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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.
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
My reasons to suggest a move from "rain gauge" to "precipitation gauge" is simple: rain is a subset of precipitation, but not the other way around. This article can be more general by a rename. A precipitation gauge (e.g., T200-B ) can measure all forms of precipitation.
Gauge and gage are often used as alternative spellings. To the extent that there is a difference, a weather gauge can be a form of meteorological instrumentation for measuring weather quantitatively, such as a rain gauge, thermometer, anemometer, or barometer.
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Precipitation is measured using a rain gauge, and more recently remote sensing techniques such as a weather radar. When classified according to the rate of precipitation, rain can be divided into categories. Light rain describes rainfall which falls at a rate of between a trace and 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in) per hour. Moderate rain describes ...