Rain Gauge Recomendiation

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Posted: 5/6/2022 9:59:22 AM EDT

Been checking gauges on Amozon and there are plenty of electronic gauges to choose from. One I was interested in said it was not to be in the direct sun for long periods of time. WTF

What can you recommend without breaking the bank. $100 would be alright. I live where we have hurricanes and 100 degree weather.

What do you use?

Posted: 5/6/2022 10:18:46 AM EDT

[#1]

$30 max

Posted: 5/6/2022 10:22:13 AM EDT

[#2]

Glass Mason jar, anchored down and with labelled graduations of OP's choice.

Might set ya back a dollar or two though.

Posted: 5/6/2022 10:24:32 AM EDT

[#3]

I'm currently using a large one with a red float so that I can read it from a distance.

I used to always use the small glass ones but I would forget to empty them in the winter and the would freeze and crack.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00002N64X

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Posted: 5/6/2022 10:32:10 AM EDT

[#4]

Thanks for the replies but I guess I didn't make myself clear in my original post. I am only interested in electronic gauge so I don't have to walk out in the rain to read the measurement.

Posted: 5/6/2022 10:34:08 AM EDT

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Glass Mason jar, anchored down and with labelled graduations of OP's choice.

Might set ya back a dollar or two though.

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I like you. No homo.

Posted: 5/6/2022 10:34:19 AM EDT

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Thanks for the replies but I guess I didn't make myself clear in my original post. I am only interested in electronic gauge so I don't have to walk out in the rain to read the measurement.

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That's why I got a big one with a float, I can read it fairly accurately without going out in the rain.

Posted: 5/6/2022 10:38:26 AM EDT

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Many years ago my grandfather had a tipping bucket rain gauge. It was electric, not electronic, and when the internal bucket tipped it advanced a wheel in the base. The wheel drove an odometer type reading which measured rain in tenths of an inch and had a mechanical reset button.

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