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The weather station models that Cumulus is programmed for do not include any automated snow measurement. However, many people asked Steve Loft, the developer of Cumulus, to provide functionality for manual snow recording. The functionality | The weather station models that Cumulus is programmed for do not include any automated snow measurement. However, many people asked Steve Loft, the developer of Cumulus, to provide functionality for manual snow recording. | ||
The functionality was provided by a new "Station Log" (now called "weather diary"), that allows you to record any data against a date, for example some people record events like thunderstorms, or hailstorms. | |||
Obviously when snow melts, any snow sitting on top of (or inside) a rain gauge is counted as rain). | Obviously when snow melts, any snow sitting on top of (or inside) a rain gauge is counted as rain). | ||
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You can go outside with a ruler and measure the depth of any lying snow. | You can go outside with a ruler and measure the depth of any lying snow. | ||
Meteorologists use centimetres, and MX is pre-programmed to expect that allowing 2 decimal places. In the original Cumulus software, any depth entered has to be a whole number, and in later versions, Cumulus 1 allows you to select the units (e.g. millimetres would allow you to report depth to nearest tenth of a cm; alternatively you could specify tenths of an inch). Some people record snow depth by counting marks on a stick or how many parts of a finger/hand are buried. | Meteorologists use centimetres, and '''MX''' is pre-programmed to expect that unit, but allowing 2 decimal places (selected because people in USA prefer inches with this level of precision). In the '''original Cumulus''' software, any depth entered has to be a whole number, and in later versions, Cumulus 1 allows you to select the units (e.g. millimetres would allow you to report depth to nearest tenth of a cm; alternatively you could specify tenths of an inch). Some people record snow depth by counting marks on a stick or how many parts of a finger/hand are buried. | ||
For Cumulus 1, you can record multiple entries in a single day, this feature makes the coding in the diary impossible to understand, even Steve Loft was unable to understand how the routine he borrowed worked! | For Cumulus 1, you can record multiple entries in a single day, this feature makes the coding in the diary impossible to understand (and means it could not be edited in a standard XML editor), even Steve Loft was unable to understand how the routine he borrowed worked! | ||
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*In original Cumulus, click '''Update''' button, or all your entries will be lost. | *In original Cumulus, click '''Update''' button, or all your entries will be lost. | ||
*In MX admin interface, click '''Apply''' button, and wait until you see confirmation that an entry or update has been processed. | *In MX admin interface, click '''Apply''' button, and wait until you see confirmation that an entry or update has been processed. | ||
= Cumulus 1 and MX diary differences = | = Cumulus 1 and MX diary differences = | ||