Dear MrDave and WeatherCat faithful,
Hello WeatherCat friends. I had to do some maintenance on my Vantage Pro ISS, including a thorough cleaning and temp/humitity sensor replacement. In cleaning my rain gauge I introduced a .25 in. rain accumulation just from tipping the bucket back and forth. It was not raining at the time. Later the same day it did actually rain an additional .08 in. I have reset the daily total to ,08 in the Daily Rain Editor, but that reset doesn't seem to be reflected in my custom gauges and graphs. I know there is probably bountiful information in the Forums, but, I can't find it. Can someone please point me in the right direction. Thank you all.
The Daily Rain Editor is described on page 55 of the WeatherCat manual. As described there, it only effects the totals. From that point on, all your statistics and queries will be correct. The thinking is that the incorrect graphs and gauges will soon disappear into the past. What is important is the statistics and they will be correct.
It is possible to make the data 100% correct by editing the data files themselves, but that more of a chore. Let us know if you want those instructions.
In the future, you'll find it easier to temporarily disconnect the sensor by unplugging the cable from the ISS before you start working. WeatherCat will report the sensor errors, but your data won't be effected.
I don't know how I get the descriptor of "Calm", but I am indeed calm, hot though in Pennsylvania.
The designation
"calm" refers to the number of postings you have made. Most forum software permits you categorize users by the number of postings. Since this is a weather related website, our fearless leader chose to make the categories as degrees of wind speed. The scale goes from a scale 1 as
'calm' to a scale 5 as
'storm'. So if you want to change your descriptor - keep on posting!
Cheers, Edouard