Version 2 of the Rainfall Intensity software is now available! It corrects many of the "bugs" reported in the previous version.

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USER'S MANUAL

REQUIRED DATABASES

Create a "rainfall" database

Create a "rainfall_stats" database

Set each database as a System DSN to allow connection to the RAIN software

RAINSTART

Open the RAIN software

Log On to RAIN software programs

RAINDIGITIZER

Getting Started - Things to Do Before You Begin Digitizing

Log On

Link to your "rainfall" database

Digitize a strip chart and save as an x,y ascii file on your hard drive

QC the digitized strip charts

Load digitized ascii file(s) to your "rainfall" database

Convert digitized ascii file(s) to meaningful rainfall data (time-depth series) and store in your "rainfall" database

RAINPLOT

Select a dataset (select data to analyze)

Quality control the selected data (view raw rainfall data)

Analyze the selected data using predictive statistical curve fits (includes IDF analysis)

Create a report (automated reports showing various results)

Show monthly and seasonal summaries

Display data on map using RAINMAP

Edit hydrologic default settings (customize program settings such as "months that comprise a water year" and others)

RAINSHARE

Log On

Edit, add, or delete data in your "rainfall" database

Export or import your "rainfall" database

Instructions for RAINSTART

RAINSTART is the main menu used to access all of the RAIN software. It represents the interface by which a user may open RAINDIGITIZER, RAINPLOT, and RAINSHARE.

Click the RAINSTART icon to launch the RAIN software.

Clicking the icon will open the following start up screen.

To launch the RAINDIGITIZER, RAINPLOT, or RAINSHARE program, click the corresponding button.

To add or edit users of the RAINDIGITIZER and RAINSHARE programs - both of which require passwords - click the 'Add Users' button. The following screen will appear. Enter a valid User Name and corresponding Password (or use the "Default Administrator" user name and a password of 1234). Click 'Login'.

The following screen will open. Add or edit the users and passwords as needed. Note that the program is set up to initially allow a user called "Default Administrator" to log in with a password of 1234. Your system administrator can add users and set specific access levels based on a user's responsibilities and duties.

The access levels are: 1) Administrative (access to all areas of all software, including ability to add users, set passwords, and add and edit databases); 3) Database Operator (ability and access to add and edit databases); and 10) Digitizer Operator (ability and access to digitize strip charts and save the resulting ascii files to the hard drive). Once the users are added, click 'Return to the Main Menu' to continue.

Go to the main User's Manual page.