From mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu  Sun Feb  1 11:01:05 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Sun Feb  1 11:01:08 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902011701.n11H15qJ003496@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 31 January 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 31 Jan 2009

             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 Feb  2 11:01:06 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Mon Feb  2 11:01:10 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902021701.n12H164a005072@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 01 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 01 Feb 2009

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       0    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm   11    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 Feb  3 11:01:05 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Tue Feb  3 11:01:07 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902031701.n13H151s028925@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 02 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-02
 | Title : Super Saturday
 | Date  : 02 Feb 06:17 AM
 | Votes : Good: 19   Bad: 4
 +----------------------------------------------

The super part of our weekend was the spectacular weather on Saturday.  The featured chart shows the range of high temperatures reported each January day by the <a href="http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/ASOS">ASOS</a> network. Saturday was the only day for the month where the entire state was above freezing! Areas without snow cover enjoyed temperatures in the 50s and lower 60s. The forecast has a brief period of cold weather followed by more warm weather later in this week.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 02 Feb 2009

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       0    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm    6    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 Feb  4 11:01:06 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Wed Feb  4 11:01:09 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902041701.n14H16k4017000@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 03 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-03
 | Title : Sub Zero Wind Chills
 | Date  : 03 Feb 06:13 AM
 | Votes : Good: 20   Bad: 6
 +----------------------------------------------

Wind Chill values are again running well below zero this morning with a good portion of the state under a wind chill advisory.  How often are wind chill values this cold?  The featured table displays the number of hours exceeding certain temperature thresholds.  This winter (shown as 2008) has seen 15 hours of sub -30F, which is at the simple historical average of 15 based on data back to 1973.  The brutal winters of 1978 and 1983 are shown as well for comparison.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 03 Feb 2009

             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 Feb  5 11:01:05 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Thu Feb  5 11:01:08 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902051701.n15H15vt005797@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 04 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-04
 | Title : Temperature percentiles
 | Date  : 04 Feb 06:19 AM
 | Votes : Good: 16   Bad: 6
 +----------------------------------------------

The featured chart is a time series of daily high and low temperature percentiles.  Based on historical temperatures, a percentile quickly shows the percentage of observations above and below the actual value for the day.  It is effectively a way to rank the observation.  The exceptional cold around 15 January sticks out in this plot with a repeat period toward the end of the month.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 04 Feb 2009

             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 Feb  6 11:01:05 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Fri Feb  6 11:01:09 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902061701.n16H154t015758@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 05 February 2009

> News
 +----------------------------------------------
 | Title : Jan AWOS data uploaded
 | Date  : 06 Feb 09:49 AM
 | 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 archive is graciously 
provided monthly by the Iowa Department of Transportation.

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-05
 | Title : High Temperature Profile
 | Date  : 05 Feb 06:23 AM
 | Votes : Good: 15   Bad: 11
 +----------------------------------------------

The featured plot is of daily high temperature percentiles from Ames based on data for the past 100 years. The plot provides a colorful look at the climatology of Ames.  The black line is the 32°F contour. For February, this contour rapidly decreases, which implies that our chance for having a high temperature above freezing is rapidly increasing.  The forecast calls for temperatures above freezing for most of the state and even thunder showers expected next week.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 05 Feb 2009

             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  Sat Feb  7 11:01:04 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Sat Feb  7 11:01:09 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902071701.n17H14D2017861@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 06 February 2009

> News
 +----------------------------------------------
 | Title : Jan ASOS data uploaded
 | Date  : 06 Feb 02:09 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/plotting/asos/1station_1min.phtml
 +----------------------------------------------

The 1 minute interval data from the Iowa ASOS network has been
uploaded to the IEM.  This information is provided by the 
National Climatic Data Center.

The archive also includes the Omaha, Sioux Falls, and Moline 
ASOS sites.

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-06
 | Title : Hard to not vote good
 | Date  : 06 Feb 06:20 AM
 | Votes : Good: 31   Bad: 16
 +----------------------------------------------

NOAA's National Weather Service is forecasting a spectacular day with highs in the 40s and 50s both today (shown) and Saturday.  Thunderstorms are then in the forecast for Sunday night and Monday with some locations picking up heavy rainfall.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 06 Feb 2009

             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 Feb  8 11:01:04 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Sun Feb  8 11:01:09 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902081701.n18H147D025132@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 07 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 07 Feb 2009

             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 Feb  9 11:01:05 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Mon Feb  9 11:01:08 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902091701.n19H15QC028351@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 08 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 08 Feb 2009

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       0    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm   19    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  Tue Feb 10 11:01:05 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Tue Feb 10 11:01:12 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902101701.n1AH157b010007@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 09 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-09
 | Title : February Slight Risk
 | Date  : 09 Feb 06:13 AM
 | Votes : Good: 32   Bad: 5
 +----------------------------------------------

The <a href="http://www.spc.noaa.gov/">Storm Prediction Center</a> has issued a slight risk of severe weather today for most of Western Iowa.  A spring like storm system will quickly move through the state today with the possibility of hail, strong winds, and even a few tornados.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 09 Feb 2009

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       0    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm   16    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 Feb 11 11:01:06 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Wed Feb 11 11:01:10 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902111701.n1BH161H021706@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 10 February 2009

> News
 +----------------------------------------------
 | Title : DCP processing updates
 | Date  : 11 Feb 09:04 AM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/DCP/
 +----------------------------------------------

The "DCP" network on the IEM includes many of the river monitoring
stations operated by the USGS and others.  While the IEM has been
processing this dataset for a long time, the archive has never 
bubbled to the website in full form...  until now :)

There is now a download page for this dataset.  The download format
may be a bit tricky with one variable name per time per row, but
for now it is the best I can do.

There are two more applications that allow you to view the dataset
on a per day per site -or- per valid time for the entire network 
basis.

The archive dates back to 2002, but does have a few holes including
a rather large one during the summer of 2005.  As you may know, 
finding online archives of this dataset is nearly impossible, but
I will see what can be done to fill in the holes and perhaps backfill
prior to 2002.

The archive updates in real-time as observations are received.  As
always, let me know of any suggestions you may have.

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-10
 | Title : 50 degrees at 6 am!
 | Date  : 10 Feb 06:21 AM
 | Votes : Good: 26   Bad: 7
 +----------------------------------------------

High temperatures today are expected to approach record values in the lower 60s.  Many locations in the state are getting a head start this morning with temperatures already in the mid 40s and even 50s.  The recent warm stretch without heavy rainfall has helped to prevent major flooding concerns at this time.  A cold front will sweep the state this evening bringing cooler air for the rest of the week.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 10 Feb 2009

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado      26    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   6
Svr Tstorm  108    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 Feb 12 11:01:05 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Thu Feb 12 11:01:09 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902121701.n1CH15Sw015192@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 11 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-11
 | Title : Will we have to pay for this later?
 | Date  : 11 Feb 06:23 AM
 | Votes : Good: 22   Bad: 6
 +----------------------------------------------

The weather on Tuesday was amazing for this time of year with high temperatures in the 50s and 60s.  The featured plot is of high temperature percentiles for yesterday showing most of the state at or near record warmth. So the question is when will we have to pay for this warmth in the form of brutally cold weather again?  The forecast has a strong snow storm arriving on Friday, but temperatures will not be excessively on the cold side.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 11 Feb 2009

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado      19    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   4
Svr Tstorm  213    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  Fri Feb 13 11:01:05 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Fri Feb 13 11:01:09 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902131701.n1DH15To001807@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 12 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-12
 | Title : Snow is gone... for now
 | Date  : 12 Feb 06:18 AM
 | Votes : Good: 24   Bad: 6
 +----------------------------------------------

The featured snow depth analysis is from the <a href="http://www.nohrsc.nws.gov/interactive/html/map.html">NOAA Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center</a> showing very little snow cover left in the state, but for how long will this last?  A strong winter storm system is expected on Friday and some locations in the state may pick up a foot of snow!

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 12 Feb 2009

             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 Feb 14 11:01:04 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Sat Feb 14 11:01:09 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902141701.n1EH14Ec015754@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 13 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-13
 | Title : Snow for Friday
 | Date  : 13 Feb 06:19 AM
 | Votes : Good: 22   Bad: 4
 +----------------------------------------------

The featured graph is a comparison of snowfall forecasts for Des Moines.  The green line is the forecast from the Weather Service last night and the other lines are weather model forecasts from Thursday for today.  The models have been trending a bit lower with the snowfall amounts based on some dry air that is expected to cut down on totals.  The caveat is that if you hear thunder, snowfall totals could add up very quickly due to enhanced snowfall rates.  The features graph was provided by Iowa State grad student Chris Karstens.  Check out <a href="http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/~ckarsten/bufkit/data/index.html">his website</a> for more details.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 13 Feb 2009

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       0    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm    1    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 Feb 15 11:01:05 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Sun Feb 15 11:01:11 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902151701.n1FH15Ok018375@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 14 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 14 Feb 2009

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       1    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  Mon Feb 16 11:01:05 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Mon Feb 16 11:01:09 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902161701.n1GH15Y7012613@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 15 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 15 Feb 2009

             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 Feb 17 11:01:05 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Tue Feb 17 11:01:09 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902171701.n1HH15Zb023228@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 16 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-16
 | Title : Belt of snow
 | Date  : 16 Feb 06:12 AM
 | Votes : Good: 32   Bad: 5
 +----------------------------------------------

The stretch of warm weather last week left a snow-free slate for the snow storm on Friday to place a pretty pattern over the state.  The featured image is a true color composite from the <a href="http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?subset=AERONET_Ames.2009046">Terra MODIS</a> satellite on Sunday showing the belt of snow laid down from the storm.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 16 Feb 2009

             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 Feb 18 11:01:06 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Wed Feb 18 11:01:11 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902181701.n1IH16Yn003829@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 17 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-17
 | Title : Longer daylight hours
 | Date  : 17 Feb 06:19 AM
 | Votes : Good: 17   Bad: 7
 +----------------------------------------------

The featured image is from the Glidden webcamera at 4:20 PM for three days since the start of winter showing the sun getting higher in the sky.  If you were to make a composite image of the sun's location in the sky over the course of a year, you would get a figure 8 shaped <a href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap081221.html">analemma</a>.  The IEM generated a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLNqaYFqvoA">cheap timelapse</a> from the Glidden cam showing a portion of this pattern.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 17 Feb 2009

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       0    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm   11    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 Feb 19 11:01:08 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Thu Feb 19 11:01:11 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902191701.n1JH18qe031475@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 18 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-18
 | Title : A good recent stretch
 | Date  : 18 Feb 06:11 AM
 | Votes : Good: 21   Bad: 7
 +----------------------------------------------

The featured plot of high and low temperatures versus climatology for Lamoni shows a good number of above average days with 5 of those days above 50 degrees.  The forecast for the next few days has highs mostly below freezing with chances of snow.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 18 Feb 2009

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado      65    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   3
Svr Tstorm  139    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  Fri Feb 20 11:01:06 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Fri Feb 20 11:01:10 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902201701.n1KH16fw023871@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 19 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-19
 | Title : Increasing energy
 | Date  : 19 Feb 06:18 AM
 | Votes : Good: 21   Bad: 8
 +----------------------------------------------

The featured chart is of daily solar radiation observations and climatology based on 20 years of data from the Ames AgClimate site.  The shortest day of the year in December is also about our minimum for amount of energy we receive from the sun.  As the days get longer and the sun becomes higher in the sky, the sun's provides more energy to the ground to do things like warm us up!  We will need all the help we can get today thanks to cold air funneling into the state on northwest winds.  Temperatures are only expected to warm into the 20s.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 19 Feb 2009

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       4    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   2
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  Sat Feb 21 11:01:06 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Sat Feb 21 11:01:10 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902211701.n1LH16YN017573@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 20 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-20
 | Title : Our next winter storm
 | Date  : 20 Feb 06:26 AM
 | Votes : Good: 26   Bad: 11
 +----------------------------------------------

The featured image is from the NWS <a href="http://www.weather.gov/largemap.php">National Weather Hazards</a> page showing a portion of the upper MidWest under various forms of winter storm headlines.  Portions of Eastcentral Iowa may pick around 6 inches.  The good news is that temperatures are expected to moderate next week, melting any snow that does fall.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 20 Feb 2009

             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 Feb 22 11:01:05 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Sun Feb 22 11:01:09 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902221701.n1MH15vi014941@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 21 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 21 Feb 2009

             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 Feb 23 11:01:05 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Mon Feb 23 11:01:09 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902231701.n1NH15Ml010157@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 22 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

   No feature posted.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 22 Feb 2009

             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 Feb 24 11:01:06 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Tue Feb 24 11:01:10 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902241701.n1OH16uV017977@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 23 February 2009

> News
 +----------------------------------------------
 | Title : New AWOS: Forest City
 | Date  : 23 Feb 04:39 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/AWOS/current.phtml
 +----------------------------------------------

A new AWOS site has been added to the Iowa network administered
by the Iowa Department of Transportation.  This site is located
at the Forest City Airport and has a call sign of KFXY.

Currently, this site has yet to be added to the datastream that
goes to the world via the National Weather Service.  So for now,
you can see the data on the IEM :)

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-23
 | Title : Cold weather begets cold weather
 | Date  : 23 Feb 06:15 AM
 | Votes : Good: 26   Bad: 13
 +----------------------------------------------

The featured chart attempts to look at the frequency of having a second day of sub freezing high temperatures after a day below freezing.  The red line represents the overall chance of having a below freezing high temperature.  This plot would indicate that if a day was below freezing, it is likely (greater than 50% chance) that the next day would be below freezing.  A warm up is expected this week before the next winter storm on Thursday.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 23 Feb 2009

             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 Feb 25 11:01:05 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Wed Feb 25 11:01:09 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902251701.n1PH15iE007193@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 24 February 2009

> News
 +----------------------------------------------
 | Title : Saylorville Lake webcam is back
 | Date  : 24 Feb 04:34 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/current/camera.phtml
 +----------------------------------------------

The Saylorville Lake webcamera located at the Marina is back
online after being flooded out for the summer.  Big thanks to
Bill Bingaman at ComputerNet Services for helping to get it 
going again! 

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-24
 | Title : Above freezing is now average
 | Date  : 24 Feb 06:13 AM
 | Votes : Good: 24   Bad: 6
 +----------------------------------------------

It is always a good time to check in on average high and low temperatures for today and notice that statewide high temperatures are now all above freezing.  Actual temperatures today will be above average with even warmer weather expected on Wednesday.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 24 Feb 2009

             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 Feb 26 11:01:05 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Thu Feb 26 11:01:08 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902261701.n1QH150U020852@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 25 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-25
 | Title : 50s in February
 | Date  : 25 Feb 06:14 AM
 | Votes : Good: 21   Bad: 3
 +----------------------------------------------

What a treat Tuesday was with high temperatures soaring into the 50s for the western half of the state.  Today will be slightly cooler before winter returns on Thursday with rain, freezing rain, and snow expected.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 25 Feb 2009

             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 Feb 27 11:01:03 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Fri Feb 27 11:01:07 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902271701.n1RH13CH024372@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 26 February 2009

> News
 +----------------------------------------------
 | Title : Level III NEXRAD archive
 | Date  : 26 Feb 01:03 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/archive/nexrad/
 +----------------------------------------------

The IEM started archiving the raw level III nexrad information
from the National Weather Service radars with Iowa coverage in
2002.  We have now backfilled this archive to the beginning 
thanks to the online archive provided by the National Climatic
Data Center (NCDC).

The files that the IEM archives have slightly different names 
than those provided by NCDC in order to directly support the
GEMPAK application.  Otherwise, the file format is the same.

The online archive the IEM provides is 582 GB in size!


> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-26
 | Title : Northern half below freezing
 | Date  : 26 Feb 06:32 AM
 | Votes : Good: 21   Bad: 5
 +----------------------------------------------

This morning's IEM delivered road conditions <a href="http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/roads/maps.phtml">interactive data map</a> shows the northern half of the state at or below freezing for air (numbers) and pavement (circles) temperatures.  A good amount of warm air will be streaming into the state today thanks to a passing storm system, so portions of Southern Iowa are expected to reach near 60.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 26 Feb 2009

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado       2    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   0
Svr Tstorm   77    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  Sat Feb 28 11:01:05 2009
From: mesonet at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu (Iowa Mesonet)
Date: Sat Feb 28 11:01:09 2009
Subject: IEM Daily Bulletin
Message-ID: <200902281701.n1SH15KJ009518@mesonet.agron.iastate.edu>


Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 27 February 2009

> News
    No news is good news

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

 +----------------------------------------------
http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-02-27
 | Title : Gravity wave fun
 | Date  : 27 Feb 06:14 AM
 | Votes : Good: 28   Bad: 7
 +----------------------------------------------

It was a wild weather day on Thursday with rain, sleet, freezing rain, snow, and hail reported in Iowa.  The featured graph is a timeseries from the Wall Lake SchoolNet site showing what appears to be a gravity wave signature.  The oscillation of wind direction and pressure is indicative of the changes as the wave crests and troughs pass by the station.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 27 Feb 2009

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado      33    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   2
Svr Tstorm   74    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