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*While Cumulus is running (not when catching up with stored past values from the station log), it will ignore large increases in rainfall. (See [[#.28Invented_rain.29_Error_prevention_by_Spike_removal\|below]]). Because many positive values are realistic, Cumulus generally will accept those odd increases as a result of accidental knocking of a tipping bucket gauge, due to wind effects on the gauge, or even due to the station electronics generating a rogue reading. The sub-answers below explain how to correct such errors. === (Invented rain) Error in today's total === #Easy - correct today's total using the [[Today.ini#Editing_rainfall_in_today.ini_within_Cumulus \| 'today's rain']] editor on the edit menu (select from main screen in Cumulus 1, or find in the MX browser interface). #optionally stop Cumulus and edit [[today.ini]] to change the ''LastTip=''(look up previous value in a recently backed up today.ini) parameter.▼ === (Invented rain) Error in date/time of 'Last Tip' === #Remember that 'ConsecutiveDryDays' and 'ConsecutiveWetDays' do not include today.▼ ▲~~#optionally~~You ~~stop~~must exit out of Cumulus and then edit [[today.ini]] to change the ''LastTip=''(usually helpful to look up previous ~~value~~last tip date/time in a recently backed up today.ini) parameter. === (Invented rain) Error in number of consecutive days with or without rain === # The counts are for completed days, not part days. The threshold for whether a day counts as a wet day is set in the parameter [[Cumulus.ini#Section:_Station\|RainDayThreshold= -1]], and the parameter [[Cumulus.ini#Section:_Station\|NoFlashWetDryDayRecords=1]] is also relevent. ▲# Remember that 'ConsecutiveDryDays' and 'ConsecutiveWetDays' do not include today, they reflect the daily rainfall amounts stored in the [[dayfile.txt\|daily summary log]]. === (Invented rain) Error in yesterday's total ===