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==Correcting any data problems== | ==Correcting any data problems== | ||
See [[FAQ#I.E2.80.99ve_just_installed_Cumulus.2C_and_it_didn.E2.80.99t_download_all_the_old_data_from_my_weather_station]], [[FAQ#How_do_I_correct_my_all-time_.28or_monthly.29_records.3F]] and [[FAQ#I_can.E2.80.99t_find_my_data_files.21]]. | See [[FAQ#I.E2.80.99ve_just_installed_Cumulus.2C_and_it_didn.E2.80.99t_download_all_the_old_data_from_my_weather_station]], [[FAQ#How_do_I_correct_my_all-time_.28or_monthly.29_records.3F]] and [[FAQ#I_can.E2.80.99t_find_my_data_files.21]]. | ||
After you have edited any Monthly log files, you can: | |||
'''After you have edited (or created any missing) Monthly log files, you can:''' | |||
* update the [[Alltime.ini]] by choosing ''all time records'' from the '''Edit''' menu. This is a text editor, and works best when at full screen. Click the ''Help'' button for detailed instructions. | * update the [[Alltime.ini]] by choosing ''all time records'' from the '''Edit''' menu. This is a text editor, and works best when at full screen. Click the ''Help'' button for detailed instructions. | ||
* (if the monthly log relates to the current year) update the [[year.ini]] by choosing ''This year's records'' from the '''Edit''' menu. This is a text editor, and works best when at full screen. Click the ''Help'' button for detailed instructions. | * (if the monthly log relates to the current year) update the [[year.ini]] by choosing ''This year's records'' from the '''Edit''' menu. This is a text editor, and works best when at full screen. Click the ''Help'' button for detailed instructions. | ||
* use ''create missing'' in the [[dayfile.txt]] selection in the '''Edit''' menu; Cumulus will then look through all monthly log files and attempt to plug any gaps in the dayfile. (It creates a file in the Cumulus folder called dayfileeditlog.txt which contains the entries it created). Click the ''Help'' button for more information. | |||
* (from version 1.9.3) update the [[monthlyalltime.ini]] by choosing ''all time records'' from the '''Edit''' menu. This is a text editor, and works best when at full screen. Click the ''Help'' button for detailed instructions. | * (from version 1.9.3) update the [[monthlyalltime.ini]] by choosing ''all time records'' from the '''Edit''' menu. This is a text editor, and works best when at full screen. Click the ''Help'' button for detailed instructions. | ||
* create the relevant monthly and/or annual NOAA style report by choosing ''NOAA Monthly Report'' or ''NOAA Annual Report'' from the '''View''' menu, then select the required period using the selectors, click the ''Update Display'' button to see various statistics calculated from processing the monthly log files, and finally press ''Save'' button to store the new or amended report. | * create the relevant monthly and/or annual NOAA style report by choosing ''NOAA Monthly Report'' or ''NOAA Annual Report'' from the '''View''' menu, then select the required period using the selectors, click the ''Update Display'' button to see various statistics calculated from processing the monthly log files, and finally press ''Save'' button to store the new or amended report. (Note: You can generate a NOAA report for a period without a monthly log, if data for that period is present on [[dayfile.txt]]. Generation of complete NOAA reports requires information in dayfile.txt, and the monthly logs for period in question). | ||
===Editing in Cumulus=== | ===Editing in Cumulus=== | ||
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Apart from bearings (stored as integers), most value fields are in format x.y using your system decimal notation. See [[Monthly_log_files#Example_lines_from_the_file]]. | Apart from bearings (stored as integers), most value fields are in format x.y using your system decimal notation. See [[Monthly_log_files#Example_lines_from_the_file]]. | ||
===Importing pre-Cumulus data=== | ===Importing pre-Cumulus data=== | ||
Given that monthly log files are used as input for updating the all-time, all-monthly (from version 1.9.3), and this year record extremes, and for creating NOAA style reports, you may have some information for a period before you first starting using Cumulus that you want to include. | Given that monthly log files are used as input for '''updating the all-time, all-monthly (from version 1.9.3), and this year record extremes''', for '''creating missing dayfile.txt entries''', and for '''creating NOAA style reports''', you may have some information for a period before you first starting using Cumulus that you want to include. | ||
There are some postings in the support Forum about importing past data, and it is too wide a subject to fully cover here. | There are some postings in the support Forum about importing past data, and it is too wide a subject to fully cover here. | ||