same here. except i started with METRICWX with speed changed to km/h, then moved to METRIC with rain changed to mm
> On 27 Aug 2020, at 6:25 pm, Cameron D <[email protected]> wrote: > > HI Chris, > in Australia we have a similar situation but I have found customising the > reports to be sufficient. I have used METRICWX as the database units from the > start, so I can read sensible numbers there. > I suppose our main difference is standardising on hectoPascals for pressure, > but that happens to be the same as mbar, so I have simply used that in the > reports. > > Cameron. > > On Wednesday, 26 August 2020 at 5:01:46 pm UTC+10 [email protected] wrote: > I’ve extended the database and filled in all the calculations for the past 14 > years. Very nice to have all that extra data! > > I’ll see if I can figure out how to add the kPa but if someone smarter than > me gets to it first, I won’t complain. :) Thank you Tom for your blessing! > > Thank you all for your quick help and advice. > Cheers > Chris > >> On Aug 25, 2020, at 5:00 PM, gjr80 <[email protected] >> <applewebdata://C98265A8-FE14-4A5F-B875-B1A33794F125>> wrote: >> > >> StdWXCalculate knows how to calculate humidex, in fact if you are running >> WeeWX 3.2.0 or later chances are humidex is already appearing in your loop >> packets and archive records (provided its pre-reqs outTemp and outHumidity >> exist in the loop packet/archive record) it's just not saved to database due >> to humidex not being in your database schema. However, field humidex (and >> humidex1) exist in the wview_extended schema which was introduced in WeeWX >> v4.0.0 and this has been the default schema for new installs since WeeWX >> 4.0.0 (note upgrades continue to use the schema that was in use before the >> upgrade so if upgrading WeeWX 3.x to WeeWX 4.x you will not be changed to >> the wview_extended schema). In terms of units I understand that humidex is >> technically a unitless number but it is effectively interpreted as a >> temperature, humidex was added to group_temperature as of WeeWX 3.5.0 so >> normal WeeWX unit conversions/formatting of humidex is available. >> >> In summary, if you are using WeeWX 4.x and the wview_extended schema chances >> are you will see humidex appear in your database and it can then be used in >> reports/plots just as any other observation. >> >> Gary >> On Wednesday, 26 August 2020 at 04:59:04 UTC+10 [email protected] >> <http://johnkline.com/> wrote: >> Look here: >> >> http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#customizing_units >> <http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#customizing_units> >> >> I did check the great resource in the sky (Wikipedia), and indeed Canada is >> an exception in that they use kPa. It might be reasonable to add kPa to the >> weewx.units file itself, but Tom would be the decider on that. >> >> Humidex might best be done with xtypes as it is derived from temperature and >> dew point. I found xtypes less well documented, but I am using xtypes to >> derive aqi from pm2.5. It’s fairly straightforward. >> >>> On Aug 25, 2020, at 11:34 AM, Chris Alemany <[email protected] <>> wrote: >>> >>> Yes, thanks for that. I do change the units for some reports, >>> unfortunately kilopascal does not exist as a selectable unit which is the >>> crux of the issue, so I was looking at different ways of adding that unit >>> and possibly Humidex as an available value as well. >> >>> >>> I’m going to take a peak at the aqi extension to see if I can use it as an >>> example for what I need to do. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Chris >>>> On Aug 25, 2020, at 11:08 AM, John Kline <[email protected] <>> wrote: >>>> >>>> You weren’t almost there as you were attempting to change the units stored >>>> in the database. >>>> >>>> Have a look at the following for changing your reports. You don’t have to >>>> change every report as you can set defaults for all reports. >>>> http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#how_to_change_units >>>> <http://weewx.com/docs/customizing.htm#how_to_change_units> >>>> >>>>> On Aug 25, 2020, at 10:39 AM, Chris Alemany <[email protected] <>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> Yes, I noticed last night when I was rooting around in all the various >>>>> weewx files (I guess I was creating a “fork” as I was modifying the weewx >>>>> bin files themselves, _ini_.py, units.py etc to add in the new system) >>>>> for mentions of units, that many extensions seemed to make the same 3-way >>>>> assumption on units. So perhaps that method is not worth the effort. >>>>> >>>>> I’m not interested in having the database itself use Canadian Units >>>>> (though extending it for Humidex readings would be useful), only that I’d >>>>> be able to set the units as simply and widely as I can across all skins >>>>> and extensions as I have multiple going at once. Thought I was almost >>>>> there. :) >>>>> >>>>> Cheers for the suggestions, >>>>> Chris >>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 25, 2020, at 8:54 AM, John Kline <[email protected] <>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Remember that just because something is stored in the database in units >>>>>> that are not “Canadian”, that doesn’t mean you are stuck with that unit >>>>>> in reports or graphs. >>>>>> >>>>>> My two cents is that you should be spending your time getting the units >>>>>> you want to see in the skin(s) you are using. >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Aug 25, 2020, at 8:03 AM, David VE3STI <[email protected] <>> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm not a programmer so I don't have helpful suggestions. But as a >>>>>>> Canadian user, I hope that you figure this out. I use the "metric" >>>>>>> option but think of wind speed in kph, not m/s, for example. I did get >>>>>>> the Humidex added (a long time ago - I forget how I did it other than I >>>>>>> know I didn't do the programming but found that someone else had >>>>>>> already figured out and I just followed the instructions!) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just as I type this, Tom's reply popped up.. Guess it won't be easy to >>>>>>> add a new "Canadian option". The instructions for changing individual >>>>>>> units is in the documentation but if you could make a "Canada-specific" >>>>>>> set (cookbook style) that would be really useful for those of us who >>>>>>> are users-but-not-programmers. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Keep us posted. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> David >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 11:37:18 p.m. UTC-4 [email protected] >>>>>>> <http://gmail.com/> wrote: >>>>>>> Hi All, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm trying to extend weewx so that there is a 4th option for unit >>>>>>> systems called "CANMETRICWX" (Canadian Metric). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This would be the same as "METRIC" except rain values are in mm and >>>>>>> pressure values are in kPa and eventually would also include a >>>>>>> "Humidex" calculation as well. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I thought I had added everything I needed throughout the file system >>>>>>> for the addition of the units system but I'm running into the following >>>>>>> complaint on startup: >>>>>>> "AttributeError: module 'weewx' has no attribute 'CANMETRICWX'" >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Not being familiar enough with python, I am stumped as to where I can >>>>>>> add that attribute. 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