#RecentRainToday - new webtags

[sfws]

Having just tested these, I see Cumulus replaces tag with the count as reported by the weather station, not a measurement in chosen rainfall units specific to within the day (as I expected):
date=27/07/2012
<#RecentRainToday d=1> contains 313.8
<#RecentRainToday d=2> contains 313.8
<#RecentRainToday d=3> contains 313.8
<#RecentRainToday d=4> contains 313.8
<#RecentRainToday d=5> contains 313.8
<#RecentRainToday d=6> contains 313.8
<#RecentRainToday d=7> contains 312.9
Cumulus software [Jul 2012] Beta v.1.9.3 (b.1042)

[steve]

It's initialising the data structure at start up with the rain counter field from the log files, instead of the rain today field. Thanks - I'll fix it in the next build.

[sfws]

I installed the latest beta update, it rained, and I thought I will see that the fix worked.
But, of course, the Fine Offset raingauge decided not to work, and every value was zero.

After using readings from a gardener's funnel raingauge to update the relevant log file, I saw the value on the Cumulus display increase to just below the then funnel value (the discrepancy should have been waiting on the bucket for the next rain).

After cleaning out the Fine Offset gauge, I made a test addition of the correct amount of water for that discrepancy. Then it rained again and the Cumulus display reached an exact match to the final funnel total.

Result - success with cleaning, success with verification of the calibration, and success on my test page!
Well done Steve.

date=30/07/2012
<#RecentRainToday h=1> contains 0.0 <#RecentRainToday h=2> contains 7.5 <#RecentRainToday h=3> contains 7.5
<#RecentRainToday h=5> contains 7.5 <#RecentRainToday h=7> contains 7.5 <#RecentRainToday h=9> contains 7.5
<#RecentRainToday h=11> contains 7.5 <#RecentRainToday h=12> contains 7.5 <#RecentRainToday h=13> contains 7.5
<#RecentRainToday h=14> contains 7.5 <#RecentRainToday h=16> contains 5.1 <#RecentRainToday h=18> contains 3.9
<#RecentRainToday h=20> contains 1.5 <#RecentRainToday h=24> contains 0.0 <#RecentRainToday d=1> contains 0.0
<#RecentRainToday d=2> contains 0.0 <#RecentRainToday d=3> contains 0.0 <#RecentRainToday d=4> contains 0.0
<#RecentRainToday d=5> contains 0.0 <#RecentRainToday d=6> contains 0.0 <#RecentRainToday d=7> contains 0.0

I suspect that some people will find it hard to understand that a 'today' total for x days ago varies depending on the current time of day.
In the extract above h=1 is the current day, the other h values refer to yesterday, because this was uploaded 1 hour after rollover.
Consequently all the d values also refer to totals between rollover and one hour after rollover, not the end of those days!
Perhaps something to explain in help or wiki?