How do I Set the Preferred Reset Time for Daily Rainfall?

As a farmer, having accurate and timely rainfall data is essential for making informed decisions about your operation.

MyFarmbot allows you to choose when your daily rainfall data is reset, which means you can set it to whatever time you prefer.

For example, you may prefer it to reset at midnight whereas others may prefer it to reset at 9 AM to be in line with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).

In this article, we'll explain the impact of changing the daily rainfall reset period and also guide you through the process of setting your preferred reset time for daily rainfall data.

When daily rainfall resets at midnight, your rainfall is always recorded for the 24 hours of a standard day. I.e. rainfall for the 4th of May starts at 00:00 that morning and ends 11:59 PM that evening.

By changing your daily rainfall to reset at another time of day, for example 9am, we move when we record rainfall for that given date.

For example

Rainfall for the 4th of May now starts at 9am on May 3rd until 9am on May 4th.

Another way to think of this, is rainfall at 5pm on the May 4th contributes to May 5th’s rainfall.

This is useful for aligning rainfall to other weather services, such as the BOM who reset their rainfall at 9am. However, you have complete flexibility over this and can change your Daily Rainfall Reset for all rain gauges within each site.

Step 1: Log in to your account

Firstly, log in to your account using your username and password.

Step 2: Go to your Site Settings

Once you have logged in, go to your Site Settings. Click into the Settings at the bottom of the navigation bar and select 'Sites'.

Step 3: Select your preferred reset time

In your Site Settings, you will see an option to select your preferred reset time for daily rainfall data. You can choose any hour of the day.

Step 4: Save your settings

After selecting your preferred reset time, make sure to click the 'Save' button to apply the changes.

Step 1: Click into one of your Rain Gauges

Once you have logged in, go to one of your Rain Gauges.

Step 2: Click into the daily rainfall reset link under your rainfall graph

At the bottom of the rainfall graph, click into the link that says "daily rainfall reset" and the specified time.

Step 3: Select your preferred reset time

This will direct you to your Site Settings, you will see an option to select your preferred reset time for daily rainfall data. You can choose any hour of the day.

Step 4: Save your settings

After selecting your preferred reset time, make sure to click the 'Save' button to apply the changes.

Once you've set this daily rainfall period, this will be the timeframe used across that entire site including your downloaded data. To download your rainfall data, follow these steps.

You can send your rainfall data captured by MyFarmbot to one of our Integration Partners, such as AgriWebb or MaiaGrazing, or via our Farmbot API.

However, changing the Daily Rainfall Reset will not update how your rainfall is presented in other systems. To check when Daily Rainfall Resets in those systems, please check with those systems.

From now on, MyFarmbot will display your daily rainfall data at the preferred time that you've set. This provides greater flexibility and convenience to align your data to your preferred weather service.

If you have any questions or concerns about setting the preferred reset time for daily rainfall data, please don't hesitate to contact our support team on 02 9901 4798 or service@farmbot.com.au