That's what I was expecting. Once we get the datum we want in the database, the rest is easy!
-tk On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 5:38 AM, Andrew Milner <[email protected]> wrote: > Tom - before I try the new accum I need to check that I have not misled > you!! I only checked the contents of the db tables - windgustdir in > archive, daily windgustdir table and maxwinddir in daily wind table. Was > my answer misleading or as expected? > > Andrew > > > On Saturday, 5 May 2018 14:35:04 UTC+3, Thomas Keffer wrote: >> >> Because Andrew reported that the new accum does not make any difference, >> it appears that FO stations do indeed define wind gust that way: it's the >> max wind seen during a loop period, which can be greater than the wind >> speed for that period. >> >> I don't know if setting windGustDir to windDir is inventing data, but we >> are making an assumption: that the gust is in the same direction as the >> average wind. But, this is the same assumption we are making for *every* >> station >> that uses software record generation and/or does not emit windGust. >> >> Try this version of accum.py. It explicitly substitutes windDir when >> windGustDir is unavailable. >> >> -tk >> >> >> On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 8:51 PM, gjr80 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Just playing a little devils advocate here; but are we bordering on >>> inventing data? The FO stations provide windSpeed, windDir and windGust per >>> loop packet. It would appear that windSpeed is some sort of average over >>> the period and windGust is presumably the max wind speed seen over the loop >>> period. It appears now that we are setting windGustDir to windDir, but is >>> that necessarily correct, we are not stretching it a little are we? >>> >>> I also don't see any inconsistency between the Standard skin pages in >>> terms on wind/speed/dir. You need to compare apples with apples not apples >>> with oranges. index.html shows the current conditions (windSpeed/windDir >>> based) in the top left pane and day max values (wind.max/wind.maxdir based) >>> in the lower left pane. week.html shows the week max values >>> (wind.max/wind.maxdir based) in the top left pane and month max values >>> (wind.max/wind.maxdir based) in the lower left pane. The FO problem is with >>> windGustDir/wind.maxdir so anywhere wind.maxdir is used will show N/A. So >>> given that limitation the Standard skin pages are completely consistent. >>> >>> Gary >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> -- > 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. > -- 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.
