Correctly plot time series in Highcharts/Highstock - javascript

I have large collection of data in the format [1421065200000, 1.72], where the first parameter is time in milliseconds and the second parameter is the value at that specific time. I have data array consisting of such data in large size. Now I want scrollable graph containing plot of such time and value data. Here is my javascript implementation to do so,
var dataArray; //This contains my data array i.e. ([[t1, v1],[t2, v2],...])
var minDate = dataArray[0][0];
var maxDate = dataArray[dataArray.length - 1][0];
var chartOption = {
chart: {
type: graphType,
renderTo: 'graph-container',
zoomType: 'x',
useUTC: false
},
title: {
text: 'Data from last 24 hours'
},
credits : {
enabled: false
},
xAxis: {
title: {
text: null
},
type: 'datetime',
dateTimeLabelFormats: {
second: '%Y-%m-%d<br/>%H:%M:%S',
minute: '%Y-%m-%d<br/>%H:%M',
hour: '%Y-%m-%d<br/>%H:%M',
day: '%Y<br/>%m-%d',
week: '%Y<br/>%m-%d',
month: '%Y-%m',
year: '%Y'
},
allowDecimals: false,
ordinal: false,
min: minDate,
max: maxDate
},
yAxis: {
title: {
text: null
}
},
plotOptions: {
series: {
pointStart: minDate,
pointInterval: 5 * 60 *1000
}
},
series: [{
name: parameterName,
data: dataArray
}],
exporting: {
enabled: false
}
};
parameterChart = new Highcharts.Chart(chartOption);
}
The chart shows incorrect data, the time value on x-axis doesn't match the value at y-axis. What is the most correct and efficient to show such time series. Should I use Highcharts or Highstock. Please guide me through this, with suggestion or maybe with solution.

What I did was, I used HighStock instead of HighCharts (since I needed scrollbar along x-axis for large collection of data). I was passing the date in my local time zone format, whereas the chart was using UTC. So, I disabled the use of UTC (alternative: I could have provided data in UTC and drawn the graph using the same, In my case I needed my local labels). I gave the minimum and maximum range to the x-axis through x-axis min and max configuration. Here is the sample of my code,
//dataArray contains the array of data [[x1, y1], [x2, y2], ...]
//x is Date, y is temperature value (say)
var minDate = dataArray[0][0];
var maxDate = dataArray[dataArray.length - 1][0];
//Disable use of UTC
Highcharts.setOptions({
global: {
useUTC: false
}
});
//Create graph options
var chartOption = {
chart: {
type: graphType, //line, bar, column, etc
renderTo: 'graph-container', //div where my graph will be drawn
zoomType: 'x' //Making x-axis zoomable/scrollable
},
title: {
text: 'Data from last 6 hours'
},
subtitle: {
text: document.ontouchstart === undefined ?
'Click and drag in the plot area to zoom in' :
'Pinch the chart to zoom in'
},
xAxis: {
title: {
text: null
},
type: 'datetime', //For time series, x-axis labels will be time
labels: {
//You can format the label according to your need
format: '{value:%H:%m}'
},
min: minDate,
max: maxDate,
minPadding: 0.05,
maxPadding: 0.05
},
yAxis: {
title: {
text: null
}
},
scrollbar: {
enabled: true
},
series: [{
name: "Temperature", //Name of the series
data: dataArray
}],
exporting: {
enabled: false
},
credits : {
enabled: false
}
};
//Finally create the graph
var myChart = new Highcharts.Chart(chartOption);

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