WeatherBug script & templates
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This script monitors 6 different weather variables off the aws weather site. This weather data has thenths of a degree etc and live updates. You must use a special code which can be found from this website: http://www.aws.com/aws_2001/asp/getLive ... .asp?msg=1
It is a standard perl html scraper script.
enjoy!
P.S. The results, as you can see, are very accurate. I have another post with AccuWeather scrapes here: http://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?p=38861 which is not as accurate but does have 22 variables.
You need the LWP::Simple perl module installed
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This script monitors 6 different weather variables off the aws weather site. This weather data has thenths of a degree etc and live updates. You must use a special code which can be found from this website: http://www.aws.com/aws_2001/asp/getLive ... .asp?msg=1
It is a standard perl html scraper script.
enjoy!
P.S. The results, as you can see, are very accurate. I have another post with AccuWeather scrapes here: http://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?p=38861 which is not as accurate but does have 22 variables.
You need the LWP::Simple perl module installed
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Last edited by Alives on Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:03 pm, edited 4 times in total.
haha... i have it monitoring nyc (where i am), death valley (pictured) and alaska for testing... thats how i caught the wind chill/heat index problem... alaska has wind chill apparently, but death valley has heat index.
I wish weatherbug supplied as much info as accuweather, but im sticking with weatherbug as it has live updates...the graphs look a hell of alot better
I wish weatherbug supplied as much info as accuweather, but im sticking with weatherbug as it has live updates...the graphs look a hell of alot better
Have you considered the WB module on CPAN. It gives access to all their variables.
http://search.cpan.org/~rosulek/Weather ... her/Bug.pm
I've collected about 1.5 years worth of data and it gives you access to just about variable.
One thing to consider on heat index/wc is how to handle a switchover, like here in the midwest where we have both, sometimes in the same week!
Eric
http://search.cpan.org/~rosulek/Weather ... her/Bug.pm
I've collected about 1.5 years worth of data and it gives you access to just about variable.
One thing to consider on heat index/wc is how to handle a switchover, like here in the midwest where we have both, sometimes in the same week!
Eric
yeah i was originally using that module, but it wasnt giving windchill accurately and seemed to be slightly flawed.
This script pulls exactly what i wanted. im not saying its better. can you post pics of your graphs?
my script handles the switchover by just using that as a 'real feel' temperature. Its all bundled under the heat index title.
This script pulls exactly what i wanted. im not saying its better. can you post pics of your graphs?
my script handles the switchover by just using that as a 'real feel' temperature. Its all bundled under the heat index title.
You need a so called METAR-code.hermatize wrote:What do you guys meen by special code could someone give me an example of what they used for input in this section.
Here you can find 3 lists in different formats (clear text, GZ and ZIP - scroll all the way down) --> http://weather.noaa.gov/tg/site.shtml
and search for a place nearby yours inside one of these lists.
As I live in Groningen, Netherlands, my METAR-code would be EHGG, you digg? HTH!
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Alives,
where can I found the special code on http://www.aws.com/aws_2001/asp/getLive ... .asp?msg=1 ?
Pumpi
where can I found the special code on http://www.aws.com/aws_2001/asp/getLive ... .asp?msg=1 ?
Pumpi
XML error went away
after upgrading to the cacti-f version - sorry!
Can somebody confirm that this script can handle negative temperatures in Celsius? I'm using it with the added parameter "Units=1".
Running WeatherBug.pl for 3 days now, every now and then I see it's not getting any data, stopping at the zero-line; what if that same data is e.g. minus 10 degrees Celsius?
Running WeatherBug.pl for 3 days now, every now and then I see it's not getting any data, stopping at the zero-line; what if that same data is e.g. minus 10 degrees Celsius?
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You need to modify the template to include a negative minimum value and then "tune" the RRD files. With the "rrdtool tune" function, you can change your existing RRF files MAX and MIN values.
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