diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 2f4ef42d5..f2376193a 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ci:
   autoupdate_schedule: quarterly
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: "v0.5.7"
+    rev: "v0.6.0"
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         args: [--fix, --exit-non-zero-on-fix]
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c2f59a9c1..053a2e827 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ All notable changes to this library are documented in this file.
 
 - Discontinue persisting text product into {mcd,mpd} table storage.
 - Discontinue storage of text product into sigmets, use `product_id` instead.
+- Raise `IncompleteWebRequest` exception when autoplot datetime parsing fails.
 
 ### New Features
 
diff --git a/src/pyiem/util.py b/src/pyiem/util.py
index b9cd6413c..6d73ba514 100644
--- a/src/pyiem/util.py
+++ b/src/pyiem/util.py
@@ -53,6 +53,18 @@ def format(self, record):
         )
 
 
+def _strptime(ins: str, fmt: str, rectify: bool = False) -> datetime:
+    """Wrapper around strptime."""
+    try:
+        return datetime.strptime(ins, fmt)
+    except ValueError as exp:
+        if rectify:
+            return handle_date_err(exp, ins, fmt)
+        raise IncompleteWebRequest(
+            f"String provided: `{ins}` does not match format: `{fmt}`"
+        ) from exp
+
+
 def web2ldm(url, ldm_product_name, md5_from_name=False, pqinsert="pqinsert"):
     """Download a URL and insert into LDM.
 
@@ -321,7 +333,8 @@ def handle_date_err(exp, value, fmt):
     res = lastday.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
     if len(tokens) > 1:
         res += " " + tokens[1]
-    return datetime.strptime(res, fmt)
+    # Careful here, we don't want a recursive loop
+    return _strptime(res, fmt, rectify=False)
 
 
 def get_autoplot_context(fdict, cfg, enforce_optional=False, **kwargs):
@@ -442,11 +455,11 @@ def _float(val):
         elif typ == "datetime":
             # tricky here, php has YYYY/mm/dd and CGI has YYYY-mm-dd
             if default is not None:
-                default = datetime.strptime(default, "%Y/%m/%d %H%M")
+                default = _strptime(default, "%Y/%m/%d %H%M")
             if minval is not None:
-                minval = datetime.strptime(minval, "%Y/%m/%d %H%M")
+                minval = _strptime(minval, "%Y/%m/%d %H%M")
             if maxval is not None:
-                maxval = datetime.strptime(maxval, "%Y/%m/%d %H%M")
+                maxval = _strptime(maxval, "%Y/%m/%d %H%M")
             if value is not None:
                 # A common problem is for the space to be missing
                 if value.find(" ") == -1:
@@ -455,50 +468,40 @@ def _float(val):
                     else:
                         value += " 0000"
                 _dtfmt = "%Y-%m-%d %H%M"
-                try:
-                    value = datetime.strptime(
-                        value[:15].replace("/", "-"), "%Y-%m-%d %H%M"
-                    )
-                except ValueError as exp:
-                    if kwargs.get("rectify_dates", False):
-                        value = handle_date_err(exp, value, _dtfmt)
-                    else:
-                        # If we are not rectifying dates, we just raise the
-                        # exception
-                        raise
+                value = _strptime(
+                    value[:15].replace("/", "-"),
+                    "%Y-%m-%d %H%M",
+                    rectify=kwargs.get("rectify_dates", False),
+                )
 
         elif typ == "sday":
             # supports legacy uris with yyyy-mm-dd, before migration to sday
             if default is not None:
-                default = datetime.strptime(f"2000{default}", "%Y%m%d").date()
+                default = _strptime(f"2000{default}", "%Y%m%d").date()
             if minval is not None:
-                minval = datetime.strptime(f"2000{minval}", "%Y%m%d").date()
+                minval = _strptime(f"2000{minval}", "%Y%m%d").date()
             if maxval is not None:
-                maxval = datetime.strptime(f"2000{maxval}", "%Y%m%d").date()
+                maxval = _strptime(f"2000{maxval}", "%Y%m%d").date()
             if value is not None:
                 if value.find("-") > -1:
-                    value = datetime.strptime(value, "%Y-%m-%d").date()
+                    value = _strptime(value, "%Y-%m-%d").date()
                 else:
-                    value = datetime.strptime(f"2000{value}", "%Y%m%d").date()
+                    value = _strptime(f"2000{value}", "%Y%m%d").date()
 
         elif typ == "date":
             # tricky here, php has YYYY/mm/dd and CGI has YYYY-mm-dd
             if default is not None:
-                default = datetime.strptime(default, "%Y/%m/%d").date()
+                default = _strptime(default, "%Y/%m/%d").date()
             if minval is not None:
-                minval = datetime.strptime(minval, "%Y/%m/%d").date()
+                minval = _strptime(minval, "%Y/%m/%d").date()
             if maxval is not None:
-                maxval = datetime.strptime(maxval, "%Y/%m/%d").date()
+                maxval = _strptime(maxval, "%Y/%m/%d").date()
             if value is not None:
-                try:
-                    value = datetime.strptime(value, "%Y-%m-%d").date()
-                except ValueError as exp:
-                    if kwargs.get("rectify_dates", False):
-                        value = handle_date_err(exp, value, "%Y-%m-%d").date()
-                    else:
-                        # If we are not rectifying dates, we just raise the
-                        # exception
-                        raise
+                value = _strptime(
+                    value,
+                    "%Y-%m-%d",
+                    rectify=kwargs.get("rectify_dates", False),
+                ).date()
         elif typ == "vtec_ps":
             # VTEC phenomena and significance
             defaults = {}
diff --git a/src/pyiem/webutil.py b/src/pyiem/webutil.py
index 53647ba8d..364161aae 100644
--- a/src/pyiem/webutil.py
+++ b/src/pyiem/webutil.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 """Utility functions for iemwebfarm applications."""
 
-import datetime
 import random
 import re
 import string
@@ -8,6 +7,7 @@
 import traceback
 import warnings
 from collections import namedtuple
+from datetime import datetime
 from http import HTTPStatus
 from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo, ZoneInfoNotFoundError
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def compute_ts_from_string(form, key):
         fmt += ".%f"
     if len(tstr.split(":")) == 2:
         fmt = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"
-    return datetime.datetime.strptime(tstr, fmt).replace(tzinfo=tz)
+    return datetime.strptime(tstr, fmt).replace(tzinfo=tz)
 
 
 def compute_ts(form, suffix):
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def compute_ts(form, suffix):
         else:
             day = 28
 
-    return datetime.datetime(
+    return datetime(
         int(yearval),
         month,
         day,
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ def _handle_exp(errormsg, routine=False, code=500):
                 )
                 return [msg.encode("ascii")]
 
-            start_time = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+            start_time = datetime.utcnow()
             status_code = 500
             try:
                 # mixed convers this to a regular dict
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ def _handle_exp(errormsg, routine=False, code=500):
                 )
             except Exception:
                 res = _handle_exp(traceback.format_exc())
-            end_time = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+            end_time = datetime.utcnow()
             if kwargs.get("enable_telemetry", True):
                 write_telemetry(
                     TELEMETRY(
diff --git a/tests/grid/test_zs.py b/tests/grid/test_zs.py
index e04577d8f..5d98c6c24 100644
--- a/tests/grid/test_zs.py
+++ b/tests/grid/test_zs.py
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 import numpy as np
 from affine import Affine
 from geopandas import GeoSeries
-from pyiem.grid import zs
 from shapely.geometry import Polygon
 
+from pyiem.grid import zs
+
 
 def test_polygon_to_left():
     """Test that we don't get an artifact in the first column."""
diff --git a/tests/models/test_models_shef.py b/tests/models/test_models_shef.py
index 1d73d3430..7a8c03ac5 100644
--- a/tests/models/test_models_shef.py
+++ b/tests/models/test_models_shef.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.models.shef import SHEFElement
 from pyiem.util import utc
 
diff --git a/tests/ncei/test_ds3505.py b/tests/ncei/test_ds3505.py
index fbaa68e37..c666538c1 100644
--- a/tests/ncei/test_ds3505.py
+++ b/tests/ncei/test_ds3505.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
 
 import numpy as np
+
 from pyiem.ncei import ds3505
 from pyiem.util import get_test_filepath, utc
 
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_cf6.py b/tests/nws/products/test_cf6.py
index 2018b4da8..98e644209 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_cf6.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_cf6.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import datetime
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.products.cf6 import parser
 from pyiem.reference import TRACE_VALUE
 from pyiem.util import get_test_file, utc
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_cli.py b/tests/nws/products/test_cli.py
index 73b769de5..d698a4152 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_cli.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import datetime
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.products import cli
 from pyiem.nws.products import parser as cliparser
 from pyiem.nws.products.cli import CLIException, get_number
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_cwa.py b/tests/nws/products/test_cwa.py
index d72a4e83e..919de1e03 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_cwa.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_cwa.py
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 # third party
 import pytest
+from shapely.geometry import Polygon
 
 # this
 from pyiem.nws.products.cwa import parser
 from pyiem.util import get_test_file, utc
-from shapely.geometry import Polygon
 
 LOCS = {
     "AMG": {"lon": -82.51, "lat": 31.54},
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_dsm.py b/tests/nws/products/test_dsm.py
index 418c392e3..cb74b32a2 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_dsm.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_dsm.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.products.dsm import compute_time, parser, process
 from pyiem.util import get_test_file, utc
 
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_fd.py b/tests/nws/products/test_fd.py
index 0e78a1bbb..c64d00046 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_fd.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_fd.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Test FD."""
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.products.fd import parse_encoding, parser
 from pyiem.util import get_test_file, utc
 
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_ffg.py b/tests/nws/products/test_ffg.py
index 51667729d..9db39389c 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_ffg.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_ffg.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Testing FFG parsing."""
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.products.ffg import parser as ffgparser
 from pyiem.util import get_test_file
 
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_hml.py b/tests/nws/products/test_hml.py
index 8fdf85d7f..14b200a71 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_hml.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_hml.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import datetime
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.products.hml import parser as hmlparser
 from pyiem.util import get_test_file, utc
 
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_lsr.py b/tests/nws/products/test_lsr.py
index 31200f147..92773f524 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_lsr.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_lsr.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Test Local Storm Report parsing."""
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.products.lsr import parse_lsr, parser
 from pyiem.reference import TRACE_VALUE
 from pyiem.util import get_test_file
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_mcd.py b/tests/nws/products/test_mcd.py
index 4bf53c0fa..68206ed75 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_mcd.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_mcd.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """MCD/MPD tests."""
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.exceptions import MCDException
 from pyiem.nws.products import parser
 from pyiem.util import get_test_file, utc
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_metarcollect.py b/tests/nws/products/test_metarcollect.py
index a3f026262..7237f4773 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_metarcollect.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_metarcollect.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.products import metarcollect
 from pyiem.reference import TRACE_VALUE
 from pyiem.util import get_test_file, utc
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_mos.py b/tests/nws/products/test_mos.py
index 5e24cd8bd..d9915ced4 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_mos.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_mos.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Test MOS Parsing."""
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.products.mos import parser as mosparser
 from pyiem.util import get_test_file, utc
 
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_nldn.py b/tests/nws/products/test_nldn.py
index 36d9ad1ab..207d3da5d 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_nldn.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_nldn.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Test NLDN."""
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.products.nldn import parser
 from pyiem.util import get_test_filepath
 
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_pirep.py b/tests/nws/products/test_pirep.py
index b64f6406f..5342e2691 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_pirep.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_pirep.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """PIREP."""
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.products.pirep import parser as pirepparser
 from pyiem.util import get_test_file, utc
 
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_products_vtec.py b/tests/nws/products/test_products_vtec.py
index d56bfe952..45ca1f733 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_products_vtec.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_products_vtec.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import pandas as pd
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.nwsli import NWSLI
 from pyiem.nws.products.vtec import check_dup_ps
 from pyiem.nws.products.vtec import parser as _vtecparser
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_saw.py b/tests/nws/products/test_saw.py
index aaaea1c92..6d019143d 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_saw.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_saw.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Can we process the SAW"""
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.products import parser
 from pyiem.nws.products.saw import parser as sawparser
 from pyiem.util import get_test_file, utc
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_scp.py b/tests/nws/products/test_scp.py
index f0c630ba4..71f58e20c 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_scp.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_scp.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Can we process the SCP"""
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.products.scp import parser
 from pyiem.util import get_test_file, utc
 
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_shef.py b/tests/nws/products/test_shef.py
index 8b7efdd8b..b79ada3ae 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_shef.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_shef.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import mock
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.exceptions import InvalidSHEFEncoding, InvalidSHEFValue
 from pyiem.nws.products.shef import (
     make_date,
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_spcpts.py b/tests/nws/products/test_spcpts.py
index 01e2bedb0..ee4ff528b 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_spcpts.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_spcpts.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Unit Tests"""
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.products import parser
 from pyiem.nws.products._outlook_util import debug_draw
 from pyiem.nws.products.spcpts import (
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_sps.py b/tests/nws/products/test_sps.py
index 8d1983f9d..f7a3cc3f3 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_sps.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_sps.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """SPS Parsing"""
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.products import parser as spsparser
 from pyiem.nws.ugc import UGC
 from pyiem.reference import TWEET_CHARS
diff --git a/tests/nws/products/test_taf.py b/tests/nws/products/test_taf.py
index 8d508cb2f..e174d8faf 100644
--- a/tests/nws/products/test_taf.py
+++ b/tests/nws/products/test_taf.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 # Third Party
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.products import parser as tafparser
 from pyiem.nws.products.taf import parser as real_tafparser
 from pyiem.reference import TAF_VIS_OVER_6SM
diff --git a/tests/nws/test_bufkit.py b/tests/nws/test_bufkit.py
index b6f474a3e..b7b58905b 100644
--- a/tests/nws/test_bufkit.py
+++ b/tests/nws/test_bufkit.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 # third party
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.bufkit import read_bufkit
 
 # Local
diff --git a/tests/nws/test_lsrclass.py b/tests/nws/test_lsrclass.py
index 5e8bd52b5..ed2b391c6 100644
--- a/tests/nws/test_lsrclass.py
+++ b/tests/nws/test_lsrclass.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """test lsr."""
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws.lsr import _icestorm_remark as ir
 from pyiem.nws.products import lsr
 from pyiem.nws.products.lsr import _mylowercase
diff --git a/tests/nws/test_product.py b/tests/nws/test_product.py
index faed85c5b..4a6a58079 100644
--- a/tests/nws/test_product.py
+++ b/tests/nws/test_product.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Testing!"""
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.nws import product, ugc
 from pyiem.nws.product import (
     TextProduct,
diff --git a/tests/nws/test_products.py b/tests/nws/test_products.py
index a416008f2..c274fe550 100644
--- a/tests/nws/test_products.py
+++ b/tests/nws/test_products.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Massive omnibus of testing for pyiem.nws.products."""
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.exceptions import HWOException, TextProductException
 from pyiem.nws.products import parser
 from pyiem.util import get_test_file, utc
diff --git a/tests/nws/test_ugc.py b/tests/nws/test_ugc.py
index e858a03bd..fc80d7b6d 100644
--- a/tests/nws/test_ugc.py
+++ b/tests/nws/test_ugc.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Can we parse UGC strings"""
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.exceptions import UGCParseException
 from pyiem.nws import ugc
 from pyiem.util import utc
diff --git a/tests/plot/test_calendarplot.py b/tests/plot/test_calendarplot.py
index 4be68248d..615fb9f10 100644
--- a/tests/plot/test_calendarplot.py
+++ b/tests/plot/test_calendarplot.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import datetime
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.plot.calendarplot import calendar_plot
 
 PAIN = 0.02  # how much do we care, sigh.
diff --git a/tests/plot/test_geoplot.py b/tests/plot/test_geoplot.py
index 0eeb5d428..d4eb6f6c7 100644
--- a/tests/plot/test_geoplot.py
+++ b/tests/plot/test_geoplot.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import mock
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
+from shapely.geometry import Polygon
 
 # Local
 from pyiem.dep import RAMPS
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@
 from pyiem.plot.util import mask_outside_geom
 from pyiem.reference import LATLON, TWITTER_RESOLUTION_INCH
 from pyiem.util import load_geodf, utc
-from shapely.geometry import Polygon
 
 # Increased threshold with matplotlib 3.6 tweaks
 PAIN = 4.1
diff --git a/tests/plot/test_layouts.py b/tests/plot/test_layouts.py
index b9e04eaea..36e5088b0 100644
--- a/tests/plot/test_layouts.py
+++ b/tests/plot/test_layouts.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 # third party
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.plot.layouts import figure, figure_axes
 
 # local
diff --git a/tests/plot/test_plot_utils.py b/tests/plot/test_plot_utils.py
index 68512c41f..6aac9fe96 100644
--- a/tests/plot/test_plot_utils.py
+++ b/tests/plot/test_plot_utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Test pyiem.plot.utils."""
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.plot.util import centered_bins, draw_logo, fitbox, pretty_bins
 
 
diff --git a/tests/plot/test_windrose.py b/tests/plot/test_windrose.py
index a7ea9e529..44e796cbf 100644
--- a/tests/plot/test_windrose.py
+++ b/tests/plot/test_windrose.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
 from metpy.units import units
+
 from pyiem.plot.colormaps import get_cmap
 from pyiem.plot.windrose import (
     PLOT_CONVENTION_TO,
diff --git a/tests/test_database.py b/tests/test_database.py
index efdf73f97..cc4ad7f77 100644
--- a/tests/test_database.py
+++ b/tests/test_database.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # third party
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem import database
 from pyiem.exceptions import NewDatabaseConnectionFailure
 
diff --git a/tests/test_datatypes.py b/tests/test_datatypes.py
index 5f7f72f24..d66b13c2d 100644
--- a/tests/test_datatypes.py
+++ b/tests/test_datatypes.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Test our pyiem.datatypes hack."""
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem import datatypes
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_dep.py b/tests/test_dep.py
index 047349e24..c84163345 100644
--- a/tests/test_dep.py
+++ b/tests/test_dep.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import os
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem import dep
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_geom_util.py b/tests/test_geom_util.py
index 1c4d4db6a..629563e29 100644
--- a/tests/test_geom_util.py
+++ b/tests/test_geom_util.py
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 # Third Party
 # Local
-from pyiem import geom_util
 from shapely.geometry import LineString, Polygon
 
+from pyiem import geom_util
+
 SQUARE = Polygon([(0, 0), (0, 1), (1, 1), (1, 0), (0, 0)])
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_iemre.py b/tests/test_iemre.py
index d61376a15..7ac8a3c47 100644
--- a/tests/test_iemre.py
+++ b/tests/test_iemre.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pygrib
 from affine import Affine
+
 from pyiem import database, iemre
 from pyiem.util import get_test_filepath, utc
 
diff --git a/tests/test_meteorology.py b/tests/test_meteorology.py
index 5a7604849..31d0e003d 100644
--- a/tests/test_meteorology.py
+++ b/tests/test_meteorology.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
 from metpy.units import masked_array, units
+
 from pyiem import datatypes, meteorology
 from pyiem.exceptions import InvalidArguments
 
diff --git a/tests/test_mrms.py b/tests/test_mrms.py
index c1b858bd0..34023eb9e 100644
--- a/tests/test_mrms.py
+++ b/tests/test_mrms.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import os
 
 import requests
+
 from pyiem import mrms
 from pyiem.util import utc
 
diff --git a/tests/test_network.py b/tests/test_network.py
index 83a05cb26..c49616dfc 100644
--- a/tests/test_network.py
+++ b/tests/test_network.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from datetime import date
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem import network
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_observation.py b/tests/test_observation.py
index 1c3b24162..9b24cb684 100644
--- a/tests/test_observation.py
+++ b/tests/test_observation.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem import observation
 from pyiem.database import get_dbconnc
 from pyiem.util import utc
diff --git a/tests/test_tracker.py b/tests/test_tracker.py
index b0da356eb..8e0d48826 100644
--- a/tests/test_tracker.py
+++ b/tests/test_tracker.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
 
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem.database import get_dbconnc
 from pyiem.network import Table as NetworkTable
 from pyiem.tracker import TrackerEngine, loadqc
diff --git a/tests/test_util.py b/tests/test_util.py
index 4a6a6cd92..1dd2bb897 100644
--- a/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/tests/test_util.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 # third party
 import pytest
+
 from pyiem import util
 from pyiem.exceptions import IncompleteWebRequest, UnknownStationException
 from pyiem.reference import ISO8601
@@ -331,12 +332,13 @@ def test_get_autoplot_context_dates():
     }
     opts = dict(
         arguments=[
-            dict(
-                type="date",
-                name="d",
-                default="2011/11/12",
-                maxval="2022/01/01",
-            ),
+            {
+                "type": "date",
+                "name": "d",
+                "default": "2011/11/12",
+                "max": "2022/01/01",
+                "min": "2011/01/01",
+            },
             dict(type="datetime", name="d2", default="2011/11/12 1213"),
             {"type": "datetime", "name": "d3", "default": "2011/11/12 1213"},
         ]
@@ -346,21 +348,21 @@ def test_get_autoplot_context_dates():
     assert ctx["d2"] == datetime(2016, 9, 30, 13, 14)
     assert ctx["d3"] == datetime(2016, 9, 30, 13, 14)
     form["d"] = "2016-06-30"
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+    with pytest.raises(IncompleteWebRequest):
         util.get_autoplot_context(form, opts, rectify_dates=False)
 
     form["d"] = "2016-06-XX"
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+    with pytest.raises(IncompleteWebRequest):
         util.get_autoplot_context(form, opts, rectify_dates=False)
 
     form["d"] = "2016-06-31"
     form["d2"] = "2016-09-30"  # triggers appending 0000
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+    with pytest.raises(IncompleteWebRequest):
         util.get_autoplot_context(form, opts, rectify_dates=False)
 
     form["d"] = "2016-06-30"
     form["d2"] = "2016-09-30 2414"
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+    with pytest.raises(IncompleteWebRequest):
         util.get_autoplot_context(form, opts, rectify_dates=False)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_webutil.py b/tests/test_webutil.py
index 53f2d479c..2493d0f51 100644
--- a/tests/test_webutil.py
+++ b/tests/test_webutil.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import mock
 import pytest
 from pydantic import AwareDatetime, Field
+
 from pyiem.database import get_dbconn
 from pyiem.exceptions import (
     BadWebRequest,
diff --git a/tests/test_wellknowntext.py b/tests/test_wellknowntext.py
index 695f47d2a..a3a23443c 100644
--- a/tests/test_wellknowntext.py
+++ b/tests/test_wellknowntext.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 """tests"""
 
 import pytest
-from pyiem import wellknowntext
 from shapely.geometry import LineString, Point, Polygon
 
+from pyiem import wellknowntext
+
 
 def test_bad_well_known_text():
     """This should fail!"""
diff --git a/tests/test_windrose_utils.py b/tests/test_windrose_utils.py
index a1d613541..c55fe20c1 100644
--- a/tests/test_windrose_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_windrose_utils.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import pytest
 from metpy.units import units
 from pandas import read_csv
+
 from pyiem.plot.windrose import PLOT_CONVENTION_TO
 from pyiem.util import utc
 from pyiem.windrose_utils import windrose
diff --git a/util/create_transformed_parquet.py b/util/create_transformed_parquet.py
index 696bf7dca..2e3a5b512 100644
--- a/util/create_transformed_parquet.py
+++ b/util/create_transformed_parquet.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import click
 import geopandas as gpd
+
 from pyiem.reference import EPSG
 from pyiem.util import logger
 
diff --git a/util/make_bounds.py b/util/make_bounds.py
index 8a9608d50..c2e6d59d9 100644
--- a/util/make_bounds.py
+++ b/util/make_bounds.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 """Generate the _ccw files used in pyIEM."""
 
 import numpy as np
-from pyiem.database import get_dbconn
-from pyiem.plot.geoplot import MapPlot
 from shapely.geometry import MultiPolygon
 from shapely.wkb import loads
 
+from pyiem.database import get_dbconn
+from pyiem.plot.geoplot import MapPlot
+
 
 def main():
     """Go Main Go."""
diff --git a/util/make_cities.py b/util/make_cities.py
index b92c69f04..7e8ab4218 100644
--- a/util/make_cities.py
+++ b/util/make_cities.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 """
 
 from geopandas import read_parquet, read_postgis
+
 from pyiem.database import get_dbconn
 
 FILENAME = "../src/pyiem/data/geodf/cities.parquet"
diff --git a/util/make_ramps.py b/util/make_ramps.py
index a8cd5a067..a172e6539 100644
--- a/util/make_ramps.py
+++ b/util/make_ramps.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 """
 
 import pandas as pd
+
 from pyiem.database import get_dbconnstr
 from pyiem.util import logger
 
diff --git a/util/make_shapes.py b/util/make_shapes.py
index 93a330b8e..50f5d321b 100644
--- a/util/make_shapes.py
+++ b/util/make_shapes.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import warnings
 
 import geopandas as gpd
+
 from pyiem.database import get_sqlalchemy_conn
 from pyiem.reference import state_bounds
 from pyiem.util import logger