Monday, October 31, 2011

An old, but handy invention!

This is a rain gauge. It is used to measure precipitation, and is measured in millimeters.
The most official rain gauges have a tall cylinder with a funnel at the top that collects water into the measuring tube which has one tenth of the area of the top of the funnel. Today, forecasters and airports use this instrument which was invented over one-hundred years ago!

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