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 (STC000? are climate district, ST0000 state avg)
 
Inclusive Start Date of the Year
(mm/dd)
Inclusise End Date of the Year
(mm/dd)
Stop accumulation once daily low (after 1 July) below threshold (F) [overrides number of days above]
Variable to Compute:
Threshold (when appropriate):
Growing Degree Day Base (F)
Growing Degree Day Ceiling (F)
Year to Highlight in Chart:
Image Pixel Size @100 DPI
Image Resolution (DPI) (50 to 500)
Select Output Format:

Plot Description:

This plot presents aggregate statistics by year for a date period of your choice. You can either set an explicit date period or make the end date based on the first date below a given low temperature threshold. If your period crosses a year bounds, the plotted year represents the year of the start date of the period.

This autoplot is specific to data from COOP stations, a similiar autoplot #140 exists for automated stations.

A quorum of at least 90% of the days within the choosen period must have data in order to be included within the plot.

Updated 12 Oct 2023: The API for this autoplot was changed to use a more user friendly start and end date.

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!


View Data (as csv)   Download as Excel  
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