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Does EnergyPlus simulate continuously between months?

I'm working on a year-long simulation and, when producing monthly data, I see discrete jumps between the last day of a month and the first of the next. I understand weather files have these jumps due to "typical meteorological years" having months from different years. However, this shouldn't be reflected in Energy Zone Operative Temperatures if the simulation is run continuously.

I would expect a sharp rise/fall in the operative temperature of an unconditioned space, but not a discrete jump.

Can anyone give me a hand with this?

Does EnergyPlus simulate continuously between months?

I'm working on a year-long simulation and, when producing monthly data, I see discrete jumps between the last day of a month and the first of the next. I understand weather files have these jumps due to "typical meteorological years" having months from different years. However, this shouldn't be reflected in Energy Zone Operative Temperatures if the simulation is run continuously.

I would expect a sharp rise/fall in the operative temperature of an unconditioned space, but not a discrete jump.

Can anyone give me a hand with this?

Does EnergyPlus simulate continuously between months?

I'm working on a year-long simulation and, when producing monthly data, I see discrete jumps between the last day of a month and the first of the next. I understand weather files have these jumps due to "typical meteorological years" having months from different years. However, this shouldn't be reflected in Energy Zone Operative Temperatures if the simulation is run continuously.

I would expect a sharp rise/fall in the operative temperature of an unconditioned space, but not a discrete jump.

Can anyone give me a hand with this?

Does EnergyPlus simulate continuously between months?

I'm working on a year-long simulation and, when producing monthly data, I see discrete jumps between the last day of a month and the first of the next. I understand weather files have these jumps due to "typical meteorological years" having months from different years. However, this shouldn't be reflected in Energy Zone Operative Temperatures if the simulation is run continuously.

I would expect a sharp rise/fall in the operative temperature of an unconditioned space, but not a discrete jump.

Can anyone give me a hand with this?