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Farm rain gauge

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Farm rain gauge

Rain gauges work very simply – rainwater enters through an opening in the top and collects in the container. Marks on the side show how many millimetres of rain have fallen since it was last emptied.

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by Allan Gillingham

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How to cite this page

Mike Scarsbrook and Charles Pearson, Water resources – The hydrological cycle, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18153/farm-rain-gauge (accessed 21 June 2026).

Story by Mike Scarsbrook and Charles Pearson, published 1 March 2009.

Comments

Barrie Honan
13 February 2018
Hi, Where can you purchase these gauges From. Thanks, regards Barrie Honan