From 8b9f47115a4cf5c27a6fa5681cc0eb3982d3cbd2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rick Auch <48502913+mekaneck@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2024 03:49:34 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Update statistics-graph.markdown with retention information
 (#31442)

Add information on hourly statistics and add retention information for both hourly and 5-minute statistics.
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 source/_dashboards/statistics-graph.markdown | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/source/_dashboards/statistics-graph.markdown b/source/_dashboards/statistics-graph.markdown
index 76a0a1226b2..9b5b31c0ce9 100644
--- a/source/_dashboards/statistics-graph.markdown
+++ b/source/_dashboards/statistics-graph.markdown
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Screenshot of the statistics graph card with none metered entities and `chart_ty
 Screenshot of the statistics graph card with a metered entity and `chart_type` `bar`.
 </p>
 
-Statistics are gathered every 5 minutes for sensors that support it. It will either keep the <abbr title="Minimum">`min`</abbr>, <abbr title="Maximum">`max`</abbr>, and <abbr title="Average">`mean`</abbr> of a sensor's value for a specific hour or the <abbr title="Total">`sum`</abbr> for a metered entity.
+Statistics are gathered every 5 minutes and also hourly for sensors that support it. The 5-minute statistics will be retained for the duration set in the [recorder configuration](/integrations/recorder/#purge_keep_days), and hourly statistics will be retained indefinitely. It will either keep the <abbr title="Minimum">`min`</abbr>, <abbr title="Maximum">`max`</abbr>, and <abbr title="Average">`mean`</abbr> of a sensor's value for a specific hour or the <abbr title="Total">`sum`</abbr> for a metered entity.
 
 If your sensor doesn't work with statistics, check [this](/more-info/statistics/).