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:
 
Which Routine Sounding:
Month Limiter
Which Statistical Aggregate to Plot:
Which Sounding Variable to Plot:
Which Pressure (hPa) level:
Should there be a quorum check before plotting?
Image Pixel Size @100 DPI
Image Resolution (DPI) (max 500)
Select Output Format:

Plot Description:

This plot presents a simple average of a given sounding variable of your choice. If the selected month period crosses a calendar year, the year shown is for the January included in the period.

The 'Select Station' option provides some 'virtual' stations that are spliced together archives of close by stations. For some locations, the place that the sounding is made has moved over the years..

Some derived parameters are a work-in-progress.

Based on a sampling of recent timings for this application, plot generation time has averaged 5 seconds. Hold on for the plot is generating now!


View Data (as csv)   Download as Excel  
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