database for rainfall recording

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Bruce

Not sure if this is the right place to ask but does anyone
know where I can get a simple wearther recording database,
especially for daily rainfall and temprature?

Thanks
 
If you own Microsoft Access, you can make your own. We can help you do
that.

If not, maybe someone here does know, but you might do better in a
weather related NG.
 
Without knowing your requirements, ata a guess, MS Excel may be a better
option for you. If you simply want to record rainfall, day by day, and then
carry out analysis/charting etc, Excel will certainly do the job, alot
easier than Access will.

Hope that helps! :)
 
Simon Harris said:
Without knowing your requirements, ata a guess, MS Excel may be a better
option for you. If you simply want to record rainfall, day by day, and then
carry out analysis/charting etc, Excel will certainly do the job, alot
easier than Access will.
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That would, of course, be a matter of opinion. Excel is a wonderful analysis
tool, Access a database tool. Those of us skilled in both would certainly
find Access the easier and better tool for recording rainfall (or just about
anything else).

For instance, assuming 5 years of data, how easy would it be in Excel to
compare the rainfall last month in Miami, to that of New York, the same
month, 2 years ago. A simple query in Access. In Excel you must first find
the cells which house that data.
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http://www.mvps.org/access
 
Bruce said:
Not sure if this is the right place to ask but does anyone
know where I can get a simple wearther recording database,
especially for daily rainfall and temprature?

Thanks
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I agree with the other responses and unless you have been specificall
tasked to use Access you would be much better advised to use Excel.
I have compiled a basic version which just deals with rainfall.
This could easily be updated to include max/min temperatures etc
should you wish to.
I can advise you how to do this if you wish.
The form will run in Excel, and is a master copy which automaticall
adds up totals, and converts from mm's to inches.
Let me know if you wish me to e-mail it to you.
Cheers, happy recording
 
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