Automated Data Plotter
This application dynamically generates many types of graphs. These graphs are derived from processing of various data sources done by the IEM. Please feel free to use these generated graphics in whatever way you wish. Reset App. The IEM Explorer application offers a simplified frontend to some of these autoplots.
Second, select specific chart options::
Plot Description:
This plot displays the top ten events for a given site and period of your choice. Here is a description of the labels shown in the 'Which Metric to Summarize' option:- Total Precipitation: Total precipitation over the specified number of days.
- Max Least High: The highest minimum high temperature over the specified duration of days.
- Min Greatest Low: The coldest maximum low temperature over the specified duration of days. Example series) -15 -12 -14 -16 would be -12
Based on a sampling of recent timings for this application, plot generation time has averaged 2 seconds. Hold on for the plot is generating now!

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IEM Daily Features using this plot
The IEM Daily Features found on this website often utilize plots found on this application. Here is a listing of features referencing this plot type.
- 07 Mar 2025: Top March Precip Events
- 03 Jan 2024: 3rd Largest December Precip
- 27 Dec 2021: New December Record
- 08 May 2020: Coldest May Lows
- 05 Sep 2018: Record Four Day Rainfall
- 17 Apr 2018: Two Top Ten April Lows
- 20 Jul 2016: Top July Rainfalls
- 15 Dec 2015: Precip Record Destruction