Rain totals changed since yesterday

[loftye1967]

I’m not sure why the rain totals change from one day to the next. First screenshot from yesterday, 2nd one from this morning. Can anyone explain this?

[vreihen]

Is Rain Check enabled? It runs overnight, and adjusts your rainfall…

[vreihen]

Introducing RainCheck

At long last, we’re rolling out some significant updates to the way we report rain data from your SKY/Tempest devices – starting with users in the Continental USA. The haptic rain sensor in the SKY/Tempest is an incredible little device. Unlike a traditional tipping bucket, it can measure 5 dimensions of rain: immediate onset, relative intensity, duration, rate and accumulation. That said, it has proven quite difficult to define an out-of-the-box factory calibration for accumulation due to the …

[loftye1967]

Ah, yes it is. What does it check against…other local rainfall data? Should I leave it on or off?

[vreihen]

Your preference. If you are having a lot of false rain events or your numbers are way off against a reference rain gauge, Rain Check will let you tap the “smart” in our smart weather stations to provide a better rain measurement. If in doubt, leave it on for a while…

[loftye1967]

Thanks. I didn’t see that post…thx for the link. My station definitely needs some guide wires…it sways in strong wind so I’ll leave it on until I can firm up the mount.