Some systems economize by using a less capable sensor indoors. It has a vertical baffle across the middle. On each side is a collector, shaped like a miniature coal shovel, with high sides and an open end. The baffle funnels rain water into whichever collector is up. The collected water spills out and new rain is immediately funneled into the opposite collector, which is now up.
Installation is easy in the perfect location with our unique wireless rain gauge.
They have larger collector diameters than comparable gauges. A smaller diameter compromises the accuracy of a tipping bucket gauge. More accurate because they have high vertical sidewalls to prevent wind driven rain from bouncing out of the gauge from the sloping sides of the funnel. Each is individually calibrated for best accuracy. They can be left out in winter conditions without damage.