Where does gustdir come from? See line 1113 <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/blob/master/bin/weewx/manager.py#L1113> in manager.py.
Where is it documented? Apparently nowhere. Fixed in commit 9ebd4c8 <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/commit/9ebd4c83ee7b47d8948f8714efea02f59decaf28> -tk On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 1:31 AM, Andrew Milner <[email protected]> wrote: > well I am baffled still!! > day.wind.max I assumed was from the max column of the archive_daily_wind > table - or is it in fact a result of max(windSpeed) from the archive table?? > > day.wind.gustdir is what?? My archive_daily_wind table has no such column > - but it does have a column called max_dir, and the archive table has a > column called gustDir (with a capital D) - but what/where is gustdir?? > > day.wind.gustDir is what?? gustDir is the column name in the archive table > > I guess I am missing or not understanding some fundamentals regarding the > use of tags and tables, and in particular when the daily summary tables are > used and when the archive table is used!!!! > > > > On Sunday, 6 May 2018 11:11:36 UTC+3, Greg from Oz wrote: >> >> I have added to my index web page: >> <td> >> High Wind >> </td> >> <td> >> $day.wind.max from $day.wind.gustdir >> ($day.wind.gustDir.ordinal_compass) at $day.wind.maxtime >> </td> >> >> And it displays this: >> High Wind 16 km/h from 45° (NE) at 15:30:00 >> >> So it is looking good as far as I can tell. >> >> >> >> On Sunday, 6 May 2018 11:59:26 UTC+10, Andrew Milner wrote: >>> >>> where does that come from Tom? In the daily wind table I have a field >>> called max_dir but I do not see a field called gustdir - that is only in >>> the archive table. >>> >>> On Sunday, 6 May 2018 04:51:59 UTC+3, Thomas Keffer wrote: >>>> >>>> The value for $day.windDir.max will, indeed, be the highest cardinal >>>> value seen for the day, and always has been. Kind of a useless statistic. >>>> >>>> You want $day.wind.gustdir >>>> >>>> -tk >>>> >>>> On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 6:43 PM, Andrew Milner <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Tom >>>>> With the start of a new day I am now able to say that all gustdir >>>>> fields appear to be being populated. >>>>> >>>>> The only issue I now find is that there seems to be no correlation >>>>> between daily gust speed and daily gust direction in that it seems max for >>>>> daily gustdir is the highest cardinal direction - which will probably >>>>> settle at 359 by the end of the day, and the time will be then maxtime >>>>> will >>>>> be the time at which 359 was seen, whilst gustspeed maxtime will be the >>>>> time of the gust - so the result of day.windgust.max from day.winddir.max >>>>> at day.windgust.maxtime will not be what one expects in that direction >>>>> will >>>>> usually just be some random high direction close to 359 …. Unless there >>>>> is >>>>> some other way to get the direction of the max gust. >>>>> >>>>> Andrew >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, 6 May 2018 03:45:15 UTC+3, Greg from Oz wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Watching my wind direction weather vane it spins around a lot so the >>>>>> direction would be pot luck whether it was a gust or just a breeze, so I >>>>>> think any number/direction is better than nothing. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sunday, 29 April 2018 19:32:49 UTC+10, Greg from Oz wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My web page displays the wind direction and is using this value >>>>>>> $current.windDir.formatted >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The week web page is using this: $week.wind.max from >>>>>>> $week.wind.gustdir ($week.wind.gustDir.ordinal_compass) at >>>>>>> $week.wind.maxtime >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is what is displayed on the current conditions webpage; >>>>>>> Wind 6 km/h from 217° (SW) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is what is being displayed on the week webpage: >>>>>>> High Wind 23 km/h from N/A (N/A) at 11:47:27 (Friday)So my question >>>>>>> is why doesn't the directions show up on any other webpages? >>>>>>> Also where is the data for these values stored? >>>>>>> Are they calculated somewhere? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I noticed this direction data was missing after I installed the >>>>>>> android weewx app (which is great BTW) and it showed my missing data. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks in advance. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>> 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.
