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 == No Commas ==
-Note that Cumulus does not use thousand separators, so the only places a comma can be used are as a field separator or as a decimal separator. Obviously it cannot be used for both. This section is for those locales where a comma is used instead of a full stop to separate the integer and decimal parts of a number. Some computer languages like JavaScript will not accept a comma being used for this purpose, and Cumulus uses JavaScript for various tasks, as do various third party web pages.  From '''version 1.9.3''' build 1045, Cumulus 1 (and MX) has provided some current conditions web tags, some today web tags, and some recent history web tags in an alternative format where (regardless of locale) the number is always output in a format that uses a decimal point. They all correspond to the same tag with 'RC' removed.
+'''This section is for those locales where a comma is used instead of a full stop to separate the integer and decimal parts of a number.'''  ''This section on this Wiki page was written for the legacy Cumulus (1.9.4) software.'' Although tag names in this section can be used in Cumulus MX, for backwards compatibility, there is now a better way to ensure that the value output by web tags can be understood by script languages which expect a full stop between the integer and decimal parts of a number.
-===CURRENT CONDITIONS:===
+Note that Cumulus does not use thousand separators, so the only places a comma can be used are as a field separator, or as a decimal separator. Obviously it cannot be used for both.  Some computer languages like JavaScript will not accept a comma being used for this purpose.
+===MX===
+Cumulus MX uses JavaScript Object Notation files for many of its data transfers.
+From '''release 3.5.4''' build 3075, most web tags (one notable exception is indoor temperature <#intemp> where rc parameter not available until release 3.6.8 build 3084), that produce decimal number output now support the "'''rc=y'''" option. e.g. <tt><#tempYH rc=y></tt> will report yesterday's highest temperature using a full stop to separate decimal part where the locale would normally use a comma.
+===Legacy Cumulus===
+Cumulus 1.9.4 uses JavaScript for various tasks, as do various third party web pages.
+From '''version 1.9.3''' build 1045, Cumulus 1 (and MX) has provided some current conditions web tags, some today web tags, and some recent history web tags in an alternative format where (regardless of locale) the number is always output in a format that uses a decimal point. They are listed in the sub-sections that follow and all correspond to the same tag  name with the letters 'RC' removed that has been listed in respective sections of this Wiki page.
+===RC CURRENT CONDITIONS:===
 <#RCtemp>, <#RCdew>, <#RCheatindex>, <#RChum>, <#RCinhum>, <#RCintemp>, <#RCpress>, <#RCrfall>, <#RCrrate>, <#RCwchill>, <#RCwgust>, <#RCwspeed>, <#RCwlatest>
-===TODAY:===
+===RC TODAY:===
 <#RCpressTH>,  <#RCpressTL>,  <#RCrrateTM>,  <#RCtempTH>, <#RCtempTL>, <#RCwgustTM>,  <#RCdewpointTH>, <#RCdewpointTL>, <#RCwchillTL>, <#RCheatindexTH>, <#RCapptempTH>, <#RCapptempTL>
-===RECENT HISTORY:===
+===RC RECENT HISTORY:===
 <#RCRecentOutsideTemp>, <#RCRecentWindSpeed>, <#RCRecentWindGust>, <#RCRecentWindLatest>, <#RCRecentWindChill>, <#RCRecentDewPoint>, <#RCRecentHeatIndex>, <#RCRecentPressure>, <#RCRecentRainToday>, <#RCRecentUV>
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 There are other derivatives that can be calculated similarly from a set of simultaneous values, as described below the recent history section.
-From '''version 3.5.4''' build 3075, most web tags (one notable exception is indoor temperature <#intemp> where rc parameter not available until version 3.6.8 build 3084), that produce decimal number output now support the "'''rc=y'''" option. e.g. <tt><#tempYH rc=y></tt> will report yesterday's highest temperature using a full stop to separate decimal part where the locale would normally use a comma.
 ==Yesterday==