There have been at least a couple of mechanisms used. Previously (since v3.4.0) on startup WeeWX would wait for a system clock that was after 1 January 2000. More recently (since v3.8.1) on startup WeeWX waits for a system clock that is later than the creation time of weewx.conf.
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