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* Note that some fields (e.g. those related to evaporation, UV, solar data) will only contain valid data if your station has the appropriate sensor(s) (without the sensor they contain the default value of zero), but if they apply make sure you note which are stored as integers. | * Note that some fields (e.g. those related to evaporation, UV, solar data) will only contain valid data if your station has the appropriate sensor(s) (without the sensor they contain the default value of zero), but if they apply make sure you note which are stored as integers. | ||
===Importing pre-Cumulus data=== | ===Importing pre-Cumulus data into Cumulus 1=== | ||
This section was written for Cumulus 1. MX works differently, and all of its processing checks that the value it is processing is after the "start date", so it is not so easy to bring in earlier data. This is discussed further later within this section. | |||
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: I've just installed Cumulus and it didn't download all the old data from my weather station]] | 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: I've just installed Cumulus and it didn't download all the old data from my weather station]] | ||
Given that | Given that standard log files are used as input for '''updating the all-time, month-by-month alltime (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 observations from your weather station recorded manually or electronically for a period before you first starting using Cumulus 1 and want to create new standard log files to feed into Cumulus 1. | ||
'''Here are some issues to consider.''' There are some postings in the Support Forum about importing past data. Essentially match the fields listed in [[Standard_log_files#List_of_fields_in_the_file|List of fields in the file]] below with the fields you have available in your source. | '''Here are some issues to consider.''' There are some postings in the Support Forum about importing past data. Essentially match the fields listed in [[Standard_log_files#List_of_fields_in_the_file|List of fields in the file]] below with the fields you have available in your source. | ||
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'''Cumulus MX is different''', it only reads monthly log files from the existing ''records began date'', so that needs to be edited (''StartDate='' line in [[cumulus.ini]] with MX stopped, because it is not on any settings screen) to allow any earlier data to be read. You will also need to update all the other log files that record extremes manually using the editors provided in MX. | '''Cumulus MX is different''', it only reads monthly log files from the existing ''records began date'', so that needs to be edited (''StartDate='' line in [[cumulus.ini]] with MX stopped, because it is not on any settings screen) to allow any earlier data to be read. You will also need to update all the other log files that record extremes manually using the editors provided in MX. | ||
As <#recordsbegandate> is on the default Cumulus ''recordsT.htm'' template with the label "Records began on", inserting pre-Cumulus data implies you might want to amend that label wording on that template to indicate it is the date that Cumulus was first operational, rather than the date of the earliest tracked highs and lows. | As <#recordsbegandate> is on the default Cumulus 1 or MX ''recordsT.htm'' template with the label "Records began on", inserting pre-Cumulus data implies you might want to amend that label wording on that template to indicate it is the date that Cumulus 1 was first operational, rather than the date of the earliest tracked highs and lows. | ||
If you prefer to edit the start date and keep the ''recordsT.htm'' template label "Records began on" unchanged, the method is to stop Cumulus 1 | If you prefer to edit the start date and keep the ''recordsT.htm'' template label "Records began on" unchanged on the default in Cumulus 1 or MX, the method is to stop Cumulus 1, and amend the ''StartDate='' line in [[cumulus.ini]] within the main Cumulus folder before re-starting Cumulus, but (in case you make a mistake) back up everything first! | ||
=== Cumulus Wind Speed Terminology === | === Cumulus Wind Speed Terminology === | ||