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WEATHER ROUNDUP FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
700 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024

NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.

* - THESE STATIONS ARE NOT NWS STATIONS...THUS NOT UNDER NWS
QUALITY CONTROL.  THEY ALSO DO NOT REPORT WEATHER SUCH
AS PRECIPITATION OR FOG.

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031>034-043>046-181300-
   NORTHWEST IOWA

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
SIOUX CITY     CLOUDY    42  41  96 NW6       30.13R TC   6
6HR MIN TEMP:  42; 6HR MAX TEMP:  48; 6HR PCP:  0.48;

SPENCER        CLOUDY    44  40  85 W6        30.10R TC   7
6HR MIN TEMP:  44; 6HR MAX TEMP:  50; 6HR PCP:  0.70;

$$

IAZ055>058-069>071-079>083-090>094-181300-
   SOUTHWEST IOWA

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
AUDUBON *      CLOUDY    45  43  93 N10       30.07R TC   7
CLARINDA *     LGT RAIN  48  48 100 N22G30    30.02R TC   9
LAMONI         LGT RAIN  51  50  96 NE14      29.98R FOG     TC  11
6HR MIN TEMP:  50; 6HR MAX TEMP:  54; 6HR PCP:  0.89;

$$

IAZ047>049-059>061-072>074-084-181300-
   CENTRAL IOWA

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
AMES           CLOUDY    48  45  89 N14       30.06R TC   9
6HR MIN TEMP:  48; 6HR MAX TEMP:  52; 6HR PCP:  0.12;

DES MOINES     LGT RAIN  49  45  86 N6G17     30.07R TC   9
6HR MIN TEMP:  49; 6HR MAX TEMP:  56; 6HR PCP:  0.21;

GRINNELL*      RAIN      47  47  97 NE9       30.05F TC   9
KNOXVILLE *    LGT RAIN  48  45  87 NE7G14    30.03F TC   9
MARSHALLTOWN   LGT RAIN  47  44  90 N13       30.05F TC   8
6HR MIN TEMP:  47; 6HR MAX TEMP:  50; 6HR PCP:  0.10;

$$

IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-035-036-181300-
   NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
ESTHERVILLE    CLOUDY    44  41  89 SW6       30.08F TC   7
6HR MIN TEMP:  43; 6HR MAX TEMP:  48; 6HR PCP:  0.70;

FORT DODGE *   LGT RAIN  43  41  93 N6        30.08F TC   6
MASON CITY     LGT RAIN  44  42  93 NW10      30.08F TC   7
6HR MIN TEMP:  43; 6HR MAX TEMP:  46; 6HR PCP:  0.44;

IOWA FALLS *   LGT RAIN  46  44  90 N7        30.09R TC   8
$$

IAZ007>011-017>019-026>030-037>042-050>054-066-181300-
   NORTHEAST IOWA

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
CEDAR RAPIDS   LGT RAIN  47  43  86 NE6       30.05R TC   8
6HR MIN TEMP:  45; 6HR MAX TEMP:  50; 6HR PCP:  0.13;

CLINTON *      LGT RAIN  46  50 100 NE10      30.05F TC   8
DUBUQUE        LGT RAIN  46  41  82 N9        30.06R TC   8
6HR MIN TEMP:  41; 6HR MAX TEMP:  47; 6HR PCP: TRACE;

WATERLOO       LGT RAIN  47  43  86 NE7       30.07R TC   8
6HR MIN TEMP:  43; 6HR MAX TEMP:  48; 6HR PCP:  0.02;

$$

IAZ064-065-067-068-078-181300-
   EAST CENTRAL IOWA

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
DAVENPORT      LGT RAIN  47  43  86 N9        30.04F TC   8
6HR MIN TEMP:  44; 6HR MAX TEMP:  48; 6HR PCP:  0.03;

IOWA CITY      LGT RAIN  48  45  89 CALM      30.07R TC   9
6HR MIN TEMP:  44; 6HR MAX TEMP:  52; 6HR PCP:  0.16;

QUAD CITIES    CLOUDY    49  44  83 NE6       30.02F TC   9
6HR MIN TEMP:  41; 6HR MAX TEMP:  49; 6HR PCP:  0.01;

$$

IAZ062-063-075>077-085>089-095>099-181300-
   SOUTHEAST IOWA

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
BURLINGTON     LGT RAIN  51  47  86 NE7       30.02R TC  11
6HR MIN TEMP:  47; 6HR MAX TEMP:  52; 6HR PCP:  0.01;

FAIRFIELD *    CLOUDY    48  43  81 NE10G18   30.03R TC   9
OTTUMWA        RAIN      47  44  90 NE16      30.01F FOG     TC   8
6HR MIN TEMP:  47; 6HR MAX TEMP:  53; 6HR PCP:  0.47;

WASHINGTON *   LGT RAIN  48  48 100 NE15      30.01F TC   9
$$

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN REMARKS
   TC - TEMPERATURES IN CELSIUS
  WCI - WIND CHILL INDEX
   HX - HEAT INDEX
  VSB - VISIBILITY
$$