I’ve seen cheap weather stations with an anemometer is positioned so that as it spins and splashes water into the rain gauge. Obviously, that is not great. On the flip side, Davis uses very ...

Sign up here to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.Measuring rain might seem simple, just put out a bucket and see how much water collects, right? But meteorologists ...

The location of your weather station is the most important ... the nearest tree or body of water. You want the Rain Collector (or, Rain Gauge) to receive rainfall as if it were in the middle ...

So that’s where the tipping bucket rain gauge comes in ... Still, it remains a vital tool in weather stations, helping meteorologists monitor precipitation with accuracy. J ennifer Gray ...