Flesh out all available/supported measurements

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 InfoEx AutoWx (IEAW)
 =============
 
-This program fetches data from an NRCS SNOTEL site and pushes it into
-the InfoEx system using the new automated weather system implementation.
+This program fetches data from an NRCS SNOTEL or MesoWest station and
+pushes it into the InfoEx system using the new automated weather system
+implementation.
 
 License under the ISC license (see file: LICENSE).
 
 Disclaimer
 ----------
 
-Your usage of the NRCS and InfoEx systems is bound by their respective
-terms and this software makes no attempt or claim to abide by any such
-terms.
+Your usage of the NRCS, MesoWest, and/or InfoEx systems is bound by
+their respective terms and this software makes no attempt or claim to
+abide by any such terms.
 
 Installation
 ------------
@@ -31,8 +32,8 @@ This program is designed to be run from the command line (or via
 cron(8)) and administered via a simple, concise configuration file.
 
 This design allows you to run a separate program instance for each NRCS
-weather station from which you'd like to automate the importation of
-data into your InfoEx subscriber account.
+or MesoWest weather station from which you'd like to automate the
+importation of data into your InfoEx subscriber account.
 
 To run ad-hoc (be sure to activate the virtual environment, as detailed in the
 Installation section):
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ options.
 `csv_filename = # arbitrary name of the file that will be uploaded to InfoEx #`  
 `location_uuid = # the UUID used by InfoEx to identify your automated Wx site #`  
 
-Finding Your NRCS `station` values
+Finding your NRCS `station` values
 ----------------------------------
 
 To complete the [station] configuration section for an NRCS station, you
@@ -177,7 +178,32 @@ indicates that I'd like to import "Temperature" and "Precipitation
 accumulated" from the MesoWest station at Santiam Pass, OR, into InfoEx,
 and that I want that data in imperial units.
 
-Version History
+A note on supported measurements
+--------------------------------
+
+While this program supports several measurements, and will faithfully
+request all of the ones you specify (provided they're supported), the
+weather station may not record them. In this case, the data will simply
+be ignored (i.e. it will NOT log "0" when there's no measurement
+available).
+
+
+InfoEx provides a mechanism for inspecting your automated weather
+station data, so use that after setting this program up and compare it
+with the data you see in your web browser.
+
+Here's the list of measurements currently supported:
+
+precipitationGauge
+tempPres
+hS
+baro
+rH
+windSpeedNum
+windDirectionNum
+windGustSpeedNum (only supported by MesoWest)
+
+Version history
 ---------------
 
 - 2.0.0 (Jul 2020)