the data points seem to be tied to the resolution of the vane's sensor, with your archive_interval of 300, I'd expect the day graph more like the week graph, there should be more than a single value (from the LOOP packets) averaged for the wind direction, giving it a smoother look.
[email protected] schrieb am Freitag, 10. Oktober 2025 um 22:52:15 UTC+2: > Here are Tom's recommended changes to the Day and Week graphs...... > > On Friday, October 10, 2025 at 4:30:12 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > >> It would be interesting what the above plot would have looked like with >> using discrete marks. >> >> [email protected] schrieb am Freitag, 10. Oktober 2025 um 22:10:49 UTC+2: >> >>> Tom, >>> Thank you. That change made a big difference. Except for a Weewx update >>> nothing changed except the outdoor sensor unit. I have not touched the >>> Standard Skin that I remember. Perhaps when I first created my weather >>> station but that was too long ago (8 years) to remember. >>> Glad you were there to help... appreciated, >>> Den >>> ... I am going to monitor other near by stations and see if we agree on >>> wind direction. >>> >>> >>> On Friday, October 10, 2025 at 3:36:44 PM UTC-4 Tom Keffer wrote: >>> >>>> If you did not change anything except the ISS, I don't have an >>>> explanation. >>>> >>>> The Standard skin uses a continuous line to display wind direction, >>>> which is not a very good choice. Much better is to use discrete marks, >>>> which is what the Seasons skin does. That will make the display look much >>>> better. >>>> >>>> Go into the file /etc/weewx/skins/Standard/skin.conf and change this >>>> >>>> [[[daywinddir]]] >>>> # Hardwire in the y-axis scale for wind direction >>>> yscale = 0.0, 360.0, 45.0 >>>> [[[[windDir]]]] >>>> >>>> to this >>>> >>>> [[[daywinddir]]] >>>> # Hardwire in the y-axis scale for wind direction >>>> yscale = 0.0, 360.0, 45.0 >>>> line_type = None >>>> marker_type = box >>>> marker_size = 2 >>>> [[[[windDir]]]] >>>> >>>> Do the same thing for sections [[[weekwinddir]]], [[[monthwinddir]]], >>>> and [[[yearwinddir]]] in the same file. >>>> >>>> That should help a lot. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM '[email protected]' via weewx-user < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I replaced my Davis Vantage Pro 2 Exterior Sensor Suite with a Vantage >>>>> Vue Sensor Suite due to hardware failures. Since then my Weewx Day Wind >>>>> Direction graph (daywind.png) has been unreadable due to constantly >>>>> jumping >>>>> up and down full scale (see image) >>>>> The Vue Sensor suite is aimed in the correct direction (solar panel to >>>>> the south). >>>>> Attached is my config file, that did not change, and the syslog. >>>>> I hope there is a simple solution that you can help me with... >>>>> Everything else seems to be functioning as expected. >>>>> Thanks for considering this issue.. >>>>> [image: daywinddir.png] >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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/abb4a618-148c-4054-b1f9-5cc9e3c8dab3n%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/abb4a618-148c-4054-b1f9-5cc9e3c8dab3n%40googlegroups.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/2fde80eb-16ee-4aa8-80b5-84886484ec01n%40googlegroups.com.
