Rain discrepancy in log and uploads
Posted: Mon 06 Aug 2018 6:40 pm
We had a short downpour in the past hour and when I looked at the Cumulus 1 console, no rain was showing - Cumulus is connected to Envoy/usb logger.
I checked my VP2 console (stand alone) and it showed 11.8 mm.
Checked the Vue console which is connected to WiFiLogger and it showed 11.8 mm.
Checked my upload sites and they all were showing 11.8 mm, including PWS, WU, WOW, AWEKAS, WOW and WC which are all updated by Cumulus 1.
All the sites being uploaded by the WiFiLogger were also updated with the 11.8 mm.
Shortly after the main downpour a 0.2 mm rain was shown by Cumulus 1 and all its uploaded sites. Likely a final bucket tip.
Checked the Aug18log file and only the 0.2 mm is shown and nothing prior.
The Cumulus standard template site http://www.komokaweather.com did not show any of the first 11.8 mm rain but did show the later 0.2 mm. The same for my Saratoga site http://www.komokaweather.ca
About a week ago I had a similar rain event were nothing showed on Cumulus 1 console and though it was a Davis ISS problem so during the rain went to the station and checked the rain gauge and moving the tipping bucket seemed ok and that tipping did show in Cumulus 1. I didn't check any of the uploads at the time and thought just one of those things.
Any thought what could cause Cumulus 1 to have recognized the rain and update the external sites but not record it in the logs and in the webtags for upload? Yet about a half hour later it did get the next rain data and that all went ok.
I should mention that during this downpour there were a couple flickering of power interruption in the house (split second). But the computer with Cumulus is on UPS and consoles/Envoy are on power and batteries.
I have a CoCoRaHS manual gauge which shows 16.8 mm so the Davis VP2 seems to have missed some rain.
Paul
I checked my VP2 console (stand alone) and it showed 11.8 mm.
Checked the Vue console which is connected to WiFiLogger and it showed 11.8 mm.
Checked my upload sites and they all were showing 11.8 mm, including PWS, WU, WOW, AWEKAS, WOW and WC which are all updated by Cumulus 1.
All the sites being uploaded by the WiFiLogger were also updated with the 11.8 mm.
Shortly after the main downpour a 0.2 mm rain was shown by Cumulus 1 and all its uploaded sites. Likely a final bucket tip.
Checked the Aug18log file and only the 0.2 mm is shown and nothing prior.
The Cumulus standard template site http://www.komokaweather.com did not show any of the first 11.8 mm rain but did show the later 0.2 mm. The same for my Saratoga site http://www.komokaweather.ca
About a week ago I had a similar rain event were nothing showed on Cumulus 1 console and though it was a Davis ISS problem so during the rain went to the station and checked the rain gauge and moving the tipping bucket seemed ok and that tipping did show in Cumulus 1. I didn't check any of the uploads at the time and thought just one of those things.
Any thought what could cause Cumulus 1 to have recognized the rain and update the external sites but not record it in the logs and in the webtags for upload? Yet about a half hour later it did get the next rain data and that all went ok.
I should mention that during this downpour there were a couple flickering of power interruption in the house (split second). But the computer with Cumulus is on UPS and consoles/Envoy are on power and batteries.
I have a CoCoRaHS manual gauge which shows 16.8 mm so the Davis VP2 seems to have missed some rain.
Paul