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 state/sector to plot
Select WPC Issuance Date:
(YYYY/mm/dd)
Select WPC Issuance Time
Select WPC Forecast Period:
Plotting Options:
WPC Plotting Max Value for Color Ramp:
Color Ramp:
  Reverse Colormap?
Image Pixel Size @100 DPI
Image Resolution (DPI) (50 to 500)
Select Output Format:

Plot Description:

Generates a map of WPC Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) and most recent US Drought Monitor to the date choosen to plot the WPC forecast

Based on a sampling of recent timings for this application, plot generation time has averaged 9 seconds. Hold on for the plot is generating now!


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IEM Daily Features using this plot

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