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Category Date - Time Δ Source Entry
Mar 28, 2015 - 12:04 pm Idiot! Removed ISS battery, disconnected solar array, set test DIP to ON, an over night to drain the power capacitor. Reinstalled battery and solar array and discovered that I had initially installed the battery SDRAWKCAB!
Oct 13, 2015 - 1:48 pm Operater Deleted custom gauges 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 to test for “Fatal error” logging by the OS.
Oct 17, 2015 - 4:45 pm Operater Discovered malformed Custom Gauge was causing “Fatal Error” reports by the OS. Corrected and eliminated those errors.
Nov 02, 2015 - 7:13 pm Operator Edited ~/Library/WeatherCatData/Location1/Journal (to correct entries made with incorrect assumptions on my part).
Nov 02, 2015 - 4:56 pm Operator Discovered incorrect use of MOVIE$ and WCAM640$. They had been added to index.html and only caused a problem when viewed on iPhone. Even though the html was added by WC, it did not display on any browser showing ‘large’ screens. Corrected by creating a minimal file (upload-movies.txt).
Nov 19, 2015 - 10:26 am Operator Minor bug fixes, weather warning tweaks.
Nov 21, 2015 - 2:34 pm Operator Added html tag to force Severe weather details to open a new tab/page. Removed the “I” image/symbol in warning box since it was being used as additional link causing the user to lose the current page.
Dec 23, 2015 - 12:59 pm ISS/WC All Time Record - Low Pressure: 29.36 in/Hg
Dec 24, 2015 - 12:19 pm Operator Moved link to this journal on the Station page.
Dec 28, 2015 - 5:04 am ISS/WC All Time Record - Rain Rate: 9.29 in/hr
Jan 06, 2016 - 2:47 pm Operator Added PHP script to change no rain display to “No rain during this period” and to eliminate any rain rate display.
Jan 07, 2016 - 11:38 am Operator Added PHP script to change a zero wind speed to display as “Calm” and to eliminate any direction display.
Jan 10, 2016 - 6:09 pm Operator Added AppleScript to fetch computer uptime and style a text string for WC to upload at 15 minute intervals. Created a PHP script on the Station page to read and display the uptime text.
Jan 11, 2016 - 11:31 am Operator Moved the PHP scripts for the WC running time to the Station page which added “days”, “hours”, and “minutes” to the display.
Jan 15, 2016 - 3:12 pm Operator Added “mail sent” animated graphic to Thank you page.
Jan 18, 2016 - 6:03 am ISS/WC 2016 Low Wind Chill: 12.8°F
Jan 19, 2016 - 4:37 pm Operator Debugged the PHP scripts for reporting the running time of the Mac mini.
Jan 19, 2016 - 1:41 am ISS/WC 2016 Record - Low Temperature: 16.9°F
Feb 03, 2016 - 8:08 pm Operator Changed order of Main Navigation titles.
Feb 03, 2016 - 5:16 pm Operator Added page to display Windity.com map and a link to the page on index.html.
Mar 10, 2016 - n/a ISS/WC 2016 Most dialy Rain: 4.10 in
Apr 21, 2016 - 4:10 pm Operator Added Twitter feed, approximately every two hours.
May 20, 2016 - 6:16 pm Operator Reverted to Heat Index versus Wind Chill graphs for Spring/Summer seasons.
Jun 15, 2016 - 8:09 pm ISS/WC 2016 Matched Previous Record (Dec 13, 2015): High Wind: 38mph
Jun 15, 2016 - 4:48 pm ISS/WC 2016 Record Heat Index: 120.3°F
Jun 16, 2016 - 4:27 pm ISS/WC 2016 Record High Temperature: 97.3°F
Jun 27, 2016 - 5:45 am Operator Thunderstorms around 5:45 am caused power loss. The Mac mini and WC restarted automatically.
Jul 21, 2016 - 6:02 pm Operator Added “High Heat Index” values (as well as “Low Wind Chill”) to Additional Information for Today in the Current Weather page. Each will be displayed only during the appropriate season.
Jul 21, 2016 - 3:40 pm Operator Found problem creating Calculated Conditions function. Entering “100.0” °F changes to “212.0” when tabbing out of that field. Clicking the field changes value to “413.6”! Tabbing out changes it to “776.480”. Suspect a bug?
Jul 22, 2016 - 4:50 pm ISS/WC All Time Record - High Temperature: 98.9°F
Jul 26, 2016 - 11:35 pm Operator Nearby electrical transformer failed causing loss of power to several others in neighborhood. Mac mini and WeatherCat restarted when power was restored around 6 am. No data loss.
Jul 27, 2016 - 4:34 pm Operator Replaced Windyty.com display ‘iframe’ to their own site due to changes that prevent “Tools” from being displayed on any window smaller than 750 pixel width! Very poor UI design..
Jul 30, 2016 - 11:23 am Operator Removed Last Significant Rain display in Last Year’s Statistics.
Jul 30, 2016 - 3:24 pm Operator Added Most Rain for period in This Month, Last Month, This Year, and Last Year.
Jul 31, 2016 - 5:54 pm Operator Changed local radar from MEM to NQA for increased coverage.
Aug 3, 2016 - 4:15 pm Operator Added High and Low External Humidity data in “Additional Information” area of “Current Conditions” page.
Aug 6, 2016 - 7:43 pm Operator Modified no Wind to display as “Calm”. Modified Calm Wind to include change from last report; “( change )”.
Aug 6, 2016 - 7:35 pm Operator Modified Wind display in Current Conditions to indicate “mph” vs. “MPH”.
Aug 6, 2016 - 7:00 pm Operator Updated to Mac OS X 10.11.6®. WeatherCat off line for ~20 minutes. All apps restarted successfully.
Aug 8, 2016 - 4:45 pm Operator Added PHP code to convert all “AM/PM” text to “am/pm” in Current and Statistical data displays.
Aug 10, 2016 - 9:31 pm Operator Tweaked html and CSS for better display of Current and Statistical data on iPhone® (Portrait position).
Aug 14, 2016 - 4:45 pm Operator Discovered I had been using an 10 minute average Wind value instead of an ‘instantaneous‘ Wind value in the “Current Conditions” display.
Aug 18, 2016 - 10:23 am Operator Edited Monthly and Annual Custom Rain Gauges to allow easier to read scales.
Aug 18, 2016 - 5:00 pm Operator Tweaked numerous display colors and fonts on “Forecast” page. Corrected differing fonts in “Top of Page” buttons.
Sep 5, 2016 - 5:45 pm Operator Tweaked "No Rain" displays on “Current Conditions” and “Statistics” pages.
Sep 6, 2016 - 10:40 am Operator Corrected too small font size in footer area on small mobile devices.
Sep 10, 2016 - 3:49 pm Operator Updated to WeatherCat 2.4.0. Off line for ~15 minutes. App restarted successfully.
Sep 15, 2016 - 10:43 am Operator Updated to Mac OS X Security Update 2016-001®. Restart required. WeatherCat off line for ~12 minutes. All apps restarted successfully.
Oct 17, 2016 - 2:33 pm Operator Edited METAR reports display (V.1017.2.33). Accessed via link just above “Special Maps” on home page.
Oct 18, 2016 - 10:33 am Operator Updated Safari. Restart required. Restarts Software and Computer Uptime clocks. ;+(
Oct 23, 2016 - 9:27 am Operator Reverted to Wind Chill versus Heat Index graphs for Fall/Winter seasons.
Nov 6, 2016 - 5:22 [m Operator Making better progress on METAR parsing!
Nov 10, 2016 - 11:20 am Operator Replaced batteries and performed yearly maintenance checks on ISS and remote anemometer.
Nov 10, 2016 - 5:00 pm Operator METAR display coming along slowly. Various unusual, less often seen info works now. “Rnn|L|C|R/V1V1V1V1|V|P|V2V2V2V2FT|/U|D|N” now works in Main and RMKs sections. Lightning remarks (LTG...) also works in both sections.
Nov 28, 2016 - 2:42 pm ISS/WC 2016 Low Pressure: 29.29 in/Hg
Nov 29, 2016 - 10:00 am Operator Reporting computer (and the rest of the house!) lost power twice during the day due to high winds during frontal passage downing trees and power lines. Restarted each time automatically. ;-)
Dec 9, 2016 - 9:13 pm ISS/WC All time Record - High Pressure 30.671 in/Hg
Dec 31, 2016 - 8:02 pm Operator I think I have finally have a stable, working generic Precipitation parser for the METAR reports!
Jan 19, 2017 - 11:54 am Operator Completed final testing of “Visibility Variable” ( VIS [H] hiVlo [x/y] ) parsing in the METAR reports.
Jan 19, 2017 - 10:06 am Operator Moved “PRESRR” and “PRESFR” output to just after the Altimeter output in the METAR reports. Seemed more important than a simple “Additional Remark”.
Feb 8, 2017 - 1:17 pm Operator Added minimal parsing for clear text remarks in a METAR remarks area. Text such as “HAZE ALOFT” will display in the Miscellaneous Remarks section as “Haze Aloft”.
Mar 1, 2017 - 8:51 pm Operator Added Ice Accretion (ITnnn) item in METARAdditional Remarks. “T” = hour, normally 1,3 or 6. “nnn” = depth of ice to nearest one-hundredth of an inch (0.01 in.)
Apr 24, 2017 - 7:40 pm Operator Updated the NOAA Forecast scripts to handle switch to https at their site.
May 4, 2017 - 5:35 pm Operator Returned Anemometer to service after roof and siding repairs. Also moved the instrument 10 ft further south.
May 21, 2017 - 1:08 pm Operator Fixed a coding problem in the METAR parsing for “OCNL LTG...”
May 27, 2017 - 11:34 am Operator Replaced batteries in Anemometer and Main station transmitters
Jun 6, 2017 - 9:44 am Operator Added code to allow BINOVC remarks to include location information.
Jun 6, 2017 - 4:04 pm Operator Found yet another typo. METAR text file "AO2" had a "0" (zero) instead of an "O".
July 1, 2017 - 2:13 pm Operator Found what seems to be a non-standard remark about a non-variable Ceiling: CIG 009 RWY24. Added this format to Parsing method for METAR remarks.
Jul 13, 2017 - 10:45 am Operator Disabled NWS Forecast display because it is rarely available due to SOAP_server problems and continuing IT updating.
Jul 17, 2017 - 10:00 am Operator Found Smart Converter Pro 2.app had crashed. Restarted normally. It was started ~7/15/17 and is running continuously to verify reliability. May provide a means of creating time-lapse video (mp4) as a replacement to QuickTime (mov).
Jul 17, 2017 - 2:36 pm Operator Added partial KMEM METAR info below “Current Weather” display on Home page.
Jul 20, 2017 - 11:50 am Operator Apple Security Update required restarting the mac mini.
Aug 4, 2017 - 4:00 pm Operator Testing new processes to upload the time lapse video as an mp4 file. These files are much smaller thus upload faster as well as being more usable on all modern browsers than the legacy mov videos.
Aug 17, 2017 - 6:52 pm Operator Shutting down upload-movies.html since my camera is inop. Setting was in Additional Files.
Aug 18, 2017 - 1:25 pm Operator Quit and Restarted WeatherCat app which fixed the image error. Video now works again! ;-)
Sep 1, 2017 - 11:41 am Operator Semi-fimal testing complete on METAR display on Current Conditions page.
Oct 28, 2017 - 11:28 am Operator Switched from reporting Heat Index to Wind Chill data on Current, Daily, Weekly and Monthly statistics.
Oct 28, 2017 - 10:03 am Operator Stopped using WeatherCatDailyMovie.mov in favor of mp4 file.
Dec 28, 2017 - 4:35 pm Operator Added links to NWS and WU forecast sites to Forecast page due to unreliable servers at NWS. The errors range from access timeouts, invalid data and start dates in the past.
Jan 10, 2018 - 4:45 pm Operator Backup disk (Time Machine and CCC) problems required repairing disk, clearing caches and a Restart.
Feb 26, 2018 - 4:16 pm Operator Had to increase the Monthly Rain gauge maximum to accommodate excessive rain!
Mar 31, 2018 - 11:54 am Apple Installed Security Update 2018-2 which required re-booting the system.
Mar 31, 2018 - 11:45 am Operator Enabled time-lapse video after installing new web cam; Sharx SCNC 3924.
Jun 13, 2018 - 12:55 pm Operator Modified Statistics and Index pages to display Max Rain Rate data.
Jul 14, 2018 - 12:49 pm Operator A huge “Thank you!” to the developer for fixing a problem caused by Apple that prevented the Custom Gauges from being created!
Nov 21, 2018 - 2:52 pm Operator Moved Humidity Gauge to box with Dew Point & Wind Chill/Heat Index.
Nov 21, 2018 - 2:52 pm Operator Gauges page: Moved all Wind gauges to second row. Moved Humidity, Dew Point and Wind Chill / Heat Index to third row.
Apr 28, 2020 - 8:00 pm Operator Found WC not uploading hourly video. Discovered WC was not given "Full Disk Access" in OS Prefs
Jun 9, 2020 - 1:33 pm Operator Switched Wind Chill to Heat Index
Jun 23, 2020 - 4:12 pm Operator Shut down Systems during heavy thunderstorm
Jul 17, 2020 - 12:15 pm operator Rearranged files to make uploading more efficient and logical.
Jul 17, 2020 - 11:43 am operator Added a file "Additional Files" to WC Prefs to correct uploading of graphs.html.
Jul 17, 2020 - 10:30 am Apple Security Update to OS requires Restart
Sep 23, 2020 - 4:54 pm Apple Applied Security Update OS requires Restart
Sep 27, 2020 - 11:45 am Operator Replaced 3 C cell batteries in Console and C123 in ISS and Wind sensor.
Feb 10, 2021 - 1:32 pm Operator htaccess file now blocks caching of all files. Keeps all graphs & gauges up-to-date.
Mar 2, 2021 - 10:04 am Operator Restarted WC to force plist changes to take effect.
Apr 4, 2021 - 1:25 pm Operator Resumed AWEKAS data uploading. Edited Partners.html.
Apr 9, 2021 - 2:11 pm Operator Replaced both CR123 batteries.
Apr 27, 2021 - 6:28 pm Operator Security Update 2021-002 for OS, Restart required.
May 24, 2021 - 8:39 pm Operator Security Update 2021-003 for OS, Restart required.
Sep 14, 2021 - 2:13 pm Operator Installed Security Update 2021-005
Sep 19, 2021 - 11:13 pm WC Admin email Sensor failure at sample time.
Sep 24, 2021 - 06:23 pm WC Admin email Worked on resetting Console and most "Invalid" sensors are working.
Sep 28, 2021 - 7:24 pm Operator Installed Security Update 2021-006 for Catalina
Oct 4, 2021 - 06:53 pm WC Admin email Anemometer sensor data not being reported.
Oct 6, 2021 - 05:41 pm Operator Finally noticed Setup Mode step for adding "Wind" station ID in Console. 😳
Oct 18, 2021 - 3:00 pm ISS Replaced ISS Transmitter
Nov 21, 2021 - 3:53 pm Operator Installed Security Update 2021-007 for Catalina, Restart required.
Dec 8, 2021 - 3:40 pm Operator Installed Security Update 2021-008 required Restart
Dec 12, 2021 - 2:01 pm Developer Installed v. 3.1.2 ß for testing.
Feb 1, 2022 - 9:31 am Operator Installed version 3.2 ßeta
Feb 1, 2022 - 9:12 am Operator Installed Security Update 2022-001 for Catalina, Restart required.
Mar 19, 2022 - 10:25 am Operator Installed Catalina Security Update, 2022-003, required Restart
Mar 27, 2022 - 2:09 pm Operator Updated WC software to v.3.2.0 ßeta (build 220).
Apr 1, 2022 - 8:47 am Operator Found computer System Pref stuck at spinning gear in Software Update. Restarted in Safe Mode, updated Safari and shutdown/restarted computer.
May 23, 2022 - 9:35 pm Operator Installed Catalina Security Update, 2022-004, required Restart
Jul 25, 2022 - 2:38 pm Operator Found computer Restarting after System Crash. "90 seconds cpu time over 135 seconds (67% cpu average), exceeding limit of 50% cpu over 180 seconds"
Jul 26, 2022 - 3:03 pm Apple Installed Catalina Security Update 2022-5. Restart required.
Aug 28, 2022 - 2:34 pm Developer Updated WeatherCat to version 3.20 build 224.
Oct 23, 2022 - 3:42 pm OS - Automatic OS Fatal Error/Restart
Dec 14, 2022 - 5:52 pm OS - Automatic OS Restarted after a System Error.
Dec 26, 2022 - 10:56 am Operator Machine announced a kernel panic and restarted.
Dec 29, 2022 - 11:39 am Developer Installed latest ßeta version of WeatherCat.
Feb 19, 2023 - 2:25 pm Kernel Panic Found the mini had shutdown and automatically restarting after a Kernel Panic.
Apr 22, 2023 - 3:30 pm Developer Updated to WeatherCat Version 3.3.0 (Transient Atmospheric Phenomenon)
Jan 14, 2024 - 3:36 pm Developer Added code check for "DRSN" in METAR.