21-12-2018, 22:08
OK so still not terribly scientific, but it looks like it's measuring 0.3mm per tip with the funnel on top.
I bought a good quality garden rain gauge (it says professional but I have my doubts) . https://www.bunnings.co.nz/holman-rain-g..._p00278717.
That gauge measured rain yesterday of 2.7mm, it has some very good 1mm graduations so I'm comfortable that's close. The station gauge read 1.8mm @ 0.2mm per tip that makes 9 tips. It should have read 2.7mm which divided by 9 tips is 0.3mm per tip.
So for now I'll set it at that and continue to monitor the rainfall with both and see how I go. At some stage after Xmas I'll get a little more scientific about it.
Colin
I bought a good quality garden rain gauge (it says professional but I have my doubts) . https://www.bunnings.co.nz/holman-rain-g..._p00278717.
That gauge measured rain yesterday of 2.7mm, it has some very good 1mm graduations so I'm comfortable that's close. The station gauge read 1.8mm @ 0.2mm per tip that makes 9 tips. It should have read 2.7mm which divided by 9 tips is 0.3mm per tip.
So for now I'll set it at that and continue to monitor the rainfall with both and see how I go. At some stage after Xmas I'll get a little more scientific about it.
Colin
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