And it works!  Many thanks!  And may the Lord bless you.

RLH
www.alysonwonderland.org

On Thu, Jul 31, 2025 at 6:00 AM '[email protected]' via weewx-user
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> My previous Post got deleted, sometimes Google Groups acts weird. Retry:
>
> I made a mistake although I tested the config locally, above, I pasted the 
> config with a missing line. It shouuld looks like this:
>
> # BEGIN Rain Rate
>
>
>         [[[DisplayOptions]]]
>             plot_groups = barometer, tempdew, tempfeel, hum, wind, winddir, 
> windvec, rain, rainRate, ET, UV, radiation, lightning, tempin, humin, 
> tempext, humext, tempext2, humext2, templeaf, wetleaf, tempsoil, moistsoil, pm
>
>         [[[ImageGenerator]]]
>             [[[[day_images]]]]
>                 [[[[[dayrainRate]]]]]
>                     [[[[[[rainRate]]]]]]
>
>             [[[[week_images]]]]
>                 [[[[[weekrainRate]]]]]
>                     [[[[[[rainRate]]]]]]
>
>             [[[[month_images]]]]
>                 [[[[[monthrainRate]]]]]
>                     [[[[[[rainRate]]]]]]
>
>             [[[[year_images]]]]
>                 [[[[[yearrainRate]]]]]
>                     [[[[[[rainRate]]]]]]
>
> # END Rain Rate
>
> Russell Harris schrieb am Donnerstag, 31. Juli 2025 um 07:50:24 UTC+2:
>>
>> Michael,
>>
>> Here is your list of plot_groups:
>>
>> plot_groups = barometer, tempdew, tempfeel, hum, wind, winddir,
>> windvec, rain, rainRate, ET, UV, radiation, lightning, tempin, humin,
>> tempext, humext, tempext2, humext2, templeaf, wetleaf, tempsoil,
>> moistsoil, pm
>>
>> But my installation of weewx shows only the following graphs:
>>
>> barometer, tempdew, tempfeel, hum, wind, winddir, windvec, rain, ET,
>> tempin, humin
>>
>> Is that what is causing the error?
>>
>> RLH
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 31, 2025 at 3:36 AM '[email protected]' via weewx-user
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> > That'S OK, don't care too much about the grey parts, they are only to 
>> > illustrate, where to put the other stuff.
>> > Status = 3 means you have a config error. I take from the error message 
>> > that you've put the config snippet into a wrong location. The brackets [ ] 
>> > represent the nesting depth of your configuration items. Dir you really 
>> > put only the bold, black parts from above below [[SeasonsReport]]?
>> >
>> > Russell Harris schrieb am Donnerstag, 31. Juli 2025 um 00:02:43 UTC+2:
>> >>
>> >> Michael, Problems!
>> >>
>> >> In weewx.conf for weewx 5.1.0, under [[SeasonsReport]] there is no line:
>> >>
>> >> HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx5/seasons
>> >>
>> >> But, earlier, under [StdReport] there is the line:
>> >>
>> >> HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx
>> >>
>> >> And from the status file, what is an exit of status=3 ?
>> >>
>> >> RLH
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Jul 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM '[email protected]' via weewx-user
>> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > To add a plot for the rain rate, in your weewx.conf, add to the 
>> >> > existing "StdReport/SeasonsReport" (The grey colored parts should 
>> >> > already exist, add the black bold parts)
>> >> >
>> >> > [StdReport]
>> >> >
>> >> > [[SeasonsReport]]
>> >> > # The SeasonsReport uses the 'Seasons' skin, which contains the
>> >> > # images, templates and plots for the report.
>> >> > skin = Seasons
>> >> > enable = true
>> >> > HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx5/seasons
>> >> >
>> >> > [[[DisplayOptions]]]
>> >> > plot_groups = barometer, tempdew, tempfeel, hum, wind, winddir, 
>> >> > windvec, rain, rainRate, ET, UV, radiation, lightning, tempin, humin, 
>> >> > tempext, humext, tempext2, humext2, templeaf, wetleaf, tempsoil, 
>> >> > moistsoil, pm
>> >> >
>> >> > [[[ImageGenerator]]]
>> >> > [[[[day_images]]]]
>> >> > [[[[[[rainRate]]]]]]
>> >> >
>> >> > [[[[week_images]]]]
>> >> > [[[[[weekrainRate]]]]]
>> >> > [[[[[[rainRate]]]]]]
>> >> >
>> >> > [[[[month_images]]]]
>> >> > [[[[[monthrainRate]]]]]
>> >> > [[[[[[rainRate]]]]]]
>> >> >
>> >> > [[[[year_images]]]]
>> >> > [[[[[yearrainRate]]]]]
>> >> > [[[[[[rainRate]]]]]]
>> >> >
>> >> > [email protected] schrieb am Mittwoch, 30. Juli 2025 um 10:18:32 UTC+2:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I shall be watching!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> This month I replaced all the Davis electronics (except the console), 
>> >> >> after hours of troubleshooting with Davis Support failed to isolate 
>> >> >> the problem. The refurbished Davis system has been running for a week 
>> >> >> now, and I cannot help but be a bit paranoid. However, the recent 
>> >> >> outage is the only one in six or seven years of service. In addition 
>> >> >> to the ISS, the system has a Sensor Transmitter for the wind station 
>> >> >> (at 33 foot elevation) and a Repeater.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Meanwhile, my weather website has been idle, and I changed hosting 
>> >> >> service. So I decided this was a good time to upgrade from weewx 4 to 
>> >> >> weewx 5.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Again, thanks.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> RLH
>> >> >> On Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 7:55:01 AM UTC [email protected] 
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I am pretty confident that someone here is having a rainRate plot 
>> >> >>> generated, using the "Season" skin and can provide a configuration 
>> >> >>> snippet. If not, I can do this some time later this week. Until then, 
>> >> >>> reading the referenced docs should enable you placing the snippet 
>> >> >>> into the right position.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> [email protected] schrieb am Mittwoch, 30. Juli 2025 um 09:42:11 
>> >> >>> UTC+2:
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> I thank you for the encouragement and reference, Michael. I shall 
>> >> >>>> give it a try. (Perhaps my motivation is vanity, so that I can 
>> >> >>>> boast, "It rained harder at my place than it did at yours.")
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> RLH
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> On Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 7:35:41 AM UTC [email protected] 
>> >> >>>> wrote:
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> You can solve this without programming anything, simply by 
>> >> >>>>> configuration. And of course you modified your installation, at 
>> >> >>>>> least by entering values during the installation, when prompted.
>> >> >>>>> The customization you would like to do requires manual actions, 
>> >> >>>>> editing a Section of the "Seasons" skin.
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> A first read: https://weewx.com/docs/5.1/custom/custom-reports/
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> For your needs it boils down to adding and enabling a plot for 
>> >> >>>>> rainRate for day/week/month/year, which is not predefined in 
>> >> >>>>> skin.conf of "Seasons".
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> [email protected] schrieb am Mittwoch, 30. Juli 2025 um 09:14:11 
>> >> >>>>> UTC+2:
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>> >> >>>>>> Graham Eddy - rainRate, like rain, is an obstype with a tag for
>> >> >>>>>> cheetah templates
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>> [email protected] - It's all there. Simply configure your WeeWX
>> >> >>>>>> installation to do so. How? That depends very much on your 
>> >> >>>>>> particular
>> >> >>>>>> installation.
>> >> >>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------
>> >> >>>>>> I am afraid that the project is beyond my programming ability. 
>> >> >>>>>> Perhaps I could pay someone to do the work.
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>> My installation has no modification; it is a Davis Vantage Pro2 
>> >> >>>>>> with the old LCD console and USB-interface data logger.
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>> www.alysonwonderland.org
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>> On Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 5:21:14 AM UTC Graham Eddy wrote:
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>> rainRate, like rain, is an obstype with a tag for cheetah 
>> >> >>>>>>> templates
>> >> >>>>>>> ⊣GE⊢
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>> On 30 Jul 2025, at 3:16 pm, '[email protected]' via weewx-user 
>> >> >>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>> It's all there. Simply configure your WeeWX installation to do 
>> >> >>>>>>> so. How? That depends very much on your particular installation.
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>> Russell Harris schrieb am Mittwoch, 30. Juli 2025 um 06:18:57 
>> >> >>>>>>> UTC+2:
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> A few weeks ago, we had rain which my Davis Vantage Pro2 
>> >> >>>>>>>> reported falling at over seven inches per hour, but after a five 
>> >> >>>>>>>> or ten minutes the rate subsided to a much lower rate.
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> Regrettably, the Vantage Pro2 does not record rain rates, but 
>> >> >>>>>>>> merely reports the instantaneous value. It would be nice for 
>> >> >>>>>>>> weewx to report rain rate in the same manner (graphical) as wind 
>> >> >>>>>>>> speed or temperature is reported.
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> RLH
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>
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