In uk.sci.weather on Sat, 3 Mar 2007, Stephen Burt
wrote :

Monthly totals from both gauges compared with my standard gauge have
been (making slight adjustments to bring them all to 09-09h UTC
terminal hours):


March - checkgauge 50.9 mm (=100%), TBR 1 49.7 mm (97.6%), wireless
gauge
40 mm (79%)
April - checkgauge 34.3 mm (=100%), TBR 1 34.3 mm (100%), wireless
gauge
30 mm (87%)

I would recommend one of these little instruments, even if you have
an
AWS. They are great for watching thunderstorm rainfall tick up whilst
enjoying the lightning in the comfort of the conservatory

That's why I bought it.

, or for a
quick glance on getting up in the morning how much (if any) rain has
fallen overnight. But _not_ recommended for climatological purposes!

I agree!
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)