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 WFO:
 
Select Watch/Warning Phenomena Type:
Select Watch/Warning Significance Level:
Select Time Period:
Image Pixel Size @100 DPI
Image Resolution (DPI) (max 500)
Select Output Format:

Plot Description:

This chart presents a histogram of the Watch, Warning, Advisory valid time. This is the time period between the issuance and final expiration time of a given event. An individual event is one Valid Time Event Code (VTEC) event identifier. For example, a Winter Storm Watch for 30 counties would only count as one event in this analysis.

If an individual event goes for more than 24 hours, the event is capped at a 24 hour duration for the purposes of this analysis. Events like Flood Warnings are prime examples of this.

Autoplot 48 is similar to this, but plots for a single county/zone/parish at a time.

Based on a sampling of recent timings for this application, plot generation time has averaged 4 seconds. Hold on for the plot is generating now!


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IEM Daily Features using this plot

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