MET 10 Not Using Precip Climo File

[craigr3]

I have a precipitation climo file which I want to use as a reference in point_stat. The file was sent to john's email using DOD Safe.
Point_stat runs to finish with this climo file but I end up with NA's in the climo_mean, stdev, and cdf fields.
The climo section of the point_stat config file is:
climo_mean = {
file_name = ["{CLIMOMEAN1}"];
field = [{name = "path to file/cfsr_freq_p6_world_mo_2_mean.nc"; level = "A6"; }];
regrid = {
method = NEAREST;
width = 1;
vld_thresh = 0.5;
shape = SQUARE;
}
time_interp_method = NEAREST;
day_interval = 31;
hour_interval = NA; - also tried 6
}
climo_stdev = climo_mean;
climo_std_bins = [1];

Attached is the MET output when running this data.
runpointstat_galwem_TP.log

I noticed in the climo netcdf file that we built them using MET 6 tools. Would that be a factor? I don't have the raw data anymore so need to get these files to work. Thanks

[jprestop]

Hi @craigr3. Thank you for your changes. You mentioned that file was sent to John's email using DOD Safe. @JohnHalleyGotway is in the process of cutting a release today. He will follow up here as soon as he is able to.

[JohnHalleyGotway]

Hi Bob, yes, I did retrieve those files you sent via DoD Safe. I was out of the office over the holiday weekend and haven't had a chance to jump into the details yet. But I have it on my list of things to do tomorrow. Thanks for your patience.

[JohnHalleyGotway]

Bob, you indicated the following setting in your post:

climo_mean = {
...
field = [{name = "path to file/cfsr_freq_p6_world_mo_2_mean.nc"; level = "A6"; }];

I'm not sure if that's a typo or the actual source of the problem. The name should be set to the NetCDF variable name that you want to read from that file. Here you've set it to "path to file/cfsr_freq_p6_world_mo_2_mean.nc". But, using ncdump I see the following variable names present in that file:

ncdump -h cfsr_freq_p6_world_mo_2_mean.nc | grep "float "
	float CFSR_MEANINCHES_6HOUR_00(lat, lon) ;
	float CFSR_MEANINCHES_6HOUR_06(lat, lon) ;
	float CFSR_MEANINCHES_6HOUR_12(lat, lon) ;
	float CFSR_MEANINCHES_6HOUR_18(lat, lon) ;

According to the log you sent, you're evaluating a valid time of 06Z:

DEBUG 4:    valid time: 20230213_060000

So perhaps you should configure it as follows:

climo_mean = {
...
field = [{name = "CFSR_MEANINCHES_6HOUR_06"; level = "A6"; }];

Please let me know if that's the underlying issue or whether I should keep digging?

[craigr3]

John, that was a typo but it did lead me the real issue of not sending the complete climo var name.  I fixed that and can now read this version of the climo data.  Before closing the ticket, i need to check tbat I can open the thresolded version of the climo data.  Thanks

[craigr3]

John, thanks that pointed me to t bg e issue.  You can close the ticket.