What is everyone using to measure rainfall? Looking to pick up some sort of gauge. A lot of them have negative reviews. What's good?

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cheap {less than $5} Taylor set of 2, one measures up to 5 inches for rainfall,the other up to 1 inch made for use with sprinklers.Bought 5 sets mainly for the little 1 inch guys to spread around lawn to measure sprinkler coverage. this is the one http://www.taylorusa.com/environment/ra ... gauge.html

the 5" meters work MUCH better than the short ones. The shorter ones always "splash out".

I use a Davis Vantage Pro2. It does a little more than measures rain and it is a little pricey if that is all you want. Thinking of getting software and a cable so that I can post my weather station on the net!

Mightyquinn wrote:I use a Davis Vantage Pro2. It does a little more than measures rain and it is a little pricey if that is all you want. Thinking of getting software and a cable so that I can post my weather station on the net!

Now your talkin' LOL. I was day dreaming earlier today about how it would be nice if I could check rainfall at the house from my iphone

I really don't know which route I'm leaning towards though, "manual" or "electronic" I'm open at this point. Keep em coming guys!

Erik

I have this electronic rain gauge. It works really well and not too expensive. I like old fashion gauges too but sometimes I'm too lazy to empty them after a light rain.

Timely topic, as I have been considering one of these too. I'm currently using a catfood can and it's not very accurate!

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Seven333 wrote:Timely topic, as I have been considering one of these too. I'm currently using a catfood can and it's not very accurate!

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Haha. We've all done it! I figure it's about time I treat myself to a nicer setup.

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eriocaulon wrote:I have this electronic rain gauge. It works really well and not too expensive. I like old fashion gauges too but sometimes I'm too lazy to empty them after a light rain.

Lots of negative reviews on this product at Amazon? Sometimes the simple old fashioned things are more trustworthy, if not as stylish. Tuna cans are accurate, if ungainly.

HanLawn wrote:

eriocaulon wrote:I have this electronic rain gauge. It works really well and not too expensive. I like old fashion gauges too but sometimes I'm too lazy to empty them after a light rain.

Lots of negative reviews on this product at Amazon? Sometimes the simple old fashioned things are more trustworthy, if not as stylish. Tuna cans are accurate, if ungainly.

I also have an old fashioned plastic one. Never needs batteries. Simple - works - sort of like me.

I just ordered the P3020 off ebay for 20 shipped so we'll see how it does. I also have the plastic ones that reads up to 5-6" and it came with a little 2" spiked one to place for sprinklers I have one mounted on my mailbox post and other in the back on the fence.

Just got the P3 Gauge in today. Not sure if something is wrong with it because as I pick it up, the gauge starts counting upward as if measuring rainfall. Any little movement will do this. Anyone with the same unit experience the same issue or is that a normal feature? thanks.

I just got mine today too. When you move it theres a little teeter-totter inside when it fills up it tips and fills up and dumps while its filling up the other side. It must be calibrated to how much it holds before it dumps if you watch it, it should go in .2 increments. put it under the faucet and trickle your water into it and watch/listen to it

PS, after the faucet dont forget to reset "Total" this will reset all the different categories. Or else your rainfall will be wrong lol

OK, just have to make sure not to move it around much or rainfall amount will be inaccurate I guess.

Lawndog wrote:OK, just have to make sure not to move it around much or rainfall amount will be inaccurate I guess.

Just leave it on the table or wherever your going to keep it, all you do to reset whatever category you want to reset is hold the right button (make sure you hit the button to get it to which category you want it to reset first like, 1hr, 24hrs, 7days, 30 days)

I placed mine on the patio furniture glass table top. Unless the battery needs changing I dont plan on picking it up cause it will trigger the accumulation!