Automated Data Plotter

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Plot Description:

Due to various software and support issues at the National Weather Service, they generally stopped the generation of Regional Temperature and Precipitation (RTP) reports during 2024. The IEM processes all of the raw SHEF encoded reports from the COOP networks and attempts robust accounting of Airport ASOS reports, so this autoplot attempts to generate a RTP report for others to use.

Since this tool is within the autoplot framework, you can automate the generation and download of the SHEF text reports. Here are some examples:

Generate a RTPIA report for the morning of 10 June 2024. Note that when even requesting a state report, it is good to set the CWA so to get a locally relevant timezone.

$ wget -O RTPIA.txt 'https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/plotting/auto/plot/256/date:2024-06-10::wfo:DMX::state:IA::by:state::report:12z.txt'
$ cat RTPIA.txt | dcshef

Generate a RTPBOU report for the morning of 21 May 2024:

$ wget -O RTPBOU.txt 'https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/plotting/auto/plot/256/date:2024-05-21::wfo:BOU::by:wfo::report:12z.txt'
$ cat RTPBOU.txt | dcshef

Report Types:

  • 12z: COOP Morning ~12 UTC reports made between 5 AM and 11 AM local time. Computed ASOS summaries for previous day and for 12 UTC to 12 UTC period.

Implementation Notes:

  1. The choice of a WFO governs the timezone used for the report.
  2. The IEM has made a likely futile attempt to delineate ASOS from AWOS stations. The two are separated in the report as the AWOS data quality, particularly for precipitation is often suspect. Also, the terms ASOS and AWOS are vague, so alas.

Work in progress, please report bugs! akrherz@iastate.edu 

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ASUS63 XIEM 170703
RTPMQT

IEM Generated Regional Temperature and Precipitation Report
Iowa State University Ames IA
0303 AM Sat Oct 17 2026 EDT

COOP Reports

.BR MQT 20250131 E DH07/TAIRZX/TAIRZN/PPDRZZ/SFDRZZ/SDIRZZ
ALBM4 :ALBERTA FORD FOR CEN     : DH1000/   40 /  11 / 0.00 /  0.0 / 13.0
AMAM4 :AMASA 1W                 : DH0900/   44 /   2 / 0.00 /  0.0 / 11.0
AROM4 :ARNOLD                   : DH0800/   24 /  24 / 0.00 /  0.0 /  4.0
BAGM4 :BARAGA 7NW               : DH0800/   42 /  12 / 0.00 /  0.0 / 10.0
BBEM4 :Big Bay                  : DH0800/    M /   M /    M /    M /    M
BGBM4 :BIG BAY 1NW              : DH0800/   41 /  19 /    T /  0.0 / 16.0
CEFM4 :EXPERIMENT FARM #2       : DH0800/   41 /  13 / 0.00 /  0.0 /  2.0
CGPM4 :Dollar Bay               : DH0800/    M /   M / 0.00 /  0.0 / 13.0
CLKM4 :CLARKSBURG               : DH0700/   40 /   8 / 0.00 /  0.0 / 14.0
CLUM4 :LAURIUM                  : DH0900/    M /   M / 0.00 /  0.0 / 32.0
COVM4 :COVINGTON                : DH0800/   40 /  10 / 0.00 /  0.0 / 18.0
GDCM4 :GARDEN CORNERS           : DH0800/   39 /  11 / 0.00 /  0.0 /  5.0
GGRM4 :GREEN GARDEN NO.2        : DH0805/   22 /  22 / 0.00 /  0.0 /  5.0
GLDM4 :GLADSTONE NO. 2          : DH0700/    M /   M / 0.00 /  0.0 /  4.0
GNLM4 :GREENLAND 6N             : DH0800/   39 /  13 /    T /  0.2 / 19.0
HERM4 :HERMAN                   : DH0800/   36 /  16 /    T /    T / 22.0
HRVM4 :HARVEY                   : DH0700/    M /   M / 0.00 /  0.0 /  6.0
IMNM4 :IRON MOUTAIN 5N          : DH0800/    M /   M / 0.00 /  0.0 /  4.0
ISPM4 :ISHPEMING                : DH0800/   38 /  14 / 0.00 /  0.0 /  6.0
IWOM4 :Ironwood                 : DH0800/   43 /  11 / 0.00 /  0.0 / 11.0
KISM4 :Gwinn - KI Sawyer        : DH0800/   35 /  21 / 0.00 /  0.0 /  9.0
KSGM4 :Kearsarge                : DH0800/   37 /  20 / 0.00 /  0.0 / 18.0
MENM4 :MENOMINEE NO.2           : DH0900/    M /   M / 0.00 /  0.0 /  0.0
MIEM4 :MICHIGAMME 3WNW          : DH0800/    M /   M /    T /    T / 14.0
MNSM4 :MUNISING                 : DH0700/   36 /  19 / 0.00 /  0.0 / 37.0
MRQM4 :MARQUETTE WFP            : DH0800/   40 /  23 / 0.00 /  0.0 /  1.0
MTQM4 :MANISTIQUE WWTP          : DH0700/   38 /  17 / 0.00 /  0.0 /  6.0
NCFM4 :Newberry Corr Facility   : DH0800/   35 /  19 /    T /    T / 19.0
PDGM4 :Paulding                 : DH0735/   39 /   6 / 0.00 /  0.0 / 14.0
QNCM4 :Hancock - Quincy Hill    : DH0700/    M /   M /    T /    T / 23.0
STMM4 :STAMBAUGH 2SSE           : DH0800/   42 /   2 / 0.00 /  0.0 /  5.0
WTNM4 :WATTON                   : DH0800/   40 /   9 / 0.00 /  0.0 / 14.0
WTRM4 :WATERSMEET 12WSW         : DH0700/    M /   M / 0.00 /  0.0 /  7.0
.END

CoCoRaHS Reports

.BR MQT 20250131 E DH07/PPDRZZ/SFDRZZ/SDIRZZ
: Alger (County), MI
MIAG006   :Munising 11.1 SSW        : DH0700/  0.00 /  0.0 /    M
MIAG009   :Wetmore 12.7 S           : DH0700/  0.00 /  0.0 /    M
: Baraga (County), MI
MIBG003   :Three Lakes              : DH0800/  0.00 /  0.0 / 20.0
: Delta (County), MI
MIDL001   :Garden Corners 0.8 NW    : DH0800/  0.00 /  0.0 /  5.0
MIDL004   :Gladstone 2.1 SW         : DH0700/  0.00 /  0.0 /    T
: Dickinson (County), MI
MIDC006   :Iron Mountain 1.1 W      : DH0800/  0.00 /  0.0 /  1.0
: Gogebic (County), MI
MIGG011   :Ironwood 7.3 NNE         : DH0730/  0.00 /  0.0 / 13.5
: Houghton (County), MI
MIHG001   :Houghton 1.6 ESE         : DH0800/  0.00 /  0.0 / 18.5
MIHG021   :Atlantic Mine 3.9 NW     : DH0700/  0.00 /  0.0 / 19.0
MIHG024   :Hancock 0.1 ENE          : DH0600/     M /  0.0 / 19.0
MIHG026   :Twin Lakes 0.2 SW        : DH0800/  0.00 /  0.0 / 24.0
: Iron (County), MI
MIIR003   :Iron River 2.3 NW        : DH0900/     M /  0.0 /    M
: Keweenaw (County), MI
MIKW003   :Ahmeek 0.1 E             : DH0700/  0.00 /  0.0 /    M
: Marquette (County), MI
MIMQ019   :Ishpeming 7.2 SW         : DH0630/  0.00 /  0.0 / 13.5
MIMQ024   :Wobic 0.5 ESE            : DH0700/  0.00 /  0.0 /    M
MIMQ030   :Marquette 6.1 SSW        : DH0900/  0.00 /  0.0 / 10.5
MIMQ032   :Big Bay 9.0 SE           : DH0700/  0.00 /  0.0 /    M
MIMQ033   :Marquette 2.0 WNW        : DH0824/  0.00 /  0.0 /  8.0
MIMQ034   :Skandia 3.0 SSE          : DH0700/  0.00 /  0.0 /  8.0
MIMQ040   :Gwinn 0.7 SW             : DH0900/  0.00 /  0.0 / 10.5
: Menominee (County), MI
MIMM008   :Menominee 4.1 NW         : DH0900/  0.00 /  0.0 /    M
MIMM009   :Menominee 9.4 NNE        : DH0800/  0.00 /  0.0 /    M
: Ontonagon (County), MI
MION004   :Ontonagon 1.8 ESE        : DH0800/  0.00 /  0.0 / 14.5
MION006   :White Pine 0.4 SSW       : DH0655/     T /    T /    M
: Schoolcraft (County), MI
MISH001   :Manistique 2.7 NW        : DH0600/  0.00 /  0.0 /  8.5
.END

ASOS Reports

.BR MQT 20250131 Z DH06/TAIRVX/DH12/TAIRVP/PPDRVZ
: 06Z YESTERDAY to 06Z HIGH TEMPERATURE
: 00Z TO 12Z TODAY LOW TEMPERATURE
: 12Z YESTERDAY TO 12Z TODAY PRECIPITATION
CMX   :HANCOCK                  :   35 /  20 / 0.00
ESC   :ESCANABA                 :   42 /  12 / 0.00
IMT   :IRON MOUNTAIN            :   44 /  11 / 0.00
IWD   :IRONWOOD                 :   43 /   7 / 0.00
MNM   :MENOMINEE                :   46 /  23 / 0.00
P53   :Munising                 :   41 /  19 / 0.00
P59   :Copper Harbor            :   38 /  28 / 0.00
SAW   :GWINN/SAWYER AFB         :   37 /  19 / 0.00
.END

AWOS Reports

.BR MQT 20250131 Z DH06/TAIRVX/DH12/TAIRVP/PPDRVZ
: 06Z YESTERDAY to 06Z HIGH TEMPERATURE
: 00Z TO 12Z TODAY LOW TEMPERATURE
: 12Z YESTERDAY TO 12Z TODAY PRECIPITATION
ERY   :NEWBERRY                 :   35 /  17 / 0.00
ISQ   :MANISTIQUE               :   36 /  14 / 0.00
.END

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