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Weather Station Hardware => Davis Instruments Weather Stations => Topic started by: WxLover16 on December 27, 2017, 08:52:42 PM

Title: Vantage Vue console average wind speed calculation
Post by: WxLover16 on December 27, 2017, 08:52:42 PM

How does the Vue console come up with avg speeds in tenths of mph; example: 2min avg: 0.4 10 min 0.8 when the current value is a whole number? I've always wondered how it calculates that. Thanks!

Title: Re: Vantage Vue console average wind speed calculation
Post by: Mattk on December 27, 2017, 10:51:40 PM

Quote from: WxLover16 on December 27, 2017, 08:52:42 PM

How does the Vue console come up with avg speeds in tenths of mph; example: 2min avg: 0.4 10 min 0.8 when the current value is a whole number? I've always wondered how it calculates that. Thanks!

"Mathematical average" of whole numbers can effectively be a decimal number. Take 1 & 2 for example, average is 1.5