| An otherwise empty backyard can be turned into a | | | | precipitation patterns at the push of a button, without |
| science laboratory with the very basic but essential, | | | | having you to go out, get drenched and check the |
| digital rain gauge. It is very interesting to know how | | | | reading! Some even come with the temperature |
| backyard science can actually be fun! Kids love to | | | | display function which records the indoor and outdoor |
| demonstrate their own building capacities and what a | | | | temperatures as well. |
| better way than to create a weather lab in your own | | | | Choose a place which is free from obstructions |
| backyard? Simple rain gauges can be made with a | | | | around and above it. Avoid areas which are too |
| funnel taped properly to a graduated cylinder which | | | | densely forested. A tree above the gauge will only |
| can record the amount of precipitation in a day. | | | | serve to provide you with inaccurate data. |
| But there's a better way. You don't have to run out | | | | Do not keep it near your dog house too. By chance if |
| every day and measure the rain collected in your | | | | the dog takes any interest in the gauge, you are done |
| cylinder. With a digital rain gauge you can simply sit in | | | | with your job of measuring the rainfall - your pet will |
| your home and enjoy a live feed. And with much | | | | take care of it! If you have not mowed your lawn for |
| greater accuracy than with a do it yourself gauge. | | | | long, then it is also not a suitable place. |
| The U.S. weather service sells these rain gauges for | | | | The best place is the terrace upstairs. Choose an |
| normal domestic use. It is generally a smaller replica of | | | | isolated spot and please don't cover it! Placing it above |
| what the government and other private meteorological | | | | a window shade will also do, provided you don't have |
| departments use. Advanced gauges use a second | | | | any stray branches scraping at it. |
| cylinder in case the main cylinder fills up. | | | | Not only is measuring the rainfall fun, it can be a big |
| A digital rain gauge does all the manual work required | | | | use to those who garden or take exceptional pride in |
| to record a rainfall. The better ones come with another | | | | their lawn. When you know how much rain has fallen, |
| holding area, which automatically empties itself on | | | | you'll know how much water your plants and grass will |
| receiving more than one inch of precipitation. | | | | need. A digital rain gauge will make sure you get |
| The wireless digital gauge helps you record the live | | | | accurate data. |