We've always had a smaller rain gauge that is basically part of an artsy garden stand. A week ago I bought an Accurite jumbo gauge I mounted to a wood stake and placed a couple feet away from the old one.

With each rain the small one reads at least an inch more. Something ain't right?

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Posted by Turnblad85

Member since Sep 2022

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Posted on 12/14/22 at 9:32 pm to Bayou

I would guess the smaller is faulty. It certainly takes a smaller sample vs the big one. Of course I'm sure you have taken care to have them both in the wide open not close to any overhead things. Right?

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Posted by Nawlens Gator

louisiana

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Posted on 12/14/22 at 10:55 pm to Turnblad85

We finally went to a 5 qt galv bucket marked for each qt. It's very accurate, Just need to measure the depth before emptying. Rain gauges lie.

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Posted by Bayou

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Member since Feb 2005

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Posted on 12/15/22 at 8:24 am to Turnblad85

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Of course I'm sure you have taken care to have them both in the wide open not close to any overhead things. Right?

Yes. Both are basically by each other, too.

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Posted by BottomlandBrew

Member since Aug 2010

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Posted on 12/15/22 at 10:05 am to Bayou

Get yourself a CoCoRaHS rain gauge and join the network.

Rain Gauge

CoCoRaHS.org

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Posted by CrawDude

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Member since Apr 2019

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Posted on 12/15/22 at 11:33 am to BottomlandBrew

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Get yourself a CoCoRaHS rain gauge and join the network.

This is what I have - accurate to a 1/10th of an inch. Also have a an Ambient Weather WS-2902 WiFi Smart Weather Station. The weather station’s rain gauge and the CoCoRaHS rain gauge readings are usually within 0.1 to 0.2 inch of each other.

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Posted by Bayou

Boudin, LA

Member since Feb 2005

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Posted on 12/15/22 at 8:41 pm to CrawDude

NOW y'all tell me about CoCoRaHS rain gauge