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

MyFarmbot lets you choose when your daily rainfall totals reset, which means you can align it with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).

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 BOM.

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

When Daily Reset Time is set to midnight, your rainfall/evapotranspiration 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 Reset Time to another time of day, for example 9 AM, we move when we record rainfall/evapotranspiration for that given date.

For example

Rainfall for the 4th of May now starts at 9 AM on May 3rd until 8:59 AM on May 4th.

Another way to think of this, is rainfall at 5 PM 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 9 AM. However, you have complete flexibility over this and can change your Daily Reset Time for all rain gauges within each site and the evapotranspiration sensors within weather stations.

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 and evapotranspiration 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 Reset Time link under your rainfall graph

At the bottom of the rainfall graph, click into the link that says "Daily Reset Time" 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 reset 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 and evapotranspiration 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 and evapotranspiration data, please don't hesitate to contact our support team on 02 9901 4798 or service@farmbot.com.au