WeeWX import

Purpose

rainlog weewx-import copies daily rain from a WeeWX archive SQLite database into the rainlog.sqlite schema used by rainlog.

Source query

The importer runs:

SELECT dateTime, sum FROM archive_day_rain;

• sum is assumed to be inches in the WeeWX database and is multiplied by 25.4 to store millimetres in rain_daily.rain.
• dateTime is written into rain_daily.date as provided by WeeWX for each archive day row.

Target

Rows are inserted into rain_daily in the database opened via --db-dir / rainlog.sqlite.

Typical usage

# Default paths: ./weewx.sdb → ~/.local/share/rainlog/rainlog.sqlite
rainlog weewx-import

rainlog weewx-import --weewx-db /var/lib/weewx/weewx.sdb --db-dir ~/weather-data

Caveats

• Ensure WeeWX day boundaries align with how you want your 09:00-based buckets to behave; mixing schemas without checking can offset a day.
• Duplicate keys on date will cause SQLite errors on re-import; for a clean re-import, use a fresh DB or clear rows first.

See also

• Data model
• Command reference