diff --git a/server/scripts/modules/hazards.mjs b/server/scripts/modules/hazards.mjs
index 7c64c73..b94c661 100644
--- a/server/scripts/modules/hazards.mjs
+++ b/server/scripts/modules/hazards.mjs
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class Hazards extends WeatherDisplay {
 	async getData(weatherParameters, refresh) {
 		// super checks for enabled
 		const superResult = super.getData(weatherParameters, refresh);
+		// hazards performs a silent refresh, but does not fall back to a previous fetch if no data is available
+		// this is intentional to ensure the latest alerts only are displayed.
 
 		const alert = this.checkbox.querySelector('.alert');
 		alert.classList.remove('show');
diff --git a/server/scripts/modules/hourly-graph.mjs b/server/scripts/modules/hourly-graph.mjs
index c956957..7914e3e 100644
--- a/server/scripts/modules/hourly-graph.mjs
+++ b/server/scripts/modules/hourly-graph.mjs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class HourlyGraph extends WeatherDisplay {
 		this.elem.querySelector('.header .right').append(header);
 	}
 
-	async getData(_weatherParameters, refresh) {
+	async getData(weatherParameters, refresh) {
 		if (!super.getData(undefined, refresh)) return;
 
 		const data = await getHourlyData(() => this.stillWaiting());
diff --git a/server/scripts/modules/latestobservations.mjs b/server/scripts/modules/latestobservations.mjs
index 38f95fc..a52c747 100644
--- a/server/scripts/modules/latestobservations.mjs
+++ b/server/scripts/modules/latestobservations.mjs
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ class LatestObservations extends WeatherDisplay {
 		this.MaximumRegionalStations = 7;
 	}
 
-	async getData(_weatherParameters, refresh) {
-		if (!super.getData(_weatherParameters, refresh)) return;
-		const weatherParameters = _weatherParameters ?? this.weatherParameters;
+	async getData(weatherParameters, refresh) {
+		if (!super.getData(weatherParameters, refresh)) return;
+		// latest observations does a silent refresh but will not fall back to previously fetched data
+		// this is intentional because up to 30 stations are available to pull data from
 
 		// calculate distance to each station
 		const stationsByDistance = Object.keys(StationInfo).map((key) => {
 			const station = StationInfo[key];
-			const distance = calcDistance(station.lat, station.lon, weatherParameters.latitude, weatherParameters.longitude);
+			const distance = calcDistance(station.lat, station.lon, this.weatherParameters.latitude, this.weatherParameters.longitude);
 			return { ...station, distance };
 		});