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.
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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/fmt:text::date:2024-06-10&wfo=DMX&state=IA&by=state&report=12z' $ 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/fmt:text::date:2024-05-21&wfo=BOU&by=wfo&report=12z' $ 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:
- The choice of a WFO governs the timezone used for the report.
Work in progress, please report bugs! akrherz@iastate.edu
000 ASUS63 XIEM 211020 RTPDMX IEM Generated Regional Temperature and Precipitation Report Iowa State University Ames IA 0420 AM Thu Nov 21 2024 CST COOP Reports .BR DMX 20241121 C DH07/TAIRZX/TAIRZN/PPDRZZ/SFDRZZ/SDIRZZ .END ASOS Reports with 6 Hour Snowfall Supplemented .BR DMX 20241121 Z DH06/TAIRVX/DH12/TAIRVP/PPDRVZ/SFDRZZ/SDIRZZ : Station Name and Number of 6 Hour Reports : 06Z (yesterday) to 06Z HIGH TEMPERATURE : 00Z TO 12Z TODAY LOW TEMPERATURE : 12Z YESTERDAY TO 12Z TODAY RAINFALL : 12Z YESTERDAY TO 12Z TODAY SNOWFALL : 12Z TODAY SNOW DEPTH ALO :Waterloo (1/4): 41 / 29 / 0.05 / 0.0 / M DSM :Des Moines (3/4): 44 / 30 / 0.00 / 0.0 / M .END ASOS Reports .BR DMX 20241121 Z DH06/TAIRVX/DH12/TAIRVP/PPDRVZ : 06Z (yesterday) to 06Z HIGH TEMPERATURE : 00Z TO 12Z TODAY LOW TEMPERATURE : 12Z YESTERDAY TO 12Z TODAY RAINFALL ADU :AUDUBON : 39 / 28 / 0.00 AIO :ATLANTIC : 43 / 28 / 0.00 AMW :Ames : 40 / 31 / 0.00 AXA :ALGONA : 36 / 28 / 0.00 BNW :BOONE MUNI : 41 / 28 / 0.00 CAV :CLARION : 36 / 28 / 0.00 CIN :CARROLL : 37 / 28 / 0.00 CNC :CHARITON : 43 / 30 / 0.00 CSQ :CRESTON : 43 / 28 / 0.00 DNS :DENISON : 37 / 27 / 0.00 EBS :Webster City : 36 / 28 / 0.00 EST :ESTHERVILLE : 36 / 28 / 0.00 FOD :FORT DODGE : 38 / 29 / 0.00 FXY :Forest City : 34 / 28 / 0.00 GGI :Grinnell : 45 / 32 / 0.00 HPT :Hampton : 34 / 27 / 0.00 I75 :Osceola : 44 / 32 / 0.00 IFA :Iowa Falls : 38 / 29 / 0.00 IKV :ANKENY : 41 / 30 / 0.00 LWD :LAMONI : 45 / 30 / 0.00 MCW :MASON CITY : 38 / 27 / 0.00 MIW :MARSHALLTOWN : 41 / 30 / 0.00 OOA :Oskaloosa : 47 / 33 / 0.00 OTM :OTTUMWA : 47 / 31 / 0.00 OXV :Knoxville : 45 / 32 / 0.00 PEA :PELLA : 46 / 31 / 0.00 PRO :Perry : 37 / 30 / 0.00 TNU :NEWTON MUNI : 41 / 30 / 0.00 TVK :Centerville : 45 / 30 / 0.00 .END $$Direct/Stable Link to Text View Data (as csv) Download as Excel
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