Hi Tom, I'm having the same issue. I'm currently running on "software" mode, but whenever there is a heavy downpour, Wunderground goes to "---":
https://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/hdfForecast?query=-35.574%2C174.521&sp=IMARUANG2&MR=1 Here's a snippet from my DB: sqlite> select dateTime, rainRate from archive; ... 1474730700|0.0 1474731000|0.0 1474731300|0.0 1474731600|0.0800000000000001 1474731900|0.12 1474732200|0.12 1474732500|0.0799999999999999 1474732800|0.12 1474733100|0.2 1474733400|0.24 1474737300|0.2 1474737600|0.2 1474737900|0.16 1474738200|0.12 1474738500|0.04 1474738800|0.0 1474739100|0.0 1474739400|0.0 root@OfficeAP-ac:/home/weewx# bin/weewxd --version 3.5.0 On Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 6:29:01 PM UTC-7, Tom Keffer wrote: > > Hello, Travis > > Weewx does not actually use rainRate for what it sends to the WU. Instead, > it sums the amount of rain over the last hour, and sends that. > > So, let's see what's in the database. I'm assuming your time zone is EDT. > > If you have not done so, first install the utility sqlite3: > > *sudo apt-get install sqlite3* > > Then run it against your sqlite database: > > *sqlite3 /var/lib/weewx/weewx.sdb* > sqlite> *select datetime(dateTime, 'unixepoch', 'localtime'), rain from > archive where dateTime>= 1458100800 and dateTime <= 1458104400;* > sqlite> *.quit* > > If I've done the time zone math correctly, this will show all the rain > values between midnight and 1am your time for today (3/16). Please post the > results. > > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 1:51 PM, Travis Bully <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Hello All - >> >> I have a slight issue where my Weather Underground station is reporting >> "--" for Precip. Rate. >> >> I'm running a Davis Envoy with the latest version of Weewx. I'veverified >> that the rain rate is working from the sensor as I also have a Vantage Pro2 >> Console where it displays as expected. >> >> Here's a link to my station: >> >> http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KMICANTO5#history >> >> I've tried both "prefer_hardware" and "hardware" in my conf file. >> >> If someone could provide me with troubleshooting pointers, I'd be >> grateful. >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> (attached my latest conf file) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "weewx-user" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
# WEEWX CONFIGURATION FILE # # Copyright (c) 2009-2015 Tom Keffer <[email protected]> # See the file LICENSE.txt for your rights. ############################################################################## # This section is for general configuration information. # Set to 1 for extra debug info, otherwise comment it out or set to zero debug = 1 # Root directory of the weewx data file hierarchy for this station WEEWX_ROOT = /home/weewx # How long to wait before timing out a socket (FTP, HTTP) connection socket_timeout = 20 # Do not modify this. It is used when installing and updating weewx. version = 3.5.0 ############################################################################## # This section is for information about the station. [Station] # Description of the station location location = TEMP # Latitude and longitude in decimal degrees latitude = -35.574488 longitude = 174.521273 # Altitude of the station, with unit it is in. This is downloaded from # from the station if the hardware supports it. altitude = 63, meter # Choose 'foot' or 'meter' for unit # Set to type of station hardware. There must be a corresponding stanza # in this file with a 'driver' parameter indicating the driver to be used. station_type = Vantage # If you have a website, you may specify an URL #station_url = http://www.example.com # The start of the rain year (1=January; 10=October, etc.). This is # downloaded from the station if the hardware supports it. rain_year_start = 1 # Start of week (0=Monday, 6=Sunday) week_start = 6 ############################################################################## [Vantage] # This section is for the Davis Vantage series of weather stations. # Connection type: serial or ethernet # serial (the classic VantagePro) # ethernet (the WeatherLinkIP) type = serial # If the connection type is serial, a port must be specified: # Debian, Ubuntu, Redhat, Fedora, and SuSE: # /dev/ttyUSB0 is a common USB port name # /dev/ttyS0 is a common serial port name # BSD: # /dev/cuaU0 is a common serial port name port = /dev/ttyUSB0 # If the connection type is ethernet, an IP Address/hostname is required: host = 1.2.3.4 ###################################################### # The rest of this section rarely needs any attention. # You can safely leave it "as is." ###################################################### # Serial baud rate (usually 19200) baudrate = 19200 # TCP port (when using the WeatherLinkIP) tcp_port = 22222 # TCP send delay (when using the WeatherLinkIP): tcp_send_delay = 0.5 # The id of your ISS station (usually 1). If you use a wind meter connected # to a anemometer transmitter kit, use its id iss_id = 1 # How long to wait for a response from the station before giving up (in # seconds; must be greater than 2) timeout = 4 # How long to wait before trying again (in seconds) wait_before_retry = 1.2 # How many times to try before giving up: max_tries = 4 # The driver to use: driver = weewx.drivers.vantage ############################################################################## # This section is for uploading data to Internet sites [StdRESTful] [[StationRegistry]] # To register this weather station with weewx, set this to true register_this_station = false [[AWEKAS]] # This section is for configuring posts to AWEKAS. # If you wish to do this, set the option 'enable' to true, # and specify a username and password. enable = false username = replace_me password = replace_me [[CWOP]] # This section is for configuring posts to CWOP. # If you wish to do this, set the option 'enable' to true, # and specify the station ID (e.g., CW1234). enable = false station = replace_me # If this is an APRS (radio amateur) station, uncomment # the following and replace with a passcode (e.g., 12345). #passcode = replace_me (APRS stations only) [[PWSweather]] # This section is for configuring posts to PWSweather.com. # If you wish to do this, set the option 'enable' to true, # and specify a station and password. enable = false station = replace_me password = replace_me [[WOW]] # This section is for configuring posts to WOW. # If you wish to do this, set the option 'enable' to true, # and specify a station and password. enable = false station = replace_me password = replace_me [[Wunderground]] # This section is for configuring posts to the Weather Underground. # If you wish to do this, set the option 'enable' to true, # and specify a station (e.g., 'KORHOODR3') and password. enable = true station = IMARUANG2 password = ggi08xoc # Set the following to True to have weewx use the WU "Rapidfire" # protocol. Not all hardware can support it. See the User's Guide. rapidfire = True ############################################################################## # This section specifies what reports, using which skins, to generate. [StdReport] # Where the skins reside, relative to WEEWX_ROOT SKIN_ROOT = skins # Where the generated reports should go, relative to WEEWX_ROOT HTML_ROOT = public_html # The database binding indicates which data should be used in reports. data_binding = wx_binding # Each of the following subsections defines a report that will be run. [[StandardReport]] # See the customizing guide to change the units, plot types and line # colors, modify the fonts, display additional sensor data, and other # customizations. Many of those changes can be made here by overriding # parameters, or by modifying templates within the skin itself. # The StandardReport uses the 'Standard' skin, which contains the # images, templates and plots for the report. skin = Standard [[[Units]]] [[[[Groups]]]] group_altitude = meter group_speed2 = meter_per_second2 group_pressure = mbar group_rain = mm group_rainrate = mm_per_hour group_temperature = degree_C group_degree_day = degree_C_day group_speed = meter_per_second [[FTP]] # FTP'ing the results to a webserver is treated as just another report, # albeit one with an unusual report generator! skin = Ftp # If you wish to use FTP, uncomment and fill out the next four lines. #user = replace with the ftp username #password = replace with the ftp password #server = replace with the ftp server name, e.g, www.threefools.org #path = replace with the ftp destination directory (e.g., /weather) # Set to True for a secure FTP (SFTP) connection. Not all servers # support this. secure_ftp = False # To upload files from something other than what HTML_ROOT is set # to above, specify a different HTML_ROOT here. #HTML_ROOT = public_html # Most FTP servers use port 21 port = 21 # Set to 1 to use passive mode, zero for active mode passive = 1 [[RSYNC]] # rsync'ing to a webserver is treated as just another report skin = Rsync # If you wish to use rsync, you must configure passwordless ssh using # public/private key authentication from the user account that weewx # runs as to the user account on the remote machine where the files # will be copied. # # The following three lines determine where files will be sent. #server = replace with the rsync server name, e.g, www.threefools.org #path = replace with the rsync destination directory (e.g., /weather) #user = replace with the rsync username # Rsync can be configured to remove files from the remote server if # they don't exist under HTML_ROOT locally. USE WITH CAUTION: if you # make a mistake in the remote path, you could could unintentionally # cause unrelated files to be deleted. Set to 1 to enable remote file # deletion, zero to allow files to accumulate remotely. delete = 0 ############################################################################## # This service acts as a filter, converting the unit system coming from # the hardware to a unit system in the database. [StdConvert] # The target_unit affects only the unit system in the database. Once # chosen it cannot be changed without converting the entire database. # Modification of target_unit after starting weewx will result in # corrupt data - the database will contain a mix of US and METRIC data. # # The value of target_unit does not affect the unit system for # reporting - reports can display US, Metric, or any combination of units. # # In most cases, target_unit should be left as the default: US # # In particular, those migrating from a standard wview installation # should use US since that is what the wview database contains. # DO NOT MODIFY THIS VALUE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING! target_unit = US # Options are 'US', 'METRICWX', or 'METRIC' ############################################################################## # This section can adjust data using calibration expressions. [StdCalibrate] [[Corrections]] # For each type, an arbitrary calibration expression can be given. # It should be in the units defined in the StdConvert section. # Example: foo = foo + 0.2 ############################################################################## # This section is for quality control checks. If units are not specified, # values must be in the units defined in the StdConvert section. [StdQC] [[MinMax]] barometer = 26, 32.5, inHg outTemp = -40, 120, degree_F inTemp = 10, 120, degree_F outHumidity = 0, 100 inHumidity = 0, 100 windSpeed = 0, 120, mile_per_hour pressure = 24, 34.5, inHg ############################################################################## # This section controls the origin of derived values. [StdWXCalculate] # Derived quantities are calculated by this service. Possible values are: # hardware - use the value provided by hardware # software - use the value calculated by weewx # prefer_hardware - use value provide by hardware if available, # otherwise use value calculated by weewx pressure = prefer_hardware barometer = prefer_hardware altimeter = prefer_hardware windchill = prefer_hardware heatindex = prefer_hardware dewpoint = prefer_hardware inDewpoint = prefer_hardware rainRate = software ############################################################################## # For hardware that supports it, this section controls how often the # onboard clock gets updated. [StdTimeSynch] # How often to check the weather station clock for drift (in seconds) clock_check = 14400 # How much it can drift before we will correct it (in seconds) max_drift = 5 ############################################################################## # This section is for configuring the archive service. [StdArchive] # If the station hardware supports data logging then the archive interval # will be downloaded from the station. Otherwise, specify it (in seconds). archive_interval = 300 # How long to wait (in seconds) before processing new archive data. Must # be greater than zero. archive_delay = 15 # If possible, new archive records are downloaded from the station # hardware. If the hardware does not support this, then new archive # records will be generated in software. # Set the following to "software" to force software record generation. record_generation = hardware # Whether to include LOOP data in hi/low statistics loop_hilo = True # The data binding used to save archive records data_binding = wx_binding ############################################################################## # This section binds a data store to a database. [DataBindings] [[wx_binding]] # The database must match one of the sections in [Databases]. # This is likely to be the only option you would want to change. database = archive_sqlite # The name of the table within the database table_name = archive # The manager handles aggregation of data for historical summaries manager = weewx.wxmanager.WXDaySummaryManager # The schema defines the structure of the database. # It is *only* used when the database is created. schema = schemas.wview.schema ############################################################################## # This section defines various databases. [Databases] # A SQLite database is simply a single file [[archive_sqlite]] database_type = SQLite database_name = weewx.sdb # MySQL [[archive_mysql]] database_type = MySQL database_name = weewx ############################################################################## # This section defines defaults for the different types of databases. [DatabaseTypes] # Defaults for SQLite databases [[SQLite]] driver = weedb.sqlite # Directory in which the database files are located SQLITE_ROOT = %(WEEWX_ROOT)s/archive # Defaults for MySQL databases [[MySQL]] driver = weedb.mysql # The host where the database is located host = localhost # The user name for logging in to the host user = weewx # The password for the user name password = weewx ############################################################################## # This section configures the internal weewx engine. [Engine] [[Services]] # This section specifies the services that should be run. They are # grouped by type, and the order of services within each group # determines the order in which the services will be run. prep_services = weewx.engine.StdTimeSynch data_services = , process_services = weewx.engine.StdConvert, weewx.engine.StdCalibrate, weewx.engine.StdQC, weewx.wxservices.StdWXCalculate archive_services = weewx.engine.StdArchive restful_services = weewx.restx.StdStationRegistry, weewx.restx.StdWunderground, weewx.restx.StdPWSweather, weewx.restx.StdCWOP, weewx.restx.StdWOW, weewx.restx.StdAWEKAS report_services = weewx.engine.StdPrint, weewx.engine.StdReport
