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

Calendar Plot of Watch/Warn/Adv Daily Counts (#191)

2 Configure Chart Options

(YYYY/mm/dd)
(YYYY/mm/dd)
[DMX] Des Moines [ till now]
 
[IAC169] Story

Plot Description:

This application presents a calendar of daily counts of the number of watch, warning, advisories issued by day. This accounting is based on the initial issuance date of a given VTEC phenomena and significance by event identifier. So a single Winter Storm Watch for 40 zones, would only count as 1 event for this chart. The concept of a calendar date needs some explanation. The calendar date is either US Central Time or the time zone of the local NWS Office or a 12 UTC to 12 UTC time period. For the 12 UTC case, the date represents the start of that 24 hour period.

You can also generate this plot considering "ALL" NWS Offices, when doing so the time zone used to compute the calendar dates is US Central.

3 Generated Chart

Generated chart
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