Patent ID: 8661890

Claim:
A rain monitoring system comprising: a rain monitor configured to measure fluid precipitation; a mount, said rain monitor being attached to said mount, said mount including; a lower plate having a top side, a bottom side and a perimeter edge, said lower plate having a plurality of primary apertures extending therethrough, each of said primary apertures extending through each of said top and bottom sides; an upper plate having an upper side, a lower side and an exterior edge, said upper plate having a plurality of secondary apertures extending therethrough, said secondary apertures extending through each of said upper and lower sides, said rain monitor being positioned on said upper side; a plurality of fasteners each having a first end and a second end, each of said fasteners being threaded, said second end comprising a head, each of said fasteners extending through a corresponding one of said primary apertures and having said head abut said bottom side, each of said fasteners threadably engaging one of said secondary apertures to retain said upper plate at a selectively adjustable vertical distance from said lower plate; a support being attached to said mount and supporting said mount above a support surface; and wherein each of said fasteners are rotated in a first direction to decrease the vertical distance between said upper and lower plates or in a second direction to increase the vertical distance between said upper and lower plates such that said upper plate is brought into level.