diff --git a/metobscommon/tests/test_influxdb.py b/metobscommon/tests/test_influxdb.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e963ffbc5b94b1ad60037e778aed990118ef100c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metobscommon/tests/test_influxdb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+from metobscommon import influxdb
+
+
+def test_frame_records_single_dict():
+    now = datetime(2023, 1, 1, 12, 0, 0)
+    timestamp = 1672574400000000000  # now in nanoseconds from epoch
+    data_dict = {
+        "air_temp": 20.0,
+        "wind_speed": 15.0,
+        "timestamp": now,
+    }
+    lines = list(influxdb.frame_records(
+        data_dict,
+        measurement_name="test",
+        site="aoss",
+        inst="tower",
+    ))
+    assert len(lines) == 1
+    assert lines[0] == f"test,inst=tower,site=aoss air_temp=20.0,wind_speed=15.0 {timestamp}"
+
+
+def test_frame_records_single_dict_with_winds():
+    now = datetime(2023, 1, 1, 12, 0, 0)
+    timestamp = 1672574400000000000  # now in nanoseconds from epoch
+    data_dict = {
+        "air_temp": 20.0,
+        "wind_speed": 15.0,
+        "wind_dir": 0.0,
+        "timestamp": now,
+    }
+    lines = list(influxdb.frame_records(
+        data_dict,
+        measurement_name="test",
+        site="aoss",
+        inst="tower",
+    ))
+    assert len(lines) == 1
+    assert lines[0] == f"test,inst=tower,site=aoss air_temp=20.0,wind_speed=15.0,wind_east=0.0,wind_north=15.0 {timestamp}"
diff --git a/metobscommon/util/calc.py b/metobscommon/util/calc.py
index 153038a0eb16aa6a6d8605abb867c4ef405a1b56..ee08c9f51c38ff5a87e9ef8b6fd0bd98ac36bcec 100644
--- a/metobscommon/util/calc.py
+++ b/metobscommon/util/calc.py
@@ -126,10 +126,9 @@ def dir2txt(val):
 
 
 def wind_vector_components(windspd, winddir):
-    """Decompose scalar or list/array polar wind direction and speed data
-    into the horizontal and vertical vector components and speed vector.
+    """Decompose polar wind direction and speed into the horizontal and vertical vector components and speed vector.
 
-    Inputs can be scalar or arrays.
+    Inputs can be scalar or arrays. Wind direction of 0 is north.
     """
     dir_rad = np.deg2rad(winddir)
     spd_arr = np.array(windspd)