I'd like to add that for those who are interested in meteorology, there is a program from Nat'l Weather Service / NOAA, called CoCoRaHS. Basically a way that average citizens using weather stations to add their data for other meteorologists to use.
Thank you for an excellent video! I'm only a hobbyist but I've had a fascination with weather instruments for the last 25 years. My love of weather instruments started when I became a pilot. Twenty five years ago I was experimenting with reed switches connected to the parallel printer port of my 286 computer running BASIC. I was trying to build an anemometer. It has been a fun hobby going from PCs to Basic Stamps, PICAXEs, Arduinos, and now ESP8266s. Isn't it amazing how complex it is measuring rain. I have enjoyed your series. Keep up the great work! I have many homemade weather instruments but I have not yet deployed a rain gauge so I am very interested in your work..
Thank You Christopher. Agreed- of all the sensors I've been looking at, rainfall has been the most difficult to address accurately. I remember playing with a TRS-80 at the local Radio Shack in Westchester, California where I grew up as a kid, and a Commodore 64 a little later in life, and always hoped I could break through the screen to do something in the real world. Who knew that would turn into this some day!
Then your son was measuring out 175ml of water he was including the weight of the funnel as well, so that explains why your rain gauge was under reading. It would have been useful to know the accuracy of the rain gauge. A really educational video.
I'd like to add that for those who are interested in meteorology, there is a program from Nat'l Weather Service / NOAA, called CoCoRaHS. Basically a way that average citizens using weather stations to add their data for other meteorologists to use.
Thank you for an excellent video! I'm only a hobbyist but I've had a fascination with weather instruments for the last 25 years. My love of weather instruments started when I became a pilot. Twenty five years ago I was experimenting with reed switches connected to the parallel printer port of my 286 computer running BASIC. I was trying to build an anemometer. It has been a fun hobby going from PCs to Basic Stamps, PICAXEs, Arduinos, and now ESP8266s. Isn't it amazing how complex it is measuring rain. I have enjoyed your series. Keep up the great work! I have many homemade weather instruments but I have not yet deployed a rain gauge so I am very interested in your work..
Thank You Christopher. Agreed- of all the sensors I've been looking at, rainfall has been the most difficult to address accurately. I remember playing with a TRS-80 at the local Radio Shack in Westchester, California where I grew up as a kid, and a Commodore 64 a little later in life, and always hoped I could break through the screen to do something in the real world. Who knew that would turn into this some day!
Congrats on making it onto the Adafruit Blog!
Thanks for the video and information. Your work is appreciated.
Very kind - hope it’s helpful!
Then your son was measuring out 175ml of water he was including the weight of the funnel as well, so that explains why your rain gauge was under reading.
It would have been useful to know the accuracy of the rain gauge.
A really educational video.
Thanks. Actually, he did take it out before weighing ;)