Weather Station Data reference
Weather Station Data
Find connection details, station metadata actions, observation counts, summaries, missing-data status, and database files for the selected station.
- On iPhone and iPad, choose Settings > Data. Compact layouts also provide Data in the Station toolbar, while regular-width iPad layouts provide the Data Inspector.
- On Mac, choose Inspectors > Data. If the Inspector is hidden, choose Inspectors > Show Inspector first.
Station
On iPhone and iPad, the Station section in Weather Station Data contains actions for station metadata and sensor organization.
| Action | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rename Station… | Set the name Weather Fusion uses for the selected station |
| Add Location / Update Location… | Set the station coordinates and resolve its address and time zone |
| Organize Sensors… | Change how compatible sensors and measurements are grouped |
See Rename a weather station, Change a station location, and Organize sensors for procedures. On Mac, station name and location commands are in the Data menu.
Connection service API
The first diagnostic section uses the selected connection service’s name, such as Davis WeatherLink API or Netatmo API.
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Status | Connected, Not configured, Connection issue, or a current service-incident advisory |
| Real-Time | The automatic request interval for current observations |
| Historical Download | Whether another history request is ready, downloading, temporarily delayed, or unavailable |
| Historical Requests | Remaining requests in an applicable short-term allowance |
| Historical Hourly Limit | Remaining historical requests in the hourly allowance |
| Daily API Calls | Remaining requests in the daily allowance |
The rows vary by connection service because each service exposes different access methods and limits. Limit updating means Weather Fusion is still learning or refreshing the current allowance.
Real Time
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Generated At | When Weather Fusion assembled the current real-time snapshot |
| Newest observation | Timestamp of the newest observation in that snapshot |
| Oldest observation | Timestamp of the oldest observation in that snapshot |
| Observations | Number of observation records represented by the snapshot |
| Metrics | Count and expandable list of measurements available in the snapshot |
Historical
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Last sync date | Most recent completed historical synchronization |
| Newest observation | Timestamp of the newest stored historical observation |
| Oldest observation | Timestamp of the oldest stored historical observation |
| Observations | Total stored observation records; expand it for daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly summary counts |
| Total metrics | Count and expandable list of measurements present in stored history |
| Missing observations | Total known missing records; expand it for Pending, Retryable, and Exhausted counts |
Pending records are waiting for processing. Retryable records can be requested again. Exhausted records have reached the current retry limit.
For row-level stored observations and period summaries, see the Observations reference.
Database
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| File Name | Name of the selected station’s .wfdb database package |
| Database size | Size of the main SQLite database |
| WAL size | Size of SQLite’s write-ahead log, which contains recent database changes awaiting consolidation |
On Mac, click File Name to reveal the database package in Finder. See Data management reference for backup, restore, download, and repair actions.
Data Tools
On iPhone and iPad, Data Tools can include Download Older Observations, Download Missing Observations, Redownload History, Recalculate Summaries, and Back Up Database…. Availability depends on the selected connection service and station state. On Mac, equivalent maintenance commands are available from the Data menu, while backup and restore are in Settings > Backup and Restore.