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The exterior of a tipping bucket rain gauge The interior of a tipping bucket rain gauge. The tipping bucket rain gauge consists of a funnel that collects and channels the precipitation into a small seesaw-like container. After a pre-set amount of precipitation falls, the lever tips, dumping the collected water and sending an electrical signal.
Rain gauge for measuring liquid precipitation over a set period of time. Wind sock for measuring general wind speed and wind direction; Wind vane, also called a weather vane or a weathercock: it shows which way the wind is blowing. Evaporation pan for measuring evaporation.
Rain gauges are used to measure the precipitation which falls at any point on the Earth's landmass. Remote sensing, as used in meteorology, is the concept of collecting data from remote weather events and subsequently producing weather information.
The term "Precipitation gauge" may refer to: Disdrometer, an instrument used to measure the drop size distribution and velocity of falling hydrometeors; Rain gauge, also known as an udometer, a pluviometer, an ombrometer or a cup is a type of instrument used by meteorologists and hydrologists to gather and measure the amount of liquid precipitation over a set period of time
Exterior of a Stevenson screen. A Stevenson screen or instrument shelter is a shelter or an enclosure used to protect meteorological instruments against precipitation and direct heat radiation from outside sources, while still allowing air to circulate freely around them. [1]
The wettest Christmas on record was in 1987, when Louisville received just over two inches of rain. Louisville warmest Christmas was recorded in 2021, when the high temperature reached 75 degrees.
Current estimates predict the Louisville area will receive 2.5-4.5 inches of rainfall through Sunday, he said. Strong gusts of wind at speeds of 40-50 mph are expected to hit the area starting ...
The change from manual observations to automatic weather stations is a major non-climatic change in the climate record. [6] The change in instrumentation, enclosure and location can lead to a jump in, for example, the measured temperature or precipitation values, which can lead to erroneous estimates of climate trends.