rain davis

[dazza1223]

hey all i did bring this up befor about the Cumulus MX and the dais rain is 1mm out every time it rain and i go in Cumulus MX then set the rain to what the weather st says but next time it rong agin

[steve]

If you zip up the MXdiags folder and attach it (include all the files this time rather than just one) I'll take a look. Please indicate what the console is showing for today's rain and what Cumulus is showing.

[dazza1223]

hey ok so my davis says 13.2mm and Cumulus MX says 10.4? thank steve

[steve]

Your rainfall counter at midnight was 68.2 (this is the annual rainfall total on Davis stations)

2016-04-15 00:00:00.448 Midnight rain reset, count = 68.2 time = 00:00

At 18:37 (the end of the latest file) the counter was 78.6

2016-04-15 18:37:00.653 Writing today.ini, LastUpdateTime = 15/04/2016 18:37:00 raindaystart = 68.2 rain counter = 78.6

You've therefore had 10.4 mm of rain today. Those figures come from the console. I don't know why your console apparently gives today's total as 13.2. Do you perhaps have an 'inches' rain gauge, even though you are using millimetres in Cumulus? Do you have a VP2 or a Vue (your forum profile has a Fine Offset)?

[dazza1223]

I have davis vue mate so what wood u say to do reset the lote

[steve]

Sorry, I don't know what that means. And you didn't answer my question about what type of rain gauge you have.

[dazza1223]

I have davis vantage vue is that what u asking lol long day at work

[steve]

I am asking whether your Vue has a metric or an imperial rain gauge, i.e. does it measure 0.2 mm per tip or 0.01 inches per tip.

[dazza1223]

Ok I will fund that out mate and let u know just a question do u know where I will find that info out

[steve]

Sorry, I know very little about the Vue. I would assume that a Vue bought in the UK from a Davis dealer would have a metric gauge, and the Vue would be configured appropriately at the factory. Cumulus is assuming you have a metric gauge.

[dazza1223]

Hey yh I just look and it has metric tiping

[steve]

Then you have your console configured incorrectly.

Cumulus thinks you have a metric gauge (which you confirm) and says 10.4 mm of rain has fallen, which is 10.4/0.2 = 52 tips.

The console thinks you have a 0.01 inch rain gauge, so it thinks incorrectly that those 52 tips are 0.52 inches, which is 13.2 mm.

[dazza1223]

Ok thank u I let u know when I get home thank steve