AtmoCast measurements - Xweather Protect, Xweather Optimize, Xweather Observe

Xweather Protect, Xweather Optimize, Xweather Observe Measurement Parameters and Calculations

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M213086EN-E
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en-US
Product
Xweather Protect, Xweather Optimize, Xweather Observe
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User guide

The following table explains the observations available in Vaisala cloud from AtmoCast.

AtmoCast measurements
Measurement Unit Update interval Reported value
Air temperature °C 10 minutes Instant
Wind speed min. m/s 10 minutes
  • 5-minute minimum
  • 10-minute minimum
Wind speed mean m/s 10 minutes
  • 5-minute average
  • 10-minute average
Wind speed max. (gust) m/s 10 minutes
  • 5-minute maximum
  • 10-minute maximum
Wind speed standard deviation m/s 10 minutes
  • 5-minute standard deviation
  • 10-minute standard deviation
Wind direction min. ° 10 minutes
  • 5-minute minimum
  • 10-minute minimum
Wind direction mean ° 10 minutes
  • 5-minute average
  • 10-minute average
Wind direction max. ° 10 minutes
  • 5-minute maximum
  • 10-minute maximum
Wind direction standard deviation ° 10 minutes
  • 5-minute standard deviation
  • 10-minute standard deviation
Rain intensity mm/h 10 minutes 1-minute average
Rain duration s 10 minutes
  • 10-minute cumulative sum
  • 60-minute cumulative sum every full hour
  • 24-hour cumulative sum since UTC ±00:00
Rain accumulation mm 10 minutes
  • 10-minute cumulative sum
  • 60-minute cumulative sum every full hour
  • 24-hour cumulative sum since UTC ±00:00
Hail intensity hits/cm2/h 10 minutes 1-minute average
Hail duration s 10 minutes
  • 10-minute cumulative sum
  • 60-minute cumulative sum every full hour
  • 24-hour cumulative sum since UTC ±00:00
Hail accumulation hits/cm2 10 minutes
  • 10-minute cumulative sum
  • 60-minute cumulative sum every full hour
  • 24-hour cumulative sum since UTC ±00:00
Air pressure hPa 10 minutes Instant
Relative humidity %RH 10 minutes Instant
Dew point °C 10 minutes Instant
Frost point °C 10 minutes Instant

All the listed wind measurements are available in the APIs and CSV reports, but only the 10-minute values are displayed in the UI without the standard deviation values.

For the rain and hail duration and accumulation, note the following differences in the CSV reports:

  • In the 1-h averaging CSV report, the 10-minute sum is an average of the 10-minute sum values during the 1-hour averaging period. The 60-minute and 24-hour sums are shown as maximum values.
  • In the 6-h and 24-h averaging CSV reports, the 10-minute and 60-minute sums are averages of the sum values during the averaging period. The 24-hour sum is shown as maximum value.

The CSV reports provide the values in the units and time zone as selected in user preferences, but the 24-hour cumulative sum is always reset at UTC ±00:00.