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What does wind speed in m/s really mean? |
One m/s is equal to 2 knots (nautical miles per hour) so 5 m/s is 10 knots. One knot is 15% more than 1 mph so 10 knots is a bit over 11 mph. |
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Why have the gauges gone blue? |
The gauges go blue if the temperature being displayed is below zero. |
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Why does the "Daily Precipitation" show about 0.3mm when it hasn't rained? |
One reason might be some morning dew which was enough to tip the rain gauge bucket - or I may have knocked the rain gauge while servicing it! How rain is measured is described on the "Explanation of Units" page. |
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It's drizzling outside so why does your weather station say it's dry? |
If the rain is too light it may not fill the rain gauge. How rain is measured is described on the "Explanation of Units" page. |
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Why don't you update the "latest weather" data more frequently? |
There are limits on the amount of data I can transmit over my broadband connection. However the time series graphs show the data at full time resolution. |
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Why don't the banner values refresh automatically on all the weather pages? |
If I set the page to update automatically your browser will keep downloading data all the time that page is open even if you are not viewing it - therefore only the "Latest Weather" page is set to update automatically |
| If you have a question which is not answered in any of the FAQ's categories please email me at peter@seatern.org.uk |
