Automated Data Plotter
This application dynamically generates many types of graphs derived from various IEM data sources. Feel free to use these generated graphics in whatever way you wish.
1 Select a Chart Type
2 Configure Chart Options
Plot Description:
This plot produces a time series difference between daily high and low temperatures against climatology. Climatology is based on the current official NCEI 1991-2020 dataset to compute the daily average high and low temperature. The period of record data is used to compute the daily standard deviation departures.3 Generated Chart
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IEM Daily Features using this plot
The IEM Daily Features found on this website often utilize plots found on this application. Here is a listing of features referencing this plot type.
- 23 Oct 2024: 2024 Daily Departures
- 20 Jan 2023: Warm Start to 2023
- 28 Apr 2021: Big Dip During February
- 10 Sep 2019: Largest Departure Since July
- 15 Feb 2018: Breaking our cold stretch
- 16 May 2016: Cold, but not that extreme
- 10 Dec 2015: Few Recent Cold Days