is Accumulator set in the weewx.conf ?
at the bottom of my weewx.conf file is like this
[Accumulator]
[[lightning_strike_count]]
extractor = sum
[[lightning_distance]]
extractor = min
merger = minmax
On Monday, August 9, 2021 at 8:11:45 PM UTC+3 [email protected] wrote:
> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>
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