Replacement for the standard rain gauge ... ???
Posted: Thu 01 Feb 2018 8:16 am
Greetings one and all,
Since relocating to Spain our WS3083 (Fineoffset) the station has been operating reasonably well ... except for the standard rain gauge.
It works OK when the rain is fairly constant and heavy, but this Spring has been relatively dry, with what can only be best termed as light mizzal/drizzle which is enough to leave small pools of water on the swimming pool cover, and the patio tiles to be visibly wet/damp etc ... but the rain gauge on the weather station (standard tipping bucket type) seems incapable of registering it.
I'm toying with the idea of buying a stand-alone rain gauge but before I do that, I would be interested to know if anyone has discovered or made a suitable replacement for the standard Fineoffset unit or if there is a modification which will improve the accuracy of the standard unit ??
Thanks
Since relocating to Spain our WS3083 (Fineoffset) the station has been operating reasonably well ... except for the standard rain gauge.
It works OK when the rain is fairly constant and heavy, but this Spring has been relatively dry, with what can only be best termed as light mizzal/drizzle which is enough to leave small pools of water on the swimming pool cover, and the patio tiles to be visibly wet/damp etc ... but the rain gauge on the weather station (standard tipping bucket type) seems incapable of registering it.
I'm toying with the idea of buying a stand-alone rain gauge but before I do that, I would be interested to know if anyone has discovered or made a suitable replacement for the standard Fineoffset unit or if there is a modification which will improve the accuracy of the standard unit ??
Thanks