FUAUFAS KEXMY Rg202 Stratus Long Term Professional Rain and Snow Gauge

I am very happy with the quality of the gauge. It gives very accurate readings. Able to give precise readings on both large and very small rain events.My only critique would be; if the inner gauge is not standing perfectly straight the funnel top doesn't align easily and seat.I easily modified that by making the 4 fins on the bottom of the funnel beveled to approx. 45 degrees to self align the inner gauge. The quality of the material is sturdy enough to be filed or use a less aggressive wood rasp to make the modification.

Measures amount of rain. Read it and empty it ready for next rain storm.

GRACIAS POR QUE SON RAPIDOS PARA LA ENTREGA.

This is a polycarbonate rain gauge, made in the USA. I couldn't find another with moderate effort. The advantage of polycarbonate is that it can survive a winter's freezing with water in it. Acrylic cannot.Installation is easy. Place the base to the mounting area, make sure it's plumb, and either mark or drill 3 pilot holes. Screw the base on (instructions and mounting screws included. Mounting is into the dovetailed slots in the base.The rain gauge measures to 0.010" by having an inner tube. The funnel diameter is roughly 3"ID, and the inner tube roughly 1"ID, with the exact ration being 10:1. Thus, when the inner tube has 1" of water, that becomes 0.100". There are 10 divisions for each inch in the inner tube, so that each division is 0.010" The inner tube overflows at 1.0" of water, so that the outer, larger tube is now measuring inches, less the 1" in the inner tube.To be fair, the precision/accuracy of 0.010" is good only up to 1" of rain. More than 1" can be measured only to 0.100".The pros, to me, are first, polycarbonate, and second, made in USA. I refuse to purchase *anything* made in China, which seems to leave 90% of Amazon products unavailable to me.A small con: the digits could be larger, and a white background would make them visible from a distance, rather than having to get close to see a rough number. NBD, but an improvement is possible.It appears that this rain gauge is intended for professional use, though I find it great for home use in the winter. Since polycarbonate tends to yellow and weaken in sunlight, I prefer to use an acrylic rain gauge in the warmer weather. I do note that the manufacture indicates that the gauge is UV stabilize, which would substantially increase its longevity in sunlight.Bottom line, I'm glad to have it, and can recommend it to folks who want high accuracy, or who are committed to USA manufacturing.

You want accurate and precise rainfall amounts then this is your gage. The picture is of a 2 + years old application in the greater Houston, Texas area. Holds up well and easy to read. Yes you have to decant to get measurements more than 1” but seems this is too hard for some. Sign of the times I guess. Easy to install and the post does not have to be perfectly plumb just attach with a 2x4 and get it reasonable plumb. Great for fence applications in urban areas. I have a very similar gauge from the weather channel that I use as a total accumulation back-up gauge as the inner tube cracked after many years of service. Need to clean them about once a year but no other maintenance needed. Has worked well in the Bayou City with our multiple inch rainfalls in our various storms.

Para mi persona es mas fácil de ver las lecturas en el tubo de medición en CM centímetros que en pulgadas, nuestro sistema es el métrico.

After having two cheap cone shaped rain gauges that stick in the ground, which were both snapped off by ragrowstering dogs, this Stratus rain and snow gauge is the business. Mounted on a post or pole, it's higher up for a start, and, I'm positive, much more accurate. Solidly built, UV resistant, it's well worth the money if you're serious about recording rainfall in your area. I would recommend this unhesitatingly to anyone who was searching for a quality rain gauge. Most impressed.

I know this gauge is accurate since its design is based on the one recommended by the National Weather Service. More importantly, the price is quite a bit cheaper than the brass ones typically used by NWS employees. The Stratus is composed of a hard, clear butyrate polymer. It can be used for rain and snow, but it will crack if water is allowed to freeze inside of it. This same type of gauge is used by the CoCoRaHS organization (CoCoRaHS is an acronym for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network).The gauge consists of four parts:1) A 4" diameter outer cylinder,2) A bracket for mounting the cylinder to a post,3) A 1" inner tube,4) A cap/funnel that stabilizes the inner tube and channels all precipitation to the inner tube. (The funnel and inner tube must be removed for collecting sleet and snow.)The outer cylinder has no markings, but the inner tube has markings graduated to one hundredth of an inch, and has a total capacity of 1". When precipitation exceeds 1", the excess flows from the inner tube and is captured in the outer cylinder. The complete gauge assembly is capable of measuring a total of 11" of liquid (snow/sleet must be melted after collecting).Now for the tricky part: If you want to get an accurate measurement of precipitation in excess of 1" you have to remove the inner tube, dump it, remove the outer cylinder from the mounting bracket, and pour the water from the outer cylinder into the inner tube. This process must be repeated for each inch of precipitation contained in the outer cylinder. Add the measurements together and you get your total rainfall.I found this process somewhat tedious and limiting, however, so I used a permanent marker to designate 2", 2.5", 3", 3.5", 4". 4.5" etc. on the outer cylinder. I accomplished this by filling the inner tube with water to the 1" mark, dumping the water in a cup, refilling the inner tube once again, dumping that water into a different cup, and repeating the process until I had 10 separate cups all containing 1" of water as measured by the inner tube. I then assembled the rain gauge and poured the contents of 2 cups into the cap/funnel. The inner tube filled with the contents of the first cup; water overflowed into the outer cylinder when I emptied the second cup into the gauge. I then took a marker and made a mark on the outer cylinder at the water line -- this represents 2" of precipitation. Next, I dumped the third cup of water into the gauge and made a mark on the outer cylinder at the new water line -- this represents 3" of precipitation. I kept repeating the process until I had marks representing 2" to 10". I then used a ruler to divide the difference between each marking and made new marks to represent the 1/2" gradients. Now I can get a rough estimate of how much it rained without having to go through the process of dumping the inner tube and re-filling it with the water collected in the outer cylinder. This is especially useful when checking the gauge while it is still raining. (If I get more ambitious I'll make markings to represent 1/4" gradients.)The aforementioned process brings me to the only con I can find for this rain gauge -- the lack of any markings on the outer cylinder. If I were producing this product I would have markings imposed onto the outer cylinder similar to the inner tube. I realize that the markings couldn't be graduated to one hundredth of an inch -- like on the inner tube -- but inch, half-inch, and quarter-inch markings could easily be made. Regardless of this 'flaw' I am more than pleased with my purchase and look forward to using the gauge for years to come.