While the Bureau's weather prediction methods have evolved to incorporate supercomputers these days, the standard rain gauge used by volunteers maintains a sense of history - it is still the same basic measuring cylinder housed in an outer casing with a collecting funnel. Evelyn was presented with a shiny new rain gauge by the Bureau as part of her rainfall excellence award. The major change for observers in recent history has been the move from Imperial to metric units. It still causes Evelyn more than a little consternation. The 2001 Australian Weather Calendar is available from the Bureau of Meteorology.
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