Cloudbase is a calculated quantity (like windchill), not a measured quantity. It is a function of temperature, humidity, altitude. Don't know why you didn't see it before.
Is it a problem? On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 2:55 PM Timothy Buchanan <[email protected]> wrote: > The upgrade was from 4.1 to 4.2. Weewx.conf was not changed. I have been > using the extended schema for a month or more before this upgrade, with no > problems. I do not understand why a value for Cloud Base should suddenly > appear, since I don't have any sensor that would provide a value and > cloudBase is not referenced in any extension I use. It has been and should > be null in the database, but it is not. > > On Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 8:27:23 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > >> You didn't give much detail about your upgrade. From what version? To >> what version? Did you keep your old weewx.conf, or accept the installer's >> offer to install a new one? >> >> Starting with V4.0, cloudbase was included in the list of calculations to >> be performed in weewx.conf. However, this would only affect you if you >> installed a new version of weewx.conf. If you kept your old version (the >> default), the same calculations as before the upgrade would be performed. >> >> V4.0 also introduced the "wview_extended" schema, which has a slot for >> cloudbase. Again, this would only affect you if you changed database >> schemas --- old schemas would act as before. >> >> Is there a problem? >> >> -tk >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 6:36 AM Timothy Buchanan <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Following an apt upgrade, Cloud Base values have begun appearing in my >>> database and skin. I have never had a cloud sensor. I am using the >>> WeatherFlow driver and an extension for the Ecowitt sensors. Thanks for any >>> info on this. >>> >>> -- >>> 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]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/33804ba5-be75-4787-b840-2bc8744833f7n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/33804ba5-be75-4787-b840-2bc8744833f7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/c5590c76-c65b-4505-9677-7a07054ca351n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/c5590c76-c65b-4505-9677-7a07054ca351n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAPq0zEDDdkd20nioQzBnjco-XEjHP%3D4880gTg9fH6nnX2dKMpg%40mail.gmail.com.
