Use UTC time when asking MesoWest for data

diff --git a/infoex-autowx.py b/infoex-autowx.py
index 1d84ab8c0c8219916f0061e475c1928591db3e5a..439ff19d0dd05fc4777d8c5ab2e4aab6698e8609 100755 (executable)
--- a/infoex-autowx.py
+++ b/infoex-autowx.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def main():
                       "file")
             sys.exit(1)
 
-    (begin_date, end_date) = setup_time_values()
+    (begin_date, end_date) = setup_time_values(station['provider'])
 
     if station['provider'] == 'python':
         LOG.debug("Getting custom data from external Python program")
@@ -404,6 +404,10 @@ def get_nrcs_data(begin, end, station):
     client = zeep.Client(wsdl=station['source'], transport=transport)
     remote_data = {}
 
+    # massage begin/end date format
+    begin_date_str = begin.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:00')
+    end_date_str = end.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:00')
+
     for element_cd in station['desired_data']:
         time_element = time.time()
 
@@ -412,8 +416,8 @@ def get_nrcs_data(begin, end, station):
             stationTriplets=[station['station_id']],
             elementCd=element_cd,
             ordinal=1,
-            beginDate=begin,
-            endDate=end)
+            beginDate=begin_date_str,
+            endDate=end_date_str)
 
         LOG.info("Time to get NRCS elementCd '%s': %.3f sec", element_cd,
                  time.time() - time_element)
@@ -533,10 +537,17 @@ def upload_csv(path_to_file, infoex_data):
     os.remove(path_to_file)
 
 # other miscellaneous routines
-def setup_time_values():
+def setup_time_values(provider):
     """establish time bounds of data request(s)"""
+
+    # default timezone to UTC (for MesoWest)
+    tz = datetime.timezone.utc
+
+    if provider == 'nrcs':
+        tz = None
+
     # floor time to nearest hour
-    date_time = datetime.datetime.now()
+    date_time = datetime.datetime.now(tz=tz)
     end_date = date_time - datetime.timedelta(minutes=date_time.minute % 60,
                                               seconds=date_time.second,
                                               microseconds=date_time.microsecond)