Standard Rain Gage

 

Picture of Standard Rain Gage

 

This gage is called the SRG, or Standard Rain Gage. This is the most common form of non-mechanical rain agges used for official measurements for the National Weather Service. Not pictured is a small plastic rain gage, used at sites where precipitation measurements are not as critical.

 

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