WxUnderGround updates

[serowe]

Not sure if this is the right place to put this but...

I have my WxUnderGround update timer set to 5 minutes.

However, I notice on my WxUnderGround station data the update is spasmodic, for instance, this is from today's uploads:

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10:34 28.0 °C  11.0 °C  1018.8hPa  North 9.7km/h  24.1km/h  34% 0.0mm  
10:35 28.1 °C  11.0 °C  1018.8hPa  North 9.7km/h  24.1km/h  34% 0.0mm  
10:39 28.1 °C  10.0 °C  1018.8hPa  North 11.3km/h  17.7km/h  33% 0.0mm  
10:40 28.1 °C  10.0 °C  1018.8hPa  North 11.3km/h  17.7km/h  33% 0.0mm  
10:41 28.1 °C  10.0 °C  1018.8hPa  North 11.3km/h  17.7km/h  33% 0.0mm  
10:45 28.2 °C  11.0 °C  1018.8hPa  NNW 8.0km/h  17.7km/h  34% 0.0mm  
10:46 28.3 °C  11.0 °C  1018.8hPa  NNW 6.4km/h  17.7km/h  34% 0.0mm  
10:47 28.3 °C  10.0 °C  1018.8hPa  NNW 8.0km/h  16.1km/h  33% 0.0mm  
10:51 28.4 °C  10.0 °C  1018.8hPa  NNW 9.7km/h  19.3km/h  33% 0.0mm  
10:56 28.5 °C  11.0 °C  1018.8hPa  North 8.0km/h  19.3km/h  32% 0.0mm  
10:57 28.6 °C  11.0 °C  1018.8hPa  North 9.7km/h  19.3km/h  32% 0.0mm  
11:01 28.7 °C  11.0 °C  1018.8hPa  North 9.7km/h  19.3km/h  33% 0.0mm  
11:02 28.7 °C  11.0 °C  1018.8hPa  North 9.7km/h  19.3km/h  33% 0.0mm  
 

Note that mostly it is 5 minute intervals, but also 1 minute intervals.

Is there any know reason for this? I have, for instance, only recently noticed that the error light was 'flashing' on my server Cumulus console whereby it has been generating 'An error has opccurred during the Wunderground update' although these times do NOT necessarily coincide anywhere near the actual times displayed above.

Any thoughts please?

[steve]

Presumably you're using rapid fire, in which case WU determines the interval of the history entries. See previous recent posts about this.

[serowe]

Rapid Fire? Not intentionally - I don't recall turning it on (but dammit - just checked and yes, it is on - is this on by default when setting up Cumulus?)

[steve]

is this on by default when setting up Cumulus?)

No.