Meteonorm 8.1.6
02/15/2023
Only affects Meteonorm Web Service |
Removed the influence of a high horizon on gk and dk. Added new parameters ghhor, gkhor, dhhor and dkhor instead. |
Additional parameters: lb, tl, aod, heatload_din |
Corrected value of "timespan" in the meta data |
Meteonorm 8.1.4
10/11/2022
Fixes the error “Connection was closed, statement was terminated” in the SQLiteDataReader |
Meteonorm 8.1.1
03/21/2022
Fixed various data and topography problems for northern latitudes (>60°N) |
Fixed a problem with leap years when importing cross-year data |
Minor bugfixes and changes |
Meteonorm 8.1.0
10/04/2021
Thorough data quality check of radiation data from stations: Several stations with poor quality corrected or removed |
Update satellite data: The data base is extended by 1 year for the satellites GOES-E, MSG, IODC and HIMAWARI |
Corrections in the output formats SAM (unit of snow depth corrected) and EnergyPlus (error in the header corrected) |
Minor bugfixes and changes |
Meteonorm 8.0.4
05/31/2021
Fixed different locations (Milano Linate, Ohrid) |
Fixed an error with Climate-fit.city future data |
Minor bugfixes and changes |
Meteonorm 8.0.3
01/14/2021
Correction of the interpolation of temperature distribution (for generation of hourly temperature values) |
A problem with the conversion of radiation units when importing monthly data of leap years was corrected |
An error in the Enthalpy formula was corrected |
An error of axis tracked radiation when calculating multiple locations was corrected |
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Meteonorm 8.0.2
11/26/2020
Corrects a problem with the altitude calculation of user defined locations for system locales with a “,” as decimal separator. |
Corrects a problem of the installer of Meteonorm 8.0.1, which failed to replace some files when installing over an older version. |
Corrects an error of the temperature distribution of Northern France in March. |
Meteonorm 8.0.1
11/10/2020
Corrects missing radiation values for the output format TMY2 |
Corrects an error that occurs when downloading time series with French locales |
Dropdown list of future periods is now also visible for French application language |
Meteonorm 8.0
09/15/2020
Update climate periods: 1996-2015 for radiation parameters, 2000-2019 for all other parameters (temperature, humidity, precipitation, ...) |
Additional parameters for current periods and worldwide coverage based on satellite data |
New IPCC scenarios (RCP 2.6, 4.5 and 8.5) based on CMIP5 |
Updated software |
Meteonorm 7.3.4
03/23/2020
Urban heat data of 95 European cities based on H2020 climate-fit.city added |
Diverse small corrections (city coordinates, user defined albedo, monthly import) |
Meteonorm 7.3.3
07/23/2019
Fixed different locations (Bremen, Doha, Dunstaffnage) |
Urban heat cities visible with French and Italian locales |
Meteonorm 7.3.2
05/14/2019
New urban heat data for Berlin and Brehmen |
Data from the current time period for the Ruhr area |
Sun- and reflection paths are now in 15 minutes resolution |
Meteonorm 7.3.1
01/14/2019
Fixes a problem with daily temperatures |
Select Urban Heat model explicitly |
Output of the selected Urban Heat model in the report |
Meteonorm 7.3.0
11/21/2018
New feature: Access to current time series data worldwide (hourly and monthly measurements) |
Precise models for urban heat effects in Berne, Vienna, Rome and Barcelona |
New clear sky model: Solis 2017 |
Precise output of used input data and covered time period |
Climate data: Updates for Brazil and South-west Australia |
Correction of horizon effects when used in locations with big deviation of the timezone to the true solar time |
Meteonorm 7.2.4
05/04/2018
Fixes a problem with missing exceptions log files. |
Meteonorm 7.2.3
03/28/2018
Maintenance release with minor changes |
Meteonorm 7.2.2
09/14/2017
Solves a problem with the webservice for altitude informations |
Solves a problem with snow heights near Switzerland |
Meteonorm 7.2.1
06/28/2017
Solves a problem with the turbidity database. Turbidity is now calculated correctly world wide. |
Correct unit for precipitable water |
TT DIN 4710 works in batch mode correctly now |
Meteonorm 7.2.0
05/17/2017
Meteonorm 7.2 is a paid upgrade. Please use the upgrade form to renew your current Meteonorm 7.1 licences. Release-Newsletter
Two new minute models |
New aerosol data |
Updated data for Switzerland and Germany |
Urban heat effects |
Many small changes and updates |
Meteonorm 7.1.11
01/10/2017
Fixes address search for all countries |
Fixes locations London Airport and Oslo |
Updates output format EPW |
Meteonorm 7.1.10
07/28/2016
Note: Starting with Meteonorm version 7.1.10, Windows XP is no longer supported.
New provider for map and geocoding data |
Neues Ausgabeformat SAM |
Neues Ausgabefomat DWD TRY 1.1 |
Removes impossible selection of combinations of minutes radiation models and output formats |
Minor data correction for Senegal |
Minor improvements in the graphical user interface |
Meteonorm 7.1.9
06/15/2016
New output format for PVscout 2 |
Meteonorm reports a failure when an output file cannot be written |
Fixes precipitation data in Sudan |
Mixing ratio for german and danish TMY are calculated correctly now |
Fixes a problem with horizontal global radiation in batch mode |
Meteonorm 7.1.8
02/03/2016
Adds P10- and P90-values for global radiation to the monthly result view |
Updated precipitation data for Korea, France and the USA |
New camera Sony DSC-HX60V in Horicatcher |
Fixes errors in batch mode |
Graphs are now saved without missing pixels from the result previews |
Meteonorm 7.1.7
11/24/2015
Additional output parameters for formats EPW and PHPP |
Fixes saved times of sunrises and sunsets |
Meteonorm 7.1.6
08/27/2015
Allows output of 15 minute values |
Extends the output formats Science and PHPP |
Fixes a problem with the calculation of snow loads (in Switzerland) |
Meteonorm 7.1.5
07/30/2015
Updated data for Denmark, incl. TMY3 data |
Meteonorm now uses significantly less memory in batch mode |
Sun paths in the morning and evening hours corrected |
Additional parameters for the PHPP output format |
SIA-2018 wind gusts are now calculated correctly |
Umlauts in the METEO output format formatted correctly |
Meteonorm 7.1.4
05/27/2015
Sunset and sunrise dates can be saved |
Small updates and changes to enhance the stability |
Download of TMY data simplifie |
Update of batch mode |
Corrections and update of PHPP output formats |
Additional information about time periods and share of satellite and ground data for interpolation |
Addition of UVB parameter |
Small corrections of climate database |
Meteonorm 7.1.3
11/04/2014
Security update for users of obsolete operating systems (Windows XP) |
No functional changes |
Meteonorm 7.1.2
09/19/2014
Updates to global radiation data for China, Japan, Turkey and India |
Correctly reads in altitude information in batch files with Swiss coordinates |
Additions to the output format PHPP |
Updates to the output format Pleiades/Comfie |
Output format Solar-Ripp now automatically creates binary packed data |
Meteonorm 7.1.1
06/03/2014
Includes the missing manual and theory PDF |
Fixes a problem with the output format Standard opt. |
Meteonorm 7.1.0
05/27/2014
New batch mode: Calculate up to 100 locations at once |
New radiation data from 1991 to 2010 and new satellite data outside Europe and Northern Africa (8 instead of 30 km) |
Many further improvements |
Meteonorm 7.0.22
08/22/2013
Fixes problems with user profiles stored on server paths. |
Fixes problems with entering time zones and searching on the map on certain locales. |
Meteonorm 7.0.21
07/05/2013
More precise calculation of radiation data. |
Imported monthly radiation data of user defined locations can now be used for interpolation. |
Daily data can now be imported. |
Corrects wind load data for Switzerland. |
Adds the custom horizon to the report. |
New output format for StruSoft. |
Optionally remembers the output format setting. |
Note: This version had been retracted due to problems with file paths on certain Windows installations. All changes have been integrated into version 7.0.22. |
Meteonorm 7.0.20
02/27/2013
Corrections of the radiation output when using a horizon with temporary shadowing. |
Corrections of the radiation output of locations above the polar circle. |
The preview should now correctly indicate which data (meteonorm or imported) was used in the calculation. |
Location data changes for Guatemala, Potsdam, Sede Boqer, Gillot. |
Improvements for the spanish and italian translations. |
Changes to the graphical interface: More information visible. |
Meteonorm 7.0.19
12/05/2012
Fixes beam output for TMY3. |
Adds spanish translation. |
Improves handling of coordinates in the location information dialog for international users. |
Adds wind load information to preview. |
Custom locations are now sorted alphabetically. |
Monthly dew point temperature values are now handled correctly. Import of relative humidity enabled. |
Meteonorm 7.0.18
11/05/2012
Fixes a bug in the user-defined locations dialog (entering latitude/longitude). |
For locations with high horizons, corrected global radiation data is now used per default. In previous versions, original global radiation data is used per default (register modifications; only for approx. 20 Swiss weather stations). |
Test reference stations of DWD: change of time reference and limitation of high beam values. In previous versions partially too high beam values have been calculated (in morning hours) due to time reference errors. |
Horizontal beam (H_Bh or G_Bn) is now correctly named in user defined output format. |
Meteonorm 7.0.17
10/18/2012
Adding a constant horizon on a topological horizon resulted in an invalid horizon. |
Improvements to the monthly values import table. |
Corrects wrong parameter output for PVSyst calculations. |
User defined locations are now searchable. |
Minor improvements for the user interface. |
Meteonorm 7.0.16
09/13/2012
Adds HORIcatcher |
Minor updates to the report |
Minor updates of the station list |
Meteonorm 7.0.15
08/27/2012
Adds italian localisation |
Adds the possibility to use authenticated proxies |
Improves the handling of hourly import files |
Fixes a problem when not using the topographical horizon |
Fixes a poblem when importing data for 2011 and 2012 |
Fixes the scroll bar functionality on small screens |
Meteonorm 7.0.14
07/26/2012
Improved Internet connectivity and proxy handling. |
Meteonorm 7.0.13
07/13/2012
Adds french localisation. |
Changes license management: One serial number is now valid for all users on one system. |
Adds an easy way to define constant horizons. |
Underdefined horizons (Less than one point per 90°) are now calculated correctly. |
Corrects radiation periods for weather stations in the output preview. |
Imports custom locations from XML, CSV and MDB. Imports the old stnuser2005.mdb now. Can fill in missing location data (I.e. altitude, timzone) |
Improves Internet connection handling for registration and maps. |
New, simpler save data dialog. |
The file extensions for custom formats are now configurable. |
Minor bugfixes and correction to some location coordinates. |
Meteonorm 7.0.12
06/08/2012
Fixes severe localisation problems in regions where commata are used instead of decimal points (Germany, France, Norway et al.) This also fixes crashes during startup for french users. |
Implements automatic proxy server detection and prevents crashes during the registration process. |
Fixes report generation for the TMY2 format. |
Horizon files saved by meteonorm 7 are now compatible with PV*SOL. |
Sun paths are now correctly drawn on the southern hemisphere. |
Minor bug fixes and corrections of translation errors. |
Meteonorm 7.0.11
05/31/2012
Total redesign of software, more intuitive handling. |
New map tool for site selection. |
New import interface for user defined data (including current data by internet). |
Redesign of the horizon tool, including calculation of reflexions of panels. |
Access to climate change forecasts (3 IPCC scenarios). |
Updated database including 8'300 weather stations. |
Output of the uncertainty of yearly values of radiation and temperature for any site. |
Wind load zones for Germany and Switzerland and snow load zones for Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France. |
Updated interpolation models to calculate mean values for any site in the world. |
Calculation of direct radiation and inclined planes with additional models. |