I now only have 'altimeter': 'baromin=%.3f', I removed the pressure line On Thu, 25 Sept 2025 at 14:56, John Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> @Tom > Yes that seems to work... > > On Thu, 25 Sept 2025 at 06:29, Tom Keffer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I see one possible point of confusion. For baromin, they say >> >> baromin >> number >> >> Relative Pressure i.e. pressure adjusted to sea level (Inch of Mercury) >> >> This seems like they expect an adjustment *only* for altitude, not >> temperature. If that's the case, then the correct WeeWX observation type >> would be "altimeter", not "barometer". >> >> @John Smith <[email protected]> : could you try making the >> switch and see if that makes a difference in your results? >> >> On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM Glenn McKechnie < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Spent some time trying to understand this and what might have changed, >>> We were using absbaromin to get the corrected readings when it was first >>> implemented, and as John said this was because baromin gave readings that >>> were too high. That now seems to have flipped, we're back to ridiculous >>> highs again. >>> >>> We started back around the 16th, and all the pressure data prior to the >>> 19th @ 19:45 is missing for Aus. So ? ; one of life's little mysteries I >>> guess. >>> >>> Rather than questioning my sanity any further, I've checked out the >>> development driver for restx.py and am using it in place of the previous >>> one. >>> >>> Now barometer = baromin works, as does pressure = absbaromin >>> >>> We are back to sane values. The development driver works. >>> >>> Comparing the output to the official BOM values from the local airport, >>> I'm within range. >>> They are at 435 metres, I'm at 455 metres - close enough >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> Glenn >>> >>> Various WeeWx addons at >>> https://github.com/glennmckechnie >>> >>> >>> On Wed, 24 Sept 2025 at 19:24, Graham Eddy <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> ditto. just waiting for it to settle, then deploy >>>> *⊣GE⊢* >>>> >>>> On 24 Sep 2025, at 6:10 pm, 'steepleian' via weewx-user < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I am a current WOW user and intend to continue with the new service. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/9C991DEF-EA73-4C4F-9C4B-D8EF19DAA641%40geddy.au >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/9C991DEF-EA73-4C4F-9C4B-D8EF19DAA641%40geddy.au?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAAraAzi1K%3Du6kGVhTzCymJjJe21N1MTTO7ahx9m_%2BU-TncT4YQ%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAAraAzi1K%3Du6kGVhTzCymJjJe21N1MTTO7ahx9m_%2BU-TncT4YQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAGTinV7VHN9yVT-fF27RjuNAiarb4iCsqK1j2DJa5KWq%3Dgj%2BcQ%40mail.gmail.com.
