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*While Cumulus is running (not when catching up with stored past values from the station log), it will ignore large increases in rainfall. (See [[#.28Invented_rain.29_Error_prevention_by_Spike_removal|below]]). | *While Cumulus is running (not when catching up with stored past values from the station log), it will ignore large increases in rainfall. (See [[#.28Invented_rain.29_Error_prevention_by_Spike_removal|below]]). | ||
Because many positive values are realistic, Cumulus generally will accept those odd increases as a result of accidental knocking of a tipping bucket gauge, due to wind effects on the gauge, or even due to the station electronics generating a rogue reading. The sub-answers below explain how to correct such errors. | Because many positive values are realistic, Cumulus generally will accept those odd increases as a result of accidental knocking of a tipping bucket gauge, due to wind effects on the gauge, or even due to the station electronics generating a rogue reading. The sub-answers below explain how to correct such errors. | ||
=== (Invented rain) Error in today's total=== | === (Invented rain) Error in today's total === | ||
Easy - correct today's total using the [[Today.ini#Editing_rainfall_in_today.ini_within_Cumulus | 'today's rain']] editor on the edit menu (select from main screen in Cumulus 1, or find in the MX browser interface). | |||
#Remember that 'ConsecutiveDryDays' and 'ConsecutiveWetDays' do not include today. | === (Invented rain) Error in date/time of 'Last Tip' === | ||
You must exit out of Cumulus and then edit [[today.ini]] to change the ''LastTip=''(usually helpful to look up previous last tip date/time in a recently backed up today.ini) parameter. | |||
=== (Invented rain) Error in number of consecutive days with or without rain === | |||
# The counts are for completed days, not part days. The threshold for whether a day counts as a wet day is set in the parameter [[Cumulus.ini#Section:_Station|RainDayThreshold= -1]], and the parameter [[Cumulus.ini#Section:_Station|NoFlashWetDryDayRecords=1]] is also relevent. | |||
# Remember that 'ConsecutiveDryDays' and 'ConsecutiveWetDays' do not include today, they reflect the daily rainfall amounts stored in the [[dayfile.txt|daily summary log]]. | |||
=== (Invented rain) Error in yesterday's total === | === (Invented rain) Error in yesterday's total === | ||