Rainfall Monitoring

1. What I learned? 

            I learned that the rain gauge is a device used for collecting and measuring rainfalls.

2. What I did is to

             What I did is to measure and record the rainfall collected by the rain gauge using a meter stick.

3. I can apply my learning to

             I can apply my learning to measure the precipitation collected by the rain gauge.  

4. I need to learn more about

          I need to learn more about the some important details about the rain gauge.

5. Notes:

           The most common is the non-recording gauge called a Standard Rain Gauge, SRG. Typically the SRG is a metal cylinder with a funnel on top and a plastic measuring tube in the middle. The measuring tube can handle up to 2.00 inches of rain before overflowing into the larger outer cylinder.