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→What do the various wind speeds in Cumulus correspond to, with Fine Offset stations?
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== What do the various wind speeds in Cumulus correspond to, with Fine Offset stations? ==
Fine Offset stations measure wind over 48-second intervals, divided into 24 2-second intervals. At the end of each 48-second period, they report the highest of those 24 values as 'Gust', and the average of those 24 values as 'Wind'. Cumulus, for various reasons, uses different terminology, and can also has configuration settings which control how some of the wind values are displayed.
The 'Gust' value is displayed in Cumulus as 'Latest'. Cumulus displays the highest of those values over the previous 10 minutes as 'Gust'.
In short, with default settings, console 'Wind' = Cumulus 'Average', and console 'Gust' = Cumulus 'Latest'.▼
With default settings, Cumulus displays the console 'Wind' value as 'Average'. Cumulus can also be configured to calculate a 10-minute average, which it will then display instead of the 'Wind' value from the station. By default, the 10-minute average is calculated from the station 'Gust' values, (i.e. the Cumulus 'Latest' values). If you set 'use speed for avg calculation', the 10-minute average is calculated from the station 'Wind' values.
▲In short, with default settings,
Console 'Wind' = Cumulus 'Average'
Console 'Gust' = Cumulus 'Latest'
== How do I make Cumulus run automatically when Windows starts? ==
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