diff --git a/workflows/create_collection_zarr_exploratory_workflow_conus404-daily.ipynb b/workflows/create_collection_zarr_exploratory_workflow_conus404-daily.ipynb
index 39815ffe8782a46026578e5da427007a69e6f670..811727abd2f42d3863740263d74159eae1e4ebcb 100644
--- a/workflows/create_collection_zarr_exploratory_workflow_conus404-daily.ipynb
+++ b/workflows/create_collection_zarr_exploratory_workflow_conus404-daily.ipynb
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
     "vars = [v for v in vars if v not in dims]\n",
     "\n",
     "# drop special vars we have added\n",
-    "added_vars = ['metpy_crs']\n",
+    "added_vars = ['metpy_crs', 'degree_north', 'degree_east']\n",
     "vars = [v for v in vars if v not in added_vars]\n",
     "\n",
     "# Microsoft Planetary Computer includes coorindates and crs as variables here: https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/dataset/daymet-annual-na\n",