Station 32 — St Joseph: QC report

ULM_Stn32 · CR1000X s/n 59180 · table FiveMin · file header program CPU:SO397545_Univ_of_LA_Measonet_Rev09282026.Stn32.wndcor.CR1X
2026-03-26 12:15 to 2026-10-04 05:15 logger clock · generated 2026-10-04 03:19

54,948unique 5-min records

44,992values flagged failure

515,817values flagged suspect

0dated corrections applied

Station-level findings

level	test	finding
failure	neighbor_direction	30ft: median offset vs HEZ, TVR = -42 deg (IQR -53 to -26, 82 days)
failure	neighbor_direction	sonic: median offset vs HEZ, TVR = -41 deg (IQR -54 to -26, 77 days)
failure	direction_vs_lsm_neighbors	30ft: median offset vs trusted LSM neighbors (7, 21, 8, 11) = -35 deg over 61 days
failure	direction_vs_lsm_neighbors	sonic: median offset vs trusted LSM neighbors (7, 21, 8, 11) = -35 deg over 60 days
suspect	direction_vs_other_sensors	30ft-10ft: median daily difference -33 deg over 148 days
suspect	direction_vs_other_sensors	10ft-sonic: median daily difference +34 deg over 148 days
suspect	soil_depth_duplicate	40 cm duplicates 30 cm on 1 days
suspect	soil_depth_duplicate	50 cm duplicates 40 cm on 1 days
suspect	soil_depth_duplicate	60 cm duplicates 50 cm on 128 days
suspect	soil_depth_duplicate	75 cm duplicates 60 cm on 124 days
suspect	soil_depth_duplicate	100 cm duplicates 75 cm on 117 days
info	neighbor_direction	10ft: median offset vs HEZ, TVR = -1 deg (IQR -9 to +5, 61 days)
info	solar_timing	overall solar timing offset +2 min over 57 clear days (positive = later than expected)
info	lsm_neighbors	LSM neighbors: 7 (41 km), 21 (60 km), 8 (69 km), 11 (74 km)
info	vs_lsm_neighbors	AirTF_Avg: median bias vs LSM neighbors +0.5 F over 190 days
info	vs_lsm_neighbors	RH_Avg: median bias vs LSM neighbors -2.1 % over 190 days
info	vs_lsm_neighbors	SeaLvlBaro_inHg_Avg: median bias vs LSM neighbors +0.007 inHg over 190 days
info	vs_lsm_neighbors	rain total 29.5 in vs LSM neighbor median 23.8 in over shared days (ratio 1.24); missed-rain days 0, rain-only-here days 0
info	vs_lsm_neighbors	SlrW_Avg: daily solar total 1.05 x LSM neighbor median over 188 days
info	direction_vs_lsm_neighbors	10ft: median offset vs trusted LSM neighbors (7, 21, 8, 11) = -6 deg over 60 days
info	file_summary	54948 rows read, 54948 unique records, 2026-03-26 12:15:00 to 2026-10-04 05:15:00 (logger clock)
info	files_combined	record combined from 2 files: ULM_Stn32_FiveMin.dat.backup (2026-03-26 to 2026-09-28, SO397545 Univ of LA Measonet Rev03262026.Stn32.wndcor.CR1X); ULM_Stn32_FiveMin.dat (2026-09-28 to 2026-10-04, SO397545_Univ_of_LA_Measonet_Rev09282026.Stn32.wndcor.CR1X)
info	record_reset	RECORD reset 12956 -> 0 (program load or table reset)
info	record_reset	RECORD reset 40317 -> 0 (program load or table reset)
info	gap	264 missing records after 2026-03-26 12:15:00
info	gap	1 missing records after 2026-09-28 09:45:00
info	ch200_stale	2 records where the CH200 didn't answer: its other values (left over from the last good read) set to missing
info	startup_zeros	6 zero power readings in the first records after a program start were set to missing

Wind direction

By logger-program period (vs airports, after applied corrections)

Measured offset W = 203°. Predicted 30-ft rotation with no correction code = 180 − W; with the sign-flipped line = 360 − 2W.

period (logger clock)	records	30-ft	sonic	10-ft	if no code	if sign-flipped	best explanation
2026-03-26 12:15 to 2026-05-11 09:55	12,957	-25°	-26°	+1°	-23°	-46°	no correction code
2026-05-11 10:00 to 2026-09-28 09:45	40,318	-48°	-50°	-3°	-23°	-46°	sign-flipped code
2026-09-28 09:55 to 2026-10-04 05:05	1,671	+17°	+16°	–	-23°	-46°	correct / aligned

Proposed corrections (not applied; copy into stations.yaml to use):

sensor	start	end	add	apply	reason
30ft	2026-03-26 12:15	2026-05-11 09:55	23	False	model: no correction code with W=203; observed -25 deg (airports)
sonic	2026-03-26 12:15	2026-05-11 09:55	23	False	model: no correction code with W=203; observed -26 deg (airports)
30ft	2026-05-11 10:00	2026-09-28 09:45	46	False	model: sign-flipped code with W=203; observed -48 deg (airports)
sonic	2026-05-11 10:00	2026-09-28 09:45	46	False	model: sign-flipped code with W=203; observed -50 deg (airports)
30ft	2026-09-28 09:55	2026-10-04 05:05	-17	False	empirical (median vs reference); observed +17 deg (via 10-ft)
sonic	2026-09-28 09:55	2026-10-04 05:05	-16	False	empirical (median vs reference); observed +16 deg (via 10-ft)

Flags by variable and month

Comparison with nearby LSM stations

Temperature sensor agreement

Wind speed ratios and solar timing

Power: battery, solar charging and load

Last 7 days	this station	network / expected
Overnight battery minimum	12.82 V	12.83 V
Lowest battery reading	12.79 V
Charged in / used per day	5.3 / 2.5 Ah
Reached full charge (float)	8:10 am	8:20 am
Solar input, sunny-day peak	20.4 V	~21 V
Overnight draw	0.105 A
Charger temperature max	39 °C
Charger minus logger voltage	+0.09 V	wire drop
CH200 readings missing	0.0%
Battery vs network, last 30 days	+0.01 V per 30 days	falling = weakening

Flag counts by test

variable	test	level	records	% of record
WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_other_sensors	failure	11520	20.97
WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_other_sensors	failure	8352	15.20
VWC_10cm_Avg	range	failure	6720	12.23
VWC_5cm_Avg	range	failure	5637	10.26
WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_neighbors	failure	3744	6.81
WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_neighbors	failure	3168	5.77
WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_lsm_neighbors	failure	2880	5.24
WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_lsm_neighbors	failure	2592	4.72
WindDir_10ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_lsm_neighbors	failure	288	0.52
T109_10ft_F_Avg	temperature_triad	failure	16	0.03
T109_10ft_F_Avg	range	failure	7	0.01
T109_30ft_F_Avg	range	failure	7	0.01
WS_Sonic_mph_Avg	sonic_error_value	failure	6	0.01
WS_Sonic_mph_Max	range	failure	6	0.01
WS_Sonic_mph_Max	sonic_error_value	failure	6	0.01
WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	sonic_error_value	failure	6	0.01
WindDir_Sonic_SD1_WVT	sonic_error_value	failure	6	0.01
SoilTmpF_100cm_Avg	range	failure	4	0.01
SoilTmpF_30cm_Avg	range	failure	4	0.01
SoilTmpF_40cm_Avg	range	failure	4	0.01
SoilTmpF_50cm_Avg	range	failure	4	0.01
SoilTmpF_60cm_Avg	range	failure	4	0.01
SoilTmpF_75cm_Avg	range	failure	4	0.01
AbsBaro_inHg_Avg	range	failure	2	0.00
SeaLvlBaro_inHg_Avg	range	failure	2	0.00
SoilTmpF_10cm_Avg	range	failure	2	0.00
SoilTmpF_20cm_Avg	range	failure	2	0.00
SoilTmpF_5cm_Avg	range	failure	2	0.00
AirTF_Avg	range	failure	1	0.00
DewPtF	dewpoint_gt_air	failure	1	0.00
DewPtF	range	failure	1	0.00
RH_Avg	dewpoint_gt_air	failure	1	0.00
RH_Avg	range	failure	1	0.00
WS_Sonic_mph_Avg	range	failure	1	0.00
WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_other_sensors	suspect	37892	68.96
WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_other_sensors	suspect	37886	68.95
BulkEC_60cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	36577	66.57
Ka_60cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	36577	66.57
SoilTmpF_60cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	36577	66.57
VWC_60cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	36577	66.57
BulkEC_75cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	35425	64.47
Ka_75cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	35425	64.47
SoilTmpF_75cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	35425	64.47
VWC_75cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	35425	64.47
BulkEC_100cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	33409	60.80
Ka_100cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	33409	60.80
SoilTmpF_100cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	33409	60.80
VWC_100cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	33409	60.80
WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_neighbors	suspect	14688	26.73
VWC_20cm_Avg	range	suspect	13769	25.06
WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_neighbors	suspect	13248	24.11
WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_lsm_neighbors	suspect	12096	22.01
WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_lsm_neighbors	suspect	11232	20.44
T109_10ft_F_Avg	temperature_triad	suspect	6905	12.57
BulkEC_5cm_Avg	soil_air_gap	suspect	4319	7.86
Ka_5cm_Avg	soil_air_gap	suspect	4319	7.86
VWC_5cm_Avg	soil_air_gap	suspect	4319	7.86
WindDir_10ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_lsm_neighbors	suspect	1728	3.14
WindDir_10ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_neighbors	suspect	1440	2.62
BulkEC_5cm_Avg	soil_no_rain_response	suspect	1045	1.90
Ka_5cm_Avg	soil_no_rain_response	suspect	1045	1.90
VWC_5cm_Avg	soil_no_rain_response	suspect	1045	1.90
BulkEC_10cm_Avg	soil_air_gap	suspect	864	1.57
Ka_10cm_Avg	soil_air_gap	suspect	864	1.57
VWC_10cm_Avg	soil_air_gap	suspect	864	1.57
VWC_10cm_Avg	range	suspect	799	1.45
T109_30ft_F_Avg	temperature_triad	suspect	323	0.59
RV_Pre_Accu_Tot	rain_without_soil_response	suspect	277	0.50
VWC_5cm_Avg	range	suspect	165	0.30
VWC_30cm_Avg	range	suspect	83	0.15
SlrW_Avg	solar_above_clearsky	suspect	17	0.03
SeaLvlBaro_inHg_Avg	step	suspect	10	0.02
AirTF_Avg	temperature_triad	suspect	8	0.01
RH_Avg	range	suspect	2	0.00
WS_Sonic_mph_Avg	range	suspect	2	0.00
BulkEC_40cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	1	0.00
BulkEC_50cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	1	0.00
Ka_40cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	1	0.00
Ka_50cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	1	0.00
SoilTmpF_40cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	1	0.00
SoilTmpF_50cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	1	0.00
VWC_40cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	1	0.00
VWC_50cm_Avg	soil_depth_duplicate	suspect	1	0.00

Largest failure events

start (local)	end (local)	n	variable	test	detail
2026-05-14 00:00	2026-05-23 23:55	2880	WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_other_sensors	daily mean direction differs from the 10ft sensor (confirmed against airports) by > 45 deg
2026-06-10 00:00	2026-06-15 23:55	1728	WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_other_sensors	daily mean direction differs from the 10ft sensor (confirmed against airports) by > 45 deg
2026-06-02 00:00	2026-06-07 23:55	1728	WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_other_sensors	daily mean direction differs from the 10ft sensor (confirmed against airports) by > 45 deg
2026-05-06 18:30	2026-05-11 09:55	1338	VWC_10cm_Avg	range	outside hard limits [0, 0.7]
2026-04-29 15:10	2026-05-03 23:55	1258	VWC_10cm_Avg	range	outside hard limits [0, 0.7]
2026-07-26 00:00	2026-07-29 23:55	1152	WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_neighbors	daily direction differs from neighbor stations by > 60 deg
2026-05-22 01:50	2026-05-25 14:45	1020	VWC_10cm_Avg	range	outside hard limits [0, 0.7]
2026-05-28 14:10	2026-05-31 14:35	870	VWC_10cm_Avg	range	outside hard limits [0, 0.7]
2026-08-15 00:00	2026-08-17 23:55	864	WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_neighbors	daily direction differs from neighbor stations by > 60 deg
2026-06-17 00:00	2026-06-19 23:55	864	WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_other_sensors	daily mean direction differs from the 10ft sensor (confirmed against airports) by > 45 deg
2026-09-23 00:00	2026-09-25 23:55	864	WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_other_sensors	daily mean direction differs from the 10ft sensor (confirmed against airports) by > 45 deg
2026-06-20 08:25	2026-06-22 16:15	671	VWC_10cm_Avg	range	outside hard limits [0, 0.7]
2026-05-09 04:55	2026-05-11 09:55	637	VWC_5cm_Avg	range	outside hard limits [0, 0.7]
2026-08-18 00:00	2026-08-19 23:55	576	WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_lsm_neighbors	daily direction differs from trusted LSM neighbors by > 60 deg
2026-06-05 00:00	2026-06-06 23:55	576	WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_neighbors	daily direction differs from neighbor stations by > 60 deg
2026-07-08 00:00	2026-07-09 23:55	576	WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_lsm_neighbors	daily direction differs from trusted LSM neighbors by > 60 deg
2026-08-12 00:00	2026-08-13 23:55	576	WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_lsm_neighbors	daily direction differs from trusted LSM neighbors by > 60 deg
2026-07-21 00:00	2026-07-22 23:55	576	WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_other_sensors	daily mean direction differs from the 10ft sensor (confirmed against airports) by > 45 deg
2026-08-27 00:00	2026-08-28 23:55	576	WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_other_sensors	daily mean direction differs from the 10ft sensor (confirmed against airports) by > 45 deg
2026-05-11 00:00	2026-05-12 23:55	576	WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_other_sensors	daily mean direction differs from the 10ft sensor (confirmed against airports) by > 45 deg
2026-08-03 00:00	2026-08-04 23:55	576	WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_other_sensors	daily mean direction differs from the 10ft sensor (confirmed against airports) by > 45 deg
2026-05-22 00:00	2026-05-23 23:55	576	WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_other_sensors	daily mean direction differs from the 10ft sensor (confirmed against airports) by > 45 deg
2026-05-06 18:40	2026-05-08 17:35	564	VWC_5cm_Avg	range	outside hard limits [0, 0.7]
2026-06-24 08:50	2026-06-26 05:50	541	VWC_10cm_Avg	range	outside hard limits [0, 0.7]
2026-06-20 08:30	2026-06-22 04:00	523	VWC_5cm_Avg	range	outside hard limits [0, 0.7]
2026-06-18 07:50	2026-06-20 01:15	498	VWC_10cm_Avg	range	outside hard limits [0, 0.7]
2026-05-23 13:00	2026-05-25 05:05	482	VWC_5cm_Avg	range	outside hard limits [0, 0.7]
2026-05-29 11:45	2026-05-31 02:45	469	VWC_5cm_Avg	range	outside hard limits [0, 0.7]
2026-06-18 08:00	2026-06-19 15:45	382	VWC_5cm_Avg	range	outside hard limits [0, 0.7]
2026-05-22 02:10	2026-05-23 09:35	378	VWC_5cm_Avg	range	outside hard limits [0, 0.7]
2026-07-22 00:00	2026-07-22 23:55	288	WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_other_sensors	daily mean direction differs from the 10ft sensor (confirmed against airports) by > 45 deg
2026-07-18 00:00	2026-07-18 23:55	288	WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_neighbors	daily direction differs from neighbor stations by > 60 deg
2026-07-01 00:00	2026-07-01 23:55	288	WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_other_sensors	daily mean direction differs from the 10ft sensor (confirmed against airports) by > 45 deg
2026-07-09 00:00	2026-07-09 23:55	288	WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_lsm_neighbors	daily direction differs from trusted LSM neighbors by > 60 deg
2026-07-23 00:00	2026-07-23 23:55	288	WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_neighbors	daily direction differs from neighbor stations by > 60 deg
2026-07-25 00:00	2026-07-25 23:55	288	WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_lsm_neighbors	daily direction differs from trusted LSM neighbors by > 60 deg
2026-07-31 00:00	2026-07-31 23:55	288	WindDir_Sonic_D1_WVT	direction_vs_lsm_neighbors	daily direction differs from trusted LSM neighbors by > 60 deg
2026-08-02 00:00	2026-08-02 23:55	288	WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_lsm_neighbors	daily direction differs from trusted LSM neighbors by > 60 deg
2026-07-15 00:00	2026-07-15 23:55	288	WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_neighbors	daily direction differs from neighbor stations by > 60 deg
2026-09-12 00:00	2026-09-12 23:55	288	WindDir_30ft_D1_WVT	direction_vs_lsm_neighbors	daily direction differs from trusted LSM neighbors by > 60 deg

Corrections

Applied (from stations.yaml):

None.

Documented but not applied (apply: false):

None.

How to read this

Levels: 0 good, 1 suspect, 2 failure, 9 missing. Each variable's level is in QC_<variable> in the data file; the events file lists every flagged run with the test that set it. Station-level findings summarize patterns (sensor rotation, clock offsets, duplicate soil depths) that per-record flags can't describe on their own. Wind direction flags use daily vector means, so a flagged day marks every record in that day.