[Xastir] Re: Wind Gusts

[Curt Mills]

On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Rick Green wrote:

> > > If I remember correctly it's a five-minute average, per the spec
> > > we're supposed to work towards.  Perhaps that's changed.
> > > 
> > > 
>   Just reading this on the sidelines, but it sounds like Clay's weatherstation
> is already doing the 'peak over time' gust calculation, so it shouldn't be
> necessary for xastir to do any further processing.  Mebbe the whole gust
> calculation stuff in xastir should be reserved for 'dumb' weather instruments
> that present only instantaneous values.  If the weather station delivers a
> gust value, just pass it on...

Problem is, at least as I recall it, the averaging time for gusts
varies per weather station type/brand.  Unless we calculate it
ourselves from the instantaneous values we'll have no consistency
plus we won't match the spec we're supposed to be doing it to.

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