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.

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Choose from available chart types: Accumulated Station Departures of Precip/GDD/SDD (Automated Stations) (#51) Accumulated Station Departures of Precip/GDD/SDD (Long Term Climate) (#108) Accumulated Year to Date / Period Precip / Snowfall (#172) Aridity Index (High Temperature minus Precip Departures) (#149) ASOS Daily Min/Max Dew Point/Temp/Feels Like/RH for a Year (#11) Bias of 24 Hour High+Low Computation by Hour (#94) Bias of 24 Hour Precip Computation by Hour (#96) Calendar of Daily Observations from Automated or Climate Sites (#82) Daily NWS CLImate Report Infographic (#218) Daily Temperature/Precip/Snowfall Climatology (#180) Daily Departures / Percentiles / Ranges for One Year (#32) Change in NCEI 1991-2020 Daily Climatology over X Days (#21) Compare Daily High/Low Temps for ASOS Stations (#174) Compare Daily High/Low Temps Distributions over Two Periods of Years (#215) Consecutive Day Statistics of High+Low Temps / Precip (#91) Consecutive Days Frequency by DOY for High/Low/Precip Above/Below Threshold (#66) Consecutive Days by Year with Daily Summary Variable Above/Below Threshold (#216) Cooling/Growing/Heating/Stress Degree Day Daily Values and Climatology (#9) Daily/Multi-Day Frequency of Some Threshold/Range (snow, precip, temps) (#49) Daily Climatology (#113) Daily/Monthly/Yearly Records Beat Margin (#176) Daily Records for each month of year (#5) Extreme Jumps or Dips in High/Low Temperature over X days (#31) Frequency of One Station Warmer/Wetter than Another (#147) Frequency of Daily Summary Variables for Automated Stations (#205) Frequency of Daily Variable Above/Below Threshold over period of days (map) (#252) Growing Degree Day Periods for One Year by Planting Date (#7) Growing Degree Day Obs + Near Term Forecast (#240) Heatmap of Daily / Trailing Daily Temperature / Precip (#204) Heatmap of Distribution of Trailing Departures (#225) High/Low Temp above/below avg OR dry streaks by NWS CLI Sites (#61) Histogram (weathergami) of Daily High/Low Temps + Ranges (#19) Histogram of X Hour Temp/RH/Dew/Pressure Changes (#35) Hourly Variable Frequencies/Min/Max by Week of Year (#60) IEMRE Daily Reanalysis Plots (#86) IEMRE Hourly Reanalysis Plots (#249) Largest / Smallest Local Calendar Day Temperature Differences (#139) Latest Date of Year for High Temperature (#168) Leaky Bucket Model for Daily Precip + Evaporation (#255) Lightning Stroke Density Maps (#229) Local Storm Report + COOP Snowfall Analysis Maps (#207) Map of Daily Automated Station Summaries (#206) Map of Departures/Stats over One Period of Days (#97) Max Stretch of Days with High/Low Above/Below Threshold or Climatology (#34) Min Daily Low after 1 July / Max Daily High for year (#26) Mixing Ratio / Vapor Pressure Deficit Climatology and Yearly Timeseries Plot (#126) MRMS / PRISM / Stage IV / IFC / IEM Reanalysis Estimated Precip (multiday summaries/departures) (#84) Number of Days to Accumulate an Amount of Precip (MRMS) (#185) NWS Regional Temperature and Precipitation (RTP) Reports by IEM (#256) Percentage of NWS CLI Sites Reporting Daily Above/Below Temps or Precip/Snow (#164) Percentage of Years within Temperature Range from Averages (#22) Period Averages or Totals of X days around a given day of the year (#83) Period Statistics of Temp/Precip/Wind for a date period each year [ASOS/Automated Stations] (#140) Period Statistics of Temp/Precip for a date period each year [COOP/Climate Sites] (#107) Precip (MRMS) Coverage Efficiency by State (#182) Precip Frequency Bins by Climate Week (climodat) (#110) Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis (RTMA) Max/Min Air Temperature (#241) Recent (Past 2-3 Days) Timeseries (Meteogram) (#43) Relative Humidity, Feels Like, Dew Point Climatology by Day of Year (#157) Snow Depth (#62) ISU Soil Moisture Network Daily Plots (#199) Solar Radiation Estimates ERA5Land, HRRR, MERRAv2, NARR (#38) Spread of Daily High and Low Temperatures (#25) Start Date of Spring/Fall with Statistics (#137) State Areal Coverage of Precip Intensity over X Days (#4) State Areal Coverage/Efficiency of Precip (#89) Standard Deviation of Daily Temperatures (#81) Trailing Number of Days Precip Total Rank (#28) Trailing Standardized Precip (SPI) + Drought Monitor (#228) Trailing X Number of Days Temp/Precip Departures (#142) Top 10 Precip/Temperature Values by Month/Season (#132) Year of Daily High/Low Temperature Record (#190) Average High/Low Temperature with/without Snowcover (#130) Climatological Maps of Period Averages (#125) Comparison of Multi-Month Totals/Averages (#1) Daily Climatology Comparison (#55) Daily High/Low Temps or Precip with Climatology (#17) Daily Observation Percentiles/Frequencies by Month (#129) Daily Temperature Change Frequencies by Month (#15) Day of Month Frequency of meeting temp/precip threshold (#98) Day of the Month with the coldest/warmest temperature (#65) Days per month/season above/below some threshold (#161) Frequency of Hourly Variable within Range by Month (#29) Cooling/Heating Degree Days monthly totals (#116) Consecutive Hours / Streaks Above/Below Threshold (#42) Hourly Temperature Averages by Month (#154) Hourly Frequencies / Last Occurence by Month (#85) Hours of Precip by Month (#20) ISU Soil Moisture Network Timeseries Plots (#177) Monthly Heatmap of Summary Totals (#115) Month Precip vs Month Growing Degree Day Departures (#2) Monthly/Seasonal Partition of Temperature/Precip Reports (#223) Monthly Precip/Temperature Records or Climatology (#57) Monthly Precip/Temperature with El Nino SOI Index Relationship (#95) Monthly Precip/Temperature Climate District / Statewide Ranks/Aridity (#24) Monthly/Yearly Precip/Temperature Statistics by Year (#3) Monthly Precip/Temperature Distributions (#6) Monthly Precip Reliability (#8) Monthly Station Departures + El Nino 3.4 Index Time Series (#23) Month warmer/wetter than other Month for Year (#36) One Day's Precip Greater than X percentage of Monthly Total (#58) Quantile / Quantile Plot of Daily Temperatures for Two Months/Periods (#41) Snowfall vs Precip Total for a Month (#47) Scenarios for this month besting some previous month (#39) Wind Speed and Wind Direction Daily Averages for Month (#71) Wind Speed and Wind Direction Monthly Climatology (#138) Wind Speed Hourly Climatology by Month or Period (#173) Accumulated Days with High/Low Above/Below Threshold (#135) Accumulated GDD/Precip Threshold Frequency by Day of Year (#246) Dew Point / Vapor Pressure Deficit / RH Distributions by Year or Season (#76) Climatological Maps of Annual/Monthly Averages (#125) Difference between two periods or single period of years [map] (#151) Compare one station yearly summary vs entire state (#187) Compare NCEI Climdiv to IEM Climodat Statewide Values (#244) Comparison of Yearly Summaries between two stations (#128) Daily High + Low Temperatures with Departures (#99) Days per year and first/latest date above/below given threshold (#12) Days per year with High Temperature above temperature thresholds (#184) Days per year by season or year with temperature above/below threshold (#74) Days per year with temp/precip/snowfall within ranges (#181) End/Start Date of Summer (warmest 91 day period) per Year (#13) First Fall Temp Below Threshold (First Freeze/Frost) (#27) First / Last Date of Air/Soil Temperature Threshold [map] (#165) Frequency of First/Last Fall High/Low Temp by Day of Year (#119) Frequency of Last Spring High/Low Temperature by Day of Year (#120) General yearly totals with trend line fitted (#189) Growing Degree Day Scenarios For This Year (#179) Growing Season Differences Map between Two Periods (#152) Holiday or Same Day Daily Weather Observations each year (#148) Hourly Frequency of Variable within Certain Ranges (#53) Last Spring and First Fall Date above/below given threshold (#10) Last or First Snowfall of Each Winter Season (#64) Maximum Low Temperature Drop (#33) Max/Min High/Low after first temperature exceedence of season (#188) Maximum Period between Precip Amounts (#105) Minimum Wind Chill / Max Heat Index Temperature (#46) Monthly Temperature Range (#30) NWS Office Accumulated SVR+TOR Warnings (#44) Percentage of Days each Year Above/Below Average (#69) Period between Last and First High Temperature for Year (#77) Period each year that was warmest/coldest/wettest/driest (#134) Precip Totals by Season/Year (#75) Records Set by Year (Max High / Min Low / Max Precip) (#63) Soil Temperature Periods Above/Below Threshold in Spring (#144) Soil Temperature / Moisture Daily Time Series by Year (#145) Snow Coverage Percentage for State For One Winter (#175) Snowfall Season Totals Split by Date within Season (#133) Step Ups in High Temp / Step Downs in Low Temp by Year (#103) Temperature / Precip Statistics by Year (#100) Time per Winter Season below Wind Chill Threshold (#136) Trailing X day temp/precip departures (weather cycling) (#104) Yearly Precip Contributions by Daily Totals (#14) River Gauge Obs and Forecasts from HML Products (#160) NWS RFC Flash Flood Guidance Plots (#178) US Drought Monitor Areal Coverage by State (#183) US Drought Monitor Change in Areal Coverage by State (#186) US Drought Monitor Time Duration over Period Maps (#194) US Drought Monitor + Weather Prediction Center (WPC) Forecast Rain (QPF) (#193) Weekly Statewide SPI Changes and Drought Classification (#231) Average Dew Point/RH% by Air Temperature by Month or Season or Year (#78) Cloud Amount and Level Timeseries / Visibility for One Month (#40) Cloudiness Impact on Hourly Temperatures (#88) Combos of Hourly Observations Var Vs Var (#214) Daily u and vs Wind Component Climatologies (#59) Dew Point Distribution by Wind Direction by Month or Season or Year (#79) Difference between morning low or afternoon high temperature between two sites (#54) Difference between two ASOS/METAR stations for a given hourly variable (#250) Flight / Aviation Condition (VFR, MVFR, IFR, LIFR) hourly for one month (#167) Frequency of METAR Code (Thunder, etc) by week or day by hour (#87) Frequency of Overcast Clouds / Clear Skies by Air Temperature by month/season (#131) Heat Index / Temperature / Dew Point / Wind Chill Hourly Histogram (#93) Hourly Analysis Maps of ASOS/METAR Stations (#192) Hourly Extremes by Month/Season/Day Period/Year (#153) Hourly Frequency / Histogram by year and by hour of day (#159) Hourly temp distributions on days exceeding temperature (#106) Hourly variable comparison between two hours on one day (#202) Largest Rise/Drop in Temp/Dew Point/Pressure over X Hours (#169) Long term observation time series (#18) Monthly Frequency of Overcast Conditions (#45) Monthly Frequency of Present Weather Code in METAR Report (#170) Monthly Frequency of Wind Speeds by Air Temperature (#67) MOS Forecast Ranges + ASOS Observations (#37) One Minute Interval Plots (#211) One Minute Precip During Severe Weather (#222) Overcast Sky Condition 2D Histogram (Level by Week) (#162) Percentiles of Hourly ASOS Data by Day, Week, Month, or Year (#213) Temperature Frequency by Week During Precip (#146) Top 10 / Most Recent Hourly Reports from ASOS Stations (#155) Wind Rose when specified criterion is meet (#16) NASS County Yield Maps (#238) NASS County Yields + Weather Station Summaries (#239) NASS Crop Condition by Year for Six States (#156) NASS Crop Progress by Year (#127) NASS Crop Progress State Average Map (#197) NASS Crop Progress Weekly Change (#209) ASOS/METAR Heat Index / Wind Chill Frequencies by NWS Alert Headline (#196) ASOS/METAR Time Series during NWS Alert Headline (Blizzard / Fire / Wind / Heat / Wind Chill) (#232) Calendar Plot of Watch/Warn/Adv Daily Counts (#191) NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT) Tornado Tracks + Lead Time (#253) Days since Last Watch/Warning/Advisory by WFO (#92) Frequency of Watch/Warning/Advisories by Time of Day (#72) Frequency of Hail/Wind Tags used in Severe TStorm Warnings (#50) Gantt Chart of Watch/Warning/Advisories by WFO or UGC (#52) Local Storm Reports by Month/Year + Top 10 Daily (#245) Local Storm Reports Calendar Counts (#234) Local Storm Reports Issued by WFO/State [map] (#163) Local Storm Report Source Type Ranks by Year (#102) Map of WFO/CWSU Miscellaneous Event Counts (SPS/CWA) (#237) Map of WFO Watch/Warning/Advisories over a Time Period (#260) NWS Office Accumulated Watch/Warning/Advisories by Year (#44) Number of Distinct Phenomena/Significance VTEC per Year (#68) Number of Watch/Warning/Advisories Issued per Year (#73) Number of Watch/Warning/Advisories Issued per Year per Month + Top 10 Daily (#171) NWS Watch Warning Advisory (WaWa) Map + Population Stats (#247) NWS Warning Load Time Series (#251) Period between First and Last VTEC Product Each Year (#70) Period between First and Last SPC/WPC Outlook each Year (#248) Population/Area under NWS Watch/Warning/Advisory at Time (#224) Storm Based Warning Polygon Visual Summary (#203) Storm Motion distribution based on NWS Warnings (#195) SPC Convective/Fire Wx or WPC Excessive Rainfall Outlook Calendar (#201) SPC Convective/Fire Wx or WPC Excessive Rainfall Outlook Progression for Lat/Lon (#258) SPC Convective/Fire Wx or WPC Excessive Rainfall Last Event Infographic (#230) SPC + WPC Outlook Heatmap (#200) Special Weather Statements (SPS) Polygon Count by Year by Month (#143) Special Weather Statements (SPS) Polygon Calendar of Daily Counts (#233) Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Watches per Year for a State (#166) Text Product Frequency Maps (#210) Text Product Issuance Counts by Month + Year (#235) Text Product Issuance Heatmap by Hour / Day (#261) Time of Day Frequency for Given Warning / UGC (#48) Time Duration of a Watch/Warning/Advisory for a UGC/WFO (#80) Top 10 VTEC Event Days/Multi-Day by Year/Month (#243) Top 25 Most Frequent VTEC Products by Office/NWS (#101) UGC Geometry Change Diagnostic (#259) Weekly/Daily/Monthly Frequency of a Watch/Warning/Advisory (#56) WFO / State VTEC Event Counts/Time Coverage Percent/Num Days for a Given Period (map) (#109) WFO VTEC Single Event Map Plot (map) (#208) UGC or Polygon SBW Statistics for Watch/Warning/Advisory by state/wfo (#90) Tall Towers - 1 Second Interval Time Series (#158) Monthly Max/Min/Avgs for Sounding Parameter or Variable at Given Level (#198) Single Sounding Mandatory Level Percentile Ranks (#150) Sounding Parameter / Variable Yearly Timeseries (#212) Center Weather Advisory (CWA) Map (#226) HRRR Comprehensive Climate Index (CCI) (#257) HRRR Time-Lagged Ensemble Reflectivity Plot (#221) Local Storm Report (LSR) Simple Map (#242) NEXRAD Level III Latency over NOAAPort (#254) NWEM / NWS Non-VTEC Products containing a polygon (#227) PIREP Daily Counts by ARTCC / Alaska Zone (#236) SPC Convective / Fire Weather Outlook Graphics (#220) SPS Special Weather Statement Maps (#217) Terminal Aerodome Forecast (TAF) Infographic (#219)

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[REFI4] Adel [2017-04-25 till 2018-11-15] [BOOI4] Ames - AEA ISU-RDF [2013-05-13 till now] [AMFI4] Ames - Finch Farm [2018-11-15 till now] [AHDI4] Ames - Hinds Farm [2023-06-21 till now] [AEEI4] Ames - Horticulture ISU-RDF [2013-11-14 till now] [AHTI4] Ames - Horticulture (Vineyard) [2016-11-28 till now] [AKCI4] Ames - Kitchen Farm [2021-12-17 till now] [BNKI4] Bankston - Park Farm Winery (Vineyard) [2017-04-11 till now] [CNAI4] Castana - Western ISU-RDF [2013-06-12 till now] [CIRI4] Cedar Rapids [2014-04-03 till now] [SBEI4] CFE - Ocheyedan [2013-05-22 till now] [CHAI4] Chariton - McNay ISU-RDF [2013-10-01 till now] [CRFI4] Crawfordsville - Southeast ISU-RDF [2013-12-17 till now] [DONI4] Doon [2013-10-24 till now] [FRUI4] Fruitland - Muscatine Island ISU-RDF [2014-04-02 till now] [GVNI4] Glenwood - Blackwing Vineyard [2017-05-03 till now] [GREI4] Greenfield - Neely Kinyon ISU-RDF [2013-11-12 till now] [CSII4] Inwood - Calico Skies Winery [2017-04-26 till now] [DOCI4] Jefferson - Deals Orchard [2019-06-05 till now] [KNAI4] Kanawha [2013-11-05 till now] [OKLI4] Lewis - Armstrong ISU-RDF [2013-06-11 till now] [MCSI4] Marcus [2017-11-28 till 2024-04-24] [TPOI4] Masonville - Timeless Prairie Orchard [2018-02-26 till now] [NASI4] Nashua - Northeast ISU-RDF [2013-06-10 till now] [NWLI4] Newell - Allee ISU-RDF [2013-11-13 till now] [OSTI4] Oskaloosa - Tassel Ridge (Vineyard) [2017-03-30 till now] [CAMI4] Sutherland - Northwest ISU-RDF [2012-09-18 till now] [WMNI4] Wellman [2013-06-14 till now] [WTPI4] West Point [2013-05-15 till now]   Show Map

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4 inch Soil Temperature 12 inch Volumetric Water Content 24 inch Volumetric Water Content 50 inch Volumetric Water Content

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This chart presents daily timeseries of soil temperature or moisture. The dataset contains merged information from the legacy Iowa State Ag Climate Network and present-day Iowa State Soil Moisture Network.

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IEM Daily Features using this plot

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• 26 Mar 2025: Checking Soil Temps
• 05 Nov 2024: 2024 Soil Moisture
• 13 May 2024: On-track Soil Temps
• 26 May 2022: Soil Temp Nosedive
• 07 Apr 2021: Already 60
• 18 Nov 2019: Already to Freezing
• 10 Apr 2018: Very Cold Soil Temps
• 21 Dec 2017: Warm December Soils
• 26 Nov 2015: Still warm soils
• 21 Nov 2014: Above then Below
• 06 Nov 2014: 4 Inch Soil Temperatures
• 06 May 2014: Regaining 50
• 08 Nov 2013: Cooling into winter
• 24 Apr 2012: Cooling Trend