Issue with OpenWeather app? It appears to be returning a Null value for Precipitation

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I have number variable called g_precipitation_counter. It starts being 0. Every 15 minutes I add the value for Precipitation from the OpenWeather app to it.

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However, the value for g_precipitation_counter becomes Null and NaN if I turn it into text.

Is it something I do wrong, or is the Null value an error from the app?

Edit: I since learned that I have to use the double squirly brackets {{}} for calculations. That solved most of the issue.

Is there a way to ensure the Precipitation value has a value, before adding it to the counter?

Thanks

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Maybe ask in the Openweather app thread ?
But anyway, for my location, it returns the precipitation values correctly (currently 0 - not null).
Btw, are you on API3 ? I wonder if you are not calling API too often - check out the API limits - Weather API - OpenWeatherMap

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Don’t you need the typical {{ … }} around the calculation? Else it could result in a concatenated string and that’s not returnable as float.

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It is less than 100 calls per day, so not too many. Thanks for the idea

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I’ll try that. Most of the times it already works well though.
Thanks!

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Have you done an app restart?

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Can you please comment what OWM device you are using?
OneCall Current weather?

Edit: I’m suure OWM app is correct. The rain should have a valid value in every case (at least 0).

And you are not using a standard logic card
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It is correct as far as I can see. Very helpful. Thanks