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Tue Mar  4 11:01:12 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803041701.m24H161H006094@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 03 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-03-03
 | Title : 60 degree drop
 | Date  : 03 Mar 06:56 AM
 | Votes : Good: 16   Bad: 6
 +----------------------------------------------

The featured chart is of recent air temperatures and wind chill values from the Des Moines Airport.  Sunday afternoon saw an impressive push of warm air into the state with highs reaching the 50s to even 70.  A strong cold front then swept the state clean of this warm air late Sunday afternoon.  Wind chill temperatures are now some 60 degrees colder in a period of less than one day.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 03 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado      33    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   4
Svr Tstorm   55    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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Wed Mar  5 11:01:04 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Wed Mar  5 11:01:09 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803051701.m25H14Sp002625@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 04 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-03-04
 | Title : Some bare patches
 | Date  : 04 Mar 07:17 AM
 | Votes : Good: 20   Bad: 8
 +----------------------------------------------

Visibile satellite imagery from late in the afternoon on Monday nicely shows the snow that has been covering our landscape for the past 3 months.  There are some locations in the state without snowcover and you can see those areas in black.  Looping the visible satellite imagery on warm and sunny days will often show the snow field contracting.  Let us hope for a lot of that!

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 04 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado      32    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   6
Svr Tstorm  146    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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Thu Mar  6 11:01:03 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Thu Mar  6 11:01:07 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803061701.m26H132s018951@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 05 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-03-05
 | Title : Snow to plow again
 | Date  : 05 Mar 07:12 AM
 | Votes : Good: 15   Bad: 10
 +----------------------------------------------

Winter keeps going with light snow currently falling this Wednesday morning over Northern Iowa.  Accumulations will be just enough to be annoying.  Another round of light snow is due tomorrow before very cold air visits Iowa once again on Friday.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 05 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       3    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm   21    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   2
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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Fri Mar  7 11:01:05 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Fri Mar  7 11:01:08 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803071701.m27H15BN004190@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 06 March 2008

> News
 +----------------------------------------------
 | Title : Feb ASOS data uploaded
 | Date  : 06 Mar 09:40 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/request/asos/1min.phtml
 +----------------------------------------------

The 1 minute interval data from the Iowa ASOS network has been
uploaded to the IEM data coffers for your enjoyment.


 +----------------------------------------------
 | Title : Dec COOP data uploaded
 | Date  : 06 Mar 04:03 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/climodat/
 +----------------------------------------------

The quality controlled NWS COOP data has been uploaded to the
IEM data coffers, which closes the book on 2007! 

Harry Hillaker, Iowa's State Climatologist who kindly provides
us the data, also sent along these factiods.

 - Statewide, December was the 2nd wettest on record (2.57)
 - Statewide, December was the 8th snowiest on record (13.4)
 - Statewide, 2007 was the 4th wettest year (43.35)
 - Statewide, 2007 was the 8th snowiest year (46.9)

Here is a list of new daily records set:

                  __________________2007___________
                  DEC  NOV  OCT  SEP  AUG  JUL  JUN
Maximum High:       0   49   62   49    8    1   16
Minimum High:       3    2    0   56    9    0   15
Maximum Low:        1    8  234   38   82    4    8
Minimum Low:        0    2    0  129    0   19    5
Maximum Precip:   141    3  160   47  166   53   44

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-03-06
 | Title : Expect about anything
 | Date  : 06 Mar 06:58 AM
 | Votes : Good: 18   Bad: 7
 +----------------------------------------------

The featured chart is of high temperatures for the first 5 days of March for recent years at Ames.  Temperatures could be in the 60s and also in the teens.  Unfortunately, our experience will be on the cold end of the spectrum for the next few days thanks to yet another shot of cold air from Canada.  Not much can be done about the weather other than complain about it.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 06 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       6    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   1
Svr Tstorm   28    0 |   0     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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Sat Mar  8 11:01:02 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Sat Mar  8 11:01:06 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803081701.m28H127C011229@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 07 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-03-07
 | Title : Record cold, why not?
 | Date  : 07 Mar 07:15 AM
 | Votes : Good: 18   Bad: 7
 +----------------------------------------------

If winter is going to continue at this brutal pace, we might as well break some records to make it worth while.  This morning, yet another push of cold air made it into the state with temperature dropping to double digits below zero in NW Iowa.  This would be very close to record lows.  The forecast has a warming trend with highs next week above freezing! Wow!

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 07 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado      22    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   3
Svr Tstorm   42    0 |   0     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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Sun Mar  9 11:01:03 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Sun Mar  9 11:01:08 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803091601.m29G13Zo021014@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 08 March 2008

> News
 +----------------------------------------------
 | Title : Feb AWOS data uploaded
 | Date  : 08 Mar 09:59 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/request/awos/1min.php
 +----------------------------------------------

The 1 minute interval data from the Iowa AWOS network has been
uploaded to the IEM data coffers.  This information is provided
on a per month basis by the Iowa Department of Transportation
from their archive of 1 minute observations.

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 08 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       1    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   2
Svr Tstorm   27    0 |   0     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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Mon Mar 10 11:01:04 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Mon Mar 10 11:01:09 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803101601.m2AG14kb029340@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 09 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 09 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       0    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm   13    0 |   0     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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Tue Mar 11 11:01:06 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Tue Mar 11 11:01:08 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803111601.m2BG16KK005974@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 10 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-03-10
 | Title : Could it be, warmer weather?
 | Date  : 10 Mar 07:17 AM
 | Votes : Good: 16   Bad: 10
 +----------------------------------------------

The forecast for this week brings a very welcome stretch of warmer weather.  The only problem is the potential for river flooding as the snow melts over a frozen ground, which gives it few options other than run into the nearest river.  Unfortunately, the long term weather models continue to indicate a rather potent winter storm for this coming weekend, but let us enjoy the warmer weather first!

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 10 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       3    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm    9    0 |   0     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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Wed Mar 12 11:01:03 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Wed Mar 12 11:01:10 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803121601.m2CG13qL027870@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 11 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-03-11
 | Title : Above freezing, then above normal!
 | Date  : 11 Mar 07:20 AM
 | Votes : Good: 16   Bad: 7
 +----------------------------------------------

The featured chart shows how cold it has been so far this March outside of the 2nd with highs generally below freezing while average highs are now in the low 40s.  If you click the image, you will see that by the end of the month temperatures should be in the 50s.  We should see 50s on Wednesday before the next series of storm systems arrives for the late weekend.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 11 Mar 2008

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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Thu Mar 13 11:01:04 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Thu Mar 13 11:01:10 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803131601.m2DG14VI016592@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 12 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-03-12
 | Title : Influence of snowpack
 | Date  : 12 Mar 07:38 AM
 | Votes : Good: 19   Bad: 8
 +----------------------------------------------

The featured map is a high temperature analysis for Tuesday showing much of the state in the 50s while Northeast Iowa was stuck in the 40s and upper 30s.  Of course, the snowpack is to blame with deep and heavy snowpack still existing in that part of the state.  It will take a number of days like Tuesday to melt the 2-3 inches of frozen water on the ground.  The longer this process takes the better, since the water can have time to run off.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 12 Mar 2008

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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Fri Mar 14 11:01:03 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Fri Mar 14 11:01:08 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803141601.m2EG13Kf012794@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 13 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-03-13
 | Title : Soil is getting warmer!
 | Date  : 13 Mar 07:20 AM
 | Votes : Good: 23   Bad: 5
 +----------------------------------------------

Our recent warm up has helped warm near surface soil temperatures to above freezing where the snow has been melted away.  This is a good thing!  As the soil warms, our air temperatures will creep higher as well.  The ground still has a considerable amount of frost in it, so it will take a while to get it out.  It is all a part of the transition to spring, which finally feels possible!

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 13 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       3    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm   39    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   2
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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Sat Mar 15 11:01:03 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Sat Mar 15 11:01:08 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803151601.m2FG13mI024774@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 14 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-03-14
 | Title : Spring thaw
 | Date  : 14 Mar 07:20 AM
 | Votes : Good: 16   Bad: 6
 +----------------------------------------------

The featured timeseries chart is from the <a href="http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/nstl_flux/">USDA-ARS-NSTL flux site</a> showing recent near surface soil temperatures, in metric units even!  This plot nicely illustrates the process of thawing, where soil temperatures approach the freezing but take a while to warm above freezing as it takes extra heating to change water phase.  Once above freezing, you can see the nice response to solar input on the 12th with temperatures above freezing.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 14 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado      22    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   2
Svr Tstorm   70    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   3
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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Sun Mar 16 11:01:05 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Sun Mar 16 11:01:09 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803161601.m2GG1514009057@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 15 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 15 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado      96    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   3
Svr Tstorm  226    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   3
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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Mon Mar 17 11:01:02 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Mon Mar 17 11:01:07 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803171601.m2HG121O024925@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 16 March 2008

> News
 +----------------------------------------------
 | Title : Internet Troubles
 | Date  : 16 Mar 05:23 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://www.it.iastate.edu/cel/detail.php?id=521
 +----------------------------------------------

The internet connection to the IEM has been having issues
this fine Sunday.  ISU network admins are aware of an issue,
but there is no known restoration time. 
Update: 6:10 PM - ISU may have identified the problem.

Update 2: 9 AM - Another brief interruption was resolved.

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 16 Mar 2008

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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Tue Mar 18 11:01:04 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Tue Mar 18 11:01:09 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803181601.m2IG14wE001511@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 17 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-03-17
 | Title : More white than green
 | Date  : 17 Mar 07:27 AM
 | Votes : Good: 13   Bad: 6
 +----------------------------------------------

ISU Ag Farm webcam shows a new blanket of white instead of the tradiational green for this day.  A powerful storm is cranking up this morning over the plains and we will see more chances of rain and snow today before a quick warm up tomorrow.  Only a few more days left until spring!

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

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado      25    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   3
Svr Tstorm  111    0 |   0     0     0     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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Wed Mar 19 11:01:04 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Wed Mar 19 11:01:09 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803191601.m2JG14LX003735@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 18 March 2008

> News
 +----------------------------------------------
 | Title : IEM Cow eats FFWs
 | Date  : 18 Mar 09:05 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/cow/
 +----------------------------------------------

Curious about the news title?  IEM Cow is an online program that
does National Weather Service Storm Based Warning verification 
based on Local Storm Reports.

IEM Cow grazes on the real time products the NWS puts out and 
produces unofficial verification statistics as its milk.  With
commodity prices at record levels, I needed to find a new food
source for it.  So now IEM Cow will process Flash Flood Warnings 
(FFW) issued in 2008.  



> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-03-18
 | Title : Thick fog
 | Date  : 18 Mar 07:22 AM
 | Votes : Good: 12   Bad: 7
 +----------------------------------------------

Dense fog is present this fine Tuesday morning with visibilities around a quarter mile in Eastern Iowa.  Drier air will enter the state later today and temperatures should warm into the 40s with 50s expected on Wednesday.  Our weather pattern remains unsettled with numerous storm systems in the forecast.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 18 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado      27    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   6
Svr Tstorm   52    0 |   0     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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Thu Mar 20 11:01:06 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Thu Mar 20 11:01:12 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803201601.m2KG16oQ030046@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 19 March 2008

> News
 +----------------------------------------------
 | Title : New RWIS: Plainfield
 | Date  : 19 Mar 01:38 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/RWIS/current.phtml
 +----------------------------------------------

A new RWIS site has been added to the Iowa network.  This site 
is near Plainfield and is located on the west side of Hwy 218.

The preliminary NWS ID for the site is RPFI4  and its DOT ID
is 58.



> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-03-19
 | Title : Nearly 100 degree differences
 | Date  : 19 Mar 06:37 AM
 | Votes : Good: 15   Bad: 6
 +----------------------------------------------

March is one of the more variable months in Iowa for temperature.  The featured map shows record high and low temperatures with some locations well above a 90 degree difference.  Thankfully, we are going to be on the higher end of the temperature spectrum for now, but chances of rain and snow are on the way for this weekend.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 19 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado      21    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   1
Svr Tstorm   76    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   2
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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Fri Mar 21 11:01:03 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Fri Mar 21 11:01:09 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803211601.m2LG13WM024768@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 20 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 20 Mar 2008

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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Sat Mar 22 11:01:03 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Sat Mar 22 11:01:08 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803221601.m2MG13DT027092@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 21 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 21 Mar 2008

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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Sun Mar 23 11:01:04 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Sun Mar 23 11:01:09 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803231601.m2NG14Oa009998@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 22 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 22 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       0    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm    8    0 |   0     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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Mon Mar 24 11:01:03 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Mon Mar 24 11:01:06 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803241601.m2OG13N6006667@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 23 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 23 Mar 2008

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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Tue Mar 25 11:01:02 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Tue Mar 25 11:01:05 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803251601.m2PG12m4013709@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 24 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-03-24
 | Title : Warm ups have been brief
 | Date  : 24 Mar 07:08 AM
 | Votes : Good: 58   Bad: 51
 +----------------------------------------------

The featured chart is of daily high temperatures for Des Moines with departures from normal shown as either above (red) or below (blue).  Outside of a stretch of warmer weather in January, our warm days have not lasted long.  After a cold and snowy Easter weekend, the forecast for this week has us back in the 40s and 50s.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 24 Mar 2008

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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Wed Mar 26 11:01:02 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Wed Mar 26 11:01:08 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803261601.m2QG12L6024587@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 25 March 2008

> News
 +----------------------------------------------
 | Title : Database upgrade
 | Date  : 25 Mar 09:43 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/
 +----------------------------------------------

The IEM database server software and hardware was upgraded 
this fine Tuesday evening.  We are now using PostGIS 1.3.2 , 
PostgreSQL 8.3.1 , and GEOS 3.0.0 . The previous server was 
running out of space and 3 years old.

If you notice any problems, please let me know.

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-03-25
 | Title : Snow mostly gone
 | Date  : 25 Mar 07:06 AM
 | Votes : Good: 56   Bad: 46
 +----------------------------------------------

Outside of pesky piles of snow in ditches and elsewhere, Iowa's snowcover is mostly gone.  Only the extreme northeast corner of Iowa is still reporting a snowdepth.  Our next storm system is due Thursday, but surface temperatures are expected to be warm enough to preclude chances of heavy snowfall.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 25 Mar 2008

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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Thu Mar 27 11:01:03 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Thu Mar 27 11:01:10 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803271601.m2RG13ox021496@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 26 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-03-26
 | Title : Local NWA Conference
 | Date  : 26 Mar 07:03 AM
 | Votes : Good: 69   Bad: 57
 +----------------------------------------------

Interested in weather?  The Central Iowa National Weather Association <a href="http://www.iowa-nwa.com/conference/">Conference</a> is this weekend in Des Moines and there is still time to register to attend!  If you don't have enough coin to drop to attend, you can still check out the free severe weather video presentations Thursday night starting at 8 PM.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 26 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       0    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm   18    0 |   0     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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Fri Mar 28 11:01:03 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Fri Mar 28 11:01:07 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803281601.m2SG13Cm022634@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 27 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-03-27
 | Title : Winter is still here
 | Date  : 27 Mar 07:09 AM
 | Votes : Good: 29   Bad: 18
 +----------------------------------------------

<a href="http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/iem/freeze.phtml">IEM Freeze</a> is indicating the bad news this morning with air temperatures (numbers) and pavement temperatures (dots) near or below freezing with sleet and snow being reported. <a href="http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/roads/">Iowa Road Conditions</a> are indicating slick road conditions this morning as well.  Snow does not have much chance of sticking around long this time of year as any sunshine will quickly melt it.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 27 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado      23    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm   85    1 |   0     1     1     0     0 |   2
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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Sat Mar 29 11:01:04 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Sat Mar 29 11:01:09 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803291601.m2TG14pq012051@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 28 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2008-03-28
 | Title : Late March snowfall not uncommon
 | Date  : 28 Mar 07:09 AM
 | Votes : Good: 12   Bad: 5
 +----------------------------------------------

The featured chart is the frequency of 1+ inch snowfall observations for some location in Iowa.  For a day in late March, about 1 in every 3 years has a recorded snowfall.  The chance of a snowfall drops off rapidly in April, but it still can happen!  Knowing this winter, it will probably snow all April as well.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 28 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       0    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm   10    0 |   0     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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Sun Mar 30 11:01:03 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Sun Mar 30 11:01:08 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803301601.m2UG13IB032300@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 29 March 2008

> News
 +----------------------------------------------
 | Title : Webcam Greatest Hits
 | Date  : 29 Mar 10:17 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV1ztlsPQfQ
 +----------------------------------------------

For the Central Iowa NWA Severe Storms Conference, I put together
a "best of" montage of webcam time lapses.  This video has been 
uploaded to YouTube for your easy viewing pleasure.

It is hard to believe that we have been processing webcam imagery
for 5 years now, with a 5 minute archive for that entire time all 
available online.

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 29 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       0    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm   40    0 |   0     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

From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Mon Mar 31 11:01:04 2008
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Mon Mar 31 11:01:10 2008
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200803311601.m2VG14F5026275@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 30 March 2008

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 30 Mar 2008

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado      13    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   2
Svr Tstorm   96    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