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===After you have edited (or created any missing) Monthly log files, you can:===
* HOW TO CORRECT HIGHS AND LOWS
** update the highs and lows in [[Alltime.ini]] by choosing ''all time records'' from the '''Edit''' menu. See [[Alltimelog.txt]] for current and previous values.
** update (if the created/edited monthly log is within the current year) the highs and lows in [[year.ini]] by choosing ''This year's records'' from the '''Edit''' menu.
# see the currently stored extremes, and optionally ''Reset'' (row by row) to pre-editing value and timestamp.
# load the monthly log(s) and dayfile.txt to view extremes calculated from those figures (as available) and
# optionally (in Cumulus 1 only) click ''Copy'' (row by row) to move the logged values (and associated date/time information) into the relevant .ini file. In the MX editor, you need to manually type the numbers read from the other logs into the monthly log column.
# (In cumulus 1 only) click the ''Help'' button for detailed instructions on using ''The Records (Highs and Lows) Editors''.
# In cumulus 1, store your revised figures by clicking ''OK'' (or abandon all your edits by clicking ''Cancel''). In MX there are tick and cross options for same effect.
(Each of these screens is a text editor, and works best when at full screen).''
*USE CORRECTED INFORMATION▼
** see '''[[Average_temperature | Mean temperatures]]''', '''[[Heat/cold_degree_days_and_Chill_hours | Air frosts]]''', '''[[Gale_Days |Gale days]]''', '''[[Rain_measurement#Precipitation_measurement_and_Cumulus | Rain days, Dry days]]''', and '''Total [[Windrun |Wind run]]''' using '''View''' menu displays for ''This month'', ''This period'', and ''This year'' (These figures are not stored anywhere, nor available as webtags).▼
** use '''create missing''' button in the ''[[dayfile.txt]]'' selection in the '''Edit''' menu; This is a text editor, and works best when at full screen. Cumulus will then look through all monthly log files and create approximate records for any ''missing dates'' in the dayfile if those dates have observations stored in the relevant monthly log. (It creates a file in the Cumulus folder called ''dayfileeditlog.txt'' which contains the entries it created). Click the ''Help'' button for more information. In past and current versions (including 1.9.3), ''create missing'' will not affect any records that are incomplete or contain some rogue values (see [[Monthly_log_files#Using_Monthly_logs_to_deal_with_shorter_.28or_incomplete.29_dayfile.txt_records_for_particular_dates | workaround]] below).▼
** obtain (by [[Monthly_log_files#Viewing_monthly_log_files | viewing the created/edited log file]]) figures needed for manually correcting rogue figures in [[dayfile.txt]]. See for example [[FAQ#My_monthly_and.2For_annual_rainfall_totals_are_wrong | FAQ re correcting rainfall]].▼
** create the relevant monthly and/or annual '''NOAA style report''' by choosing ''NOAA Monthly Report'' or ''NOAA Annual Report'' from the '''View''' menu, then select the required period using the selectors. Click the ''Update Display'' button to see various statistics (including [[Average_temperature|mean temperature]]) calculated. Generation of complete NOAA reports takes most information from dayfile.txt (based on rollover to rollover meteorological days), except average wind speed and dominant wind direction (both of these it calculates from the monthly log files) for period in question. Finally press ''Save'' button to store the new or amended report.▼
▲*HOW TO USE CORRECTED INFORMATION
'''Note for obsolete versions up to 1.9.4 build 1085 only:''' The average wind speed used for NOAA reports and 'This period' type screens was, by a bug, based on midnight to midnight days regardless of rollover time in use. (It is calculated on generation of report or screen from monthly log entries). From build 1086, the calculation is based on the rollover time being used.▼
▲** (In cumulus 1 only) see '''[[Average_temperature | Mean temperatures]]''', '''[[Heat/cold_degree_days_and_Chill_hours | Air frosts]]''', '''[[Gale_Days |Gale days]]''', '''[[Rain_measurement#Precipitation_measurement_and_Cumulus | Rain days, Dry days]]''', and '''Total [[Windrun |Wind run]]''' using '''View''' menu displays for ''This month'', ''This period'', and ''This year'' (These figures are not stored anywhere, nor available as
▲** (In cumulus 1 only) use '''create missing''' button in the ''[[dayfile.txt]]'' selection in the '''Edit''' menu; This is a text editor, and works best when at full screen. Cumulus will then look through all monthly log files and create approximate records for any ''missing dates'' in the dayfile if those dates have observations stored in the relevant monthly log. (It creates a file in the Cumulus folder called ''dayfileeditlog.txt'' which contains the entries it created). Click the ''Help'' button for more information. In past and current versions (including 1.9.3), ''create missing'' will not affect any records that are incomplete or contain some rogue values (see [[Monthly_log_files#Using_Monthly_logs_to_deal_with_shorter_.28or_incomplete.29_dayfile.txt_records_for_particular_dates | workaround]] below).
▲** obtain (in Cumulus 1 by [[Monthly_log_files#Viewing_monthly_log_files | viewing the created/edited log file]]) figures needed for manually correcting rogue figures in [[dayfile.txt]]. See for example [[FAQ#My_monthly_and.2For_annual_rainfall_totals_are_wrong | FAQ re correcting rainfall]].
** create the relevant monthly and/or annual '''NOAA style report''' by choosing ''NOAA Monthly Report'' or ''NOAA Annual Report''.
▲***In
***In Cumulus MX, use the '''Reports''' tab, then choosing ''NOAA Monthly Report'' or ''NOAA Annual Report''. A date selector allows you to choose the exact report you want, click "Load" button next to it. You can alternatively click another button to generate a missing report, or to regenerate an existing report after any corrections you have made to monthly log file. Be aware that a regenerated report might not be quite as accurate as original report which when generated is using figures actually being processed by end of day for the current day.
'''NOAA Report Notes:'''
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*From build 1086, the calculation is based on the rollover time being used.
* For all Cumulus 1 versions, and the MX versions below 3.4.4: the yearly average temperature is calculated from summing monthly maximum and monthly minimum values and dividing by number of values in calculation.
* From version 3.4.4 the annual average temperature is calculated using the integrated method based on every temperature reading processed (it is actually the average calculated from all daily means stored in daily summary log for this year).
==Correcting any logged data problems==
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