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Happy August NeRAIN Volunteers and Friends! Let?s talk about rain gauges!

The TROPO rain gauge is a new premium rain gauge available for NeRAIN volunteers. While the program will still be providing, for free, the standard gauge that we are already using, some volunteers may be interested in this option. The TROPO gauge has many advantages, including wires at the rim to keep birds off the gauge, a carrying handle (makes it easier for small hands to get a gauge full of snow inside the house for processing), and is easier to reassemble after you?ve emptied the gauge. You can take a look at photos and use a promo code (NERAIN10) for NeRain observers to get 10% the TROPO gauge at [link removed].

Note, the TROPO gauge is considered a standard gauge. What is a non-standard gauge? Last year NeRAIN added the capability to use any gauge that isn?t the standard 4-inch gauge clear plastic gauge that the National Weather Service endorses and CoCoRaHS uses. You may be wondering why this is such an exciting thing for the program. Allowing more gauge types helps more people participate in the program. Previously, NeRAIN only allowed data entries from the standard gauge, which the program provided to new volunteers. However, this could have been a turn away for many people, as they may have had a rain gauge, just not the one used for data records in the program.

Now, what are the differences between a non-standard gauge and a standard gauge? The standard gauge, in this case, is a 4-inch graduated cylinder clear plastic rain gauge. This gauge, as stated before, is the official rain gauge used by the widely popular CoCoRaHS network, the national database where NeRAIN data is uploaded. By using this gauge, the data you collect can be sent to the CoCoRaHS program and further climate research. Non-standard gauges are any type of rain gauge other than the 4-inch gauge. These include the tipping bucket rain gauge, weighing precipitation gauge, optical rain gauge, and acoustic rain gauge. It can even include other graduated cylinder rain gauges that are not 4-inches in diameter.

As a reminder, all data that NeRAIN collects is valuable, even data that can be collected by non-standard rain gauges. Now that this option is available to NeRAIN participants, data collected can now be sorted between other rain gauges and standard gauges, as well as entered as the two different collection methods.

Now is a good time to double-check the location of your gauge on the NeRAIN website and make sure it is on the correct property. Some gauges have been mapped out in the middle of fields, or even miles away from the correct location. The easiest way to check is to go to the NeRAIN website, click on the map, and select "Show stations" under the "Select map type" dropdown menu. Then zoom in to your gauge location?if it is not in the right place, please let us know and we can correct it for you. It is important to have an accurate location of the rain gauge as precipitation can vary from neighborhood to neighborhood, and not having an accurate location can cause some data discrepancies later on.

Many thanks to all volunteers who continue reporting!




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