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:
Which Statistical Category?
Plot trendline for given threshold value
Threshold Value [% or days] when set above:
Color Ramp:
  Reverse Colormap?
Image Pixel Size @100 DPI
Image Resolution (DPI) (50 to 500)
Select Output Format:

This data presentation utilizes the USDA NASS Quickstats. This presentation is not endorsed nor certified by USDA.

Plot Description:

This chart presents the crop progress by year. Since the NASS data is weekly, a linear interpolation is performed to estimate the daily values. The chart presents a yearly trendline as well for a given threshold value. Due to leap days, the plotted day of year values are not an exact science.

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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