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desertdave

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A 5 gallon bucket and an unfinished broom handle marked off every 1 3/16 inches.

Buckets have a slight taper from top to bottom, so the inside area at the bottom is about 85%

of the inside area at the top. Spacing the marks every 1 3/16" corrects for the taper in the bucket,

with each mark representing 1 inch of rain.

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I sprung for a professional-quality analog rain gauge endorsed by these people: Community Collaborative Rain Network

http://www.cocorahs.org/

I mounted it on a PVC tripod frame and put it on my roof.

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You can buy the gauge through their store. Inner cylinders calibrated in inches and mm are available. The WeatherWay people will ship internationally to Mexico.

FWIW,

-- Don

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