Error with making hour column from datetime column

LambChoptheKid

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  1. 365
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  1. Windows
Hey everyone,

I'm experiencing a problem with Power Query making a mistake in pulling an hour from a datetime.

In the original table, the "Hour" column (2nd from left, in 24 hour format) is not there. I added that column by highlighting my datetime column in Power Query, going to the "Add Column" section in Power Query, going to the "Time option" and selecting "Hour > Hour" from the dropdown list. Screenshot of the what I mean below.

time.png


The problem I am running into is that it has made a mistake in row 3131 which has caused all subsequent rows to be incorrect as well. Screenshot below.

Screenshot 2024-01-26 172322.png


I could easily draw up a different non-Power Query solution to this problem, but I am trying to make better use of these tools and am wondering: 1. Why would Power Query incorrectly parse this information? 2. What can be done within Power Query to correct this? I would love to be able to use this Power Query function in the future but errors like this in a relatively small data set would make that very challenging.

I hope that I have adequately explained my problem here, but I would be happy to offer any clarification that would be of use in the comments.

Thanks for any assistance!
 

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