So that’s where the tipping bucket rain gauge comes in. Invented in 1662, this clever instrument doesn’t just measure rainfall; it records it in real time. Inside the gauge, a small, see-saw ...

A long-time viewer emailed me earlier this week with a puzzle: he had two rain gauges side-by-side during our recent storm, but they measured a different amount of rain. Here's how it happens.

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Measuring rain, hail and snow is easy to do, with a little training and attention to detail. Most of us know how to use a rain gauge, or at least most of us think that we know how.Set it outdoors ...

The typical rain gauge has a diameter of ~10cm, roughly 0.01m². The small rocker as pictured above collects rain drops, swings over, and releases the water at a point roughly 1cm below.

Q: My rain gauge was up to 4+ inches during the rain storm at 3 p.m. Jan. 9. It’s always much higher than any official amount announced. I’ve had several ...

My rain gauge can precisely measure all liquids, but it works best in an open field or verdant pasture or perhaps mounted to a dry, ancient post devoid of the last amount of its original preservative.