[wxqc] Rainfall Rate

[Steve Dimse]

On Sep 24, 2006, at 3:09 AM, Victor Engel wrote:

> This is more impressive. It also more accurately reflects how hard  
> it was raining at the time. Are either or both of these calculation  
> methods standards? Which is preferred?
>
If you are asking about the data as sent to the APRS Internet System,  
it is based on amounts, not rates. There are three values that may be  
reported, last hour, last 24 hours, and since midnight local time.  
The 1 hour and 24 hour totals are forward through MADIS.

Steve K4HG