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Units

WeeWX offers three different unit systems:

The standard unit systems used within WeeWX
Name Encoded value Description
US 0x01 U.S. Customary
METRICWX 0x11 Metric, with rain related measurements in mm and speeds in m/s
METRIC 0x10 Metric, with rain related measurements in cm and speeds in km/hr

The table below lists all the unit groups, their members, which units are options for the group, and what the defaults are for each standard unit system.

Unit groups, members and options
Group Members Unit options US METRICWX METRIC
group_altitude altitude
cloudbase
foot
meter
foot meter meter
group_amp amp amp amp amp
group_angle degree_angle
radian
degree_angle degree_angle degree_angle
group_boolean boolean boolean boolean boolean
group_concentration no2
pm1_0
pm2_5
pm10_0
microgram_per_meter_cubed microgram_per_meter_cubed microgram_per_meter_cubed microgram_per_meter_cubed
group_count leafWet1
leafWet2
lightning_disturber_count
lightning_noise_count
lightning_strike_count
count count count count
group_data byte
bit
byte byte byte
group_db noise dB dB dB dB
group_deltatime daySunshineDur
rainDur
sunshineDurDoc
second
minute
hour
day
second second second
group_degree_day cooldeg
heatdeg
growdeg
degree_F_day
degree_C_day
degree_F_day degree_C_day degree_C_day
group_direction gustdir
vecdir
windDir
windGustDir
degree_compass degree_compass degree_compass degree_compass
group_distance windrun
lightning_distance
mile
km
mile km km
group_energy kilowatt_hour
mega_joule
watt_hour
watt_second
watt_hour watt_hour watt_hour
group_energy2 kilowatt_hour
watt_hour
watt_second
watt_second watt_second watt_second
group_fraction co
co2
nh3
o3
pb
so2
ppm ppm ppm ppm
group_frequency hertz hertz hertz hertz
group_illuminance illuminance lux lux lux lux
group_interval interval minute minute minute minute
group_length inch
cm
inch cm cm
group_moisture soilMoist1
soilMoist2
soilMoist3
soilMoist4
centibar centibar centibar centibar
group_percent cloudcover
extraHumid1
extraHumid2
inHumidity
outHumidity
pop
rxCheckPercent
snowMoisture
percent percent percent percent
group_power kilowatt
watt
watt watt watt
group_pressure barometer
altimeter
pressure
inHg
mbar
hPa
kPa
inHg mbar mbar
group_pressurerate barometerRate
altimeterRate
pressureRate
inHg_per_hour
mbar_per_hour
hPa_per_hour
kPa_per_hour
inHg_per_hour mbar_per_hour mbar_per_hour
group_radiation maxSolarRad
radiation
watt_per_meter_squared watt_per_meter_squared watt_per_meter_squared watt_per_meter_squared
group_rain rain
ET
hail
snowDepth
snowRate
inch
cm
mm
inch mm cm
group_rainrate rainRate
hailRate
inch_per_hour
cm_per_hour
mm_per_hour
inch_per_hour mm_per_hour cm_per_hour
group_speed wind
windGust
windSpeed
windgustvec
windvec
mile_per_hour
km_per_hour
knot
meter_per_second
beaufort
mile_per_hour meter_per_second km_per_hour
group_speed2 rms
vecavg
mile_per_hour2
km_per_hour2
knot2
meter_per_second2
mile_per_hour2 meter_per_second2 km_per_hour2
group_temperature appTemp
dewpoint
extraTemp1
extraTemp2
extraTemp3
heatindex
heatingTemp
humidex
inTemp
leafTemp1
leafTemp2
outTemp
soilTemp1
soilTemp2
soilTemp3
soilTemp4
windchill
THSW
degree_C
degree_F
degree_E
degree_K
degree_F degree_C degree_C
group_time dateTime unix_epoch
dublin_jd
unix_epoch unix_epoch unix_epoch
group_uv UV uv_index uv_index uv_index uv_index
group_volt consBatteryVoltage
heatingVoltage
referenceVoltage
supplyVoltage
volt volt volt volt
group_volume cubic_foot
gallon
liter
gallon liter liter
group_NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE