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.


First, select a chart type::

Second, select specific chart options::

Select Station:
 
First Period of Days
Second Period of Days
Third Period of Days
Start Date of Plot
(YYYY/mm/dd)
End Date of Plot
(YYYY/mm/dd)
Which variable to plot?
How to Express Departure?
Image Pixel Size @100 DPI
Image Resolution (DPI) (50 to 500)
Select Output Format:

Plot Description:

This plot presents the trailing X number of days temperature or precipitation departure from long term average. You can express this departure either in Absolute Departure or as a Standard Deviation. The Standard Deviation option along with precipitation is typically called the "Standardized Precipitation Index".

The plot also contains an underlay with the weekly US Drought Monitor that is valid for the station location. If you plot a climate district station, you get the US Drought Monitor valid for the district centroid. If you plot a statewide average, you get no USDM included.

Based on a sampling of recent timings for this application, plot generation time has averaged 6 seconds. Hold on for the plot is generating now!


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IEM Daily Features using this plot

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