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* (if the created/edited monthly log is within 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 on how all available monthly logs for the year are used. | * (if the created/edited monthly log is within 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 on how all available monthly logs for the year are used. | ||
* (if the created/edited monthly log is for the current month) update the [[month.ini]] by choosing ''This month'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 created/edited monthly log is for the current month) update the [[month.ini]] by choosing ''This month'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. | ||
* (from version 1.9.3) update the [[monthlyalltime.ini]] by choosing '' | * (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 on how all relevant monthly logs for all years are used. | ||
'' '''Note''' in each of above, you see the currently stored extremes, and you can load the monthly log(s) and dayfile.txt to view extremes calculated from those figures (as available) and optionally '''Copy''' the logged values (and associated date/time information) into the relevant ini file.'' | '' '''Note''' in each of above, you see the currently stored extremes, and you can load the monthly log(s) and dayfile.txt to view extremes calculated from those figures (as available) and optionally '''Copy''' the logged values (and associated date/time information) into the relevant ini file.'' | ||
* 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). | * 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). | ||
* use '''create missing''' button in the ''[[dayfile.txt]]'' selection in the '''Edit''' menu; This is a text editor, and works best when at full screen. Cumulus will then look through all monthly log files and create approximate records for any ''missing dates'' in the dayfile if those dates have observations stored in the relevant monthly log. (It creates a file in the Cumulus folder called dayfileeditlog.txt which contains the entries it created). Click the ''Help'' button for more information. In past and current versions (including 1.9.3), ''create missing'' will not affect any records where some of the fields for a particular date are missing in the dayfile.txt (see workaround below). | * use '''create missing''' button in the ''[[dayfile.txt]]'' selection in the '''Edit''' menu; This is a text editor, and works best when at full screen. Cumulus will then look through all monthly log files and create approximate records for any ''missing dates'' in the dayfile if those dates have observations stored in the relevant monthly log. (It creates a file in the Cumulus folder called dayfileeditlog.txt which contains the entries it created). Click the ''Help'' button for more information. In past and current versions (including 1.9.3), ''create missing'' will not affect any records where some of the fields for a particular date are missing in the dayfile.txt (see [[Monthly_log_files#Using_Monthly_logs_to_deal_with_shorter_.28or_incomplete.29_dayfile.txt_records_for_particular_dates | workaround]] below). | ||
==Correcting any data problems== | ==Correcting any data problems== | ||