restarts were done with every change of weewx.conf On Monday, August 9, 2021 at 12:46:33 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote:
> stop weewx and restart it after you make any change to the weewx.conf > > On Monday, August 9, 2021 at 4:57:48 PM UTC+3 [email protected] wrote: > >> Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, unfortunately your >> suggestion did not fix the persisting 12mile lightning_distance output. I >> tried the following 4 corrections one at a time in weewx.conf: >> >> [[Corrections]] >> lightning_distance = lightning_distance if lightning_strike_count > 0 >> else None # no change, persistent 12 mile lightning distance values >> in the absence of lightning strikes >> >> lightning_distance = None if lightning_strike_count < 1 else >> lightning_distance # no change, persistent 12 mile lightning distance >> values in the absence of lightning strikes. >> >> lightning_distance = None # results in NULL for all lightning >> distance values in database >> >> lightning_distance = lightning_distance if lightning_strike_count > 0 >> else 0.0 # gives lightning distance valve of zero when there are no >> lightning strikes, this is close to what I want, but I rather have NULL >> valves for lightning_distance when strike count is zero. >> >> Its strange that lightening_distance can be set to NULL with the third >> correction, but not the first or second correction. Yet the if, else >> seems to be working in the fourth correction. >> >> On Sunday, August 8, 2021 at 10:43:19 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> I use this line in weewx.conf and it works ok with seasons skin.. you >>> can try it >>> >>> [StdCalibrate] >>> >>> [[Corrections]] >>> >>> lightning_distance = lightning_distance if >>> lightning_strike_count > 0 else None >>> >>> On Sunday, August 8, 2021 at 4:09:43 AM UTC+3 [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> I several questions about data and graphing of AcuRite 06045M lightning >>>> detector. I am using "rtl_433" and "rtl_4233 mqtt auto discover" addons >>>> in >>>> home assistant to aquire data from AcuRite 06045M and MQTTSubscribeDriver >>>> to import data into weewx. Weewx is installed on raspberry pi. I have >>>> set up belchertown skin for weewx, added lightning detector count and >>>> distance to database and I can graph lightning count and distance using >>>> belchertown skin. >>>> >>>> Looking at passing thunderstorm today, I got nice uptick in lighting >>>> counts which correlated with decreased lightning distance (fig enclosed). >>>> But the lightning distance reading before the storm and after the storm >>>> was a steady 12.0 miles, like that is the default value when no lightning >>>> is being detected. I would like to remove those distracting 12-mile data >>>> points, since they don't contribute to the graph. I was wondering how I >>>> [image: >>>> Screenshot (9).png]can do that and why lightning distance reading goes >>>> to exactly 12 when there is no lightning activity. >>>> >>>> Here is my chart entry in belchertown graphs.conf file: >>>> >>>> >>>> [[chart5]] >>>> title = Lightning data >>>> [[[lightning_distance]]] >>>> name = Lightning distance >>>> type = scatter >>>> lineWidth = 0 >>>> yAxis = 1 >>>> mirrored_value = true >>>> zIndex = 1 >>>> aggregate_interval = 900 # 15 min >>>> aggregate_type = avg >>>> color = "#00ff00" >>>> [[[lightning_strike_count]]] >>>> name = Strike count / 15 mins >>>> type = column >>>> yAxis_label = "Strikes/15min" >>>> aggregate_interval = 900 # 15 min >>>> aggregate_type = sum >>>> color = "#BECC00" >>>> tooltip_date_format = "dddd LL" >>>> >>>> I use "mirrored_value = true" for lightning distance rendering for two >>>> reasons, first as lightning distance decreases there is higher chance of >>>> approach thunderstorm (high ~ bad on chart) and second it minimizes the >>>> overlay of the lighting strike distance data on the lightning strike >>>> count. >>>> >>>> Any ideas why there is a constant 12.0 miles in distance without >>>> lightning activity and how can I remove the 12.0 mile values preferably >>>> easily. >>>> >>> -- 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/d57720a0-c47d-4004-88f8-50a66f2325ban%40googlegroups.com.
