[wxqc] Rain measurements with high wind.

[Victor Engel]

Did you by any chance compare to radar precip. estimates? I usually use the
version that's on weatherunderground just because I'm familiar with it, and
it seems to be resonably accurate.

http://tinyurl.com/6nmlhb

Looking at your location, it seems 0.8 inches has a reasonable match with
the radar image. I'm not sure you can tell by roads and fields, especially
if they are some distance from you. Rainfall amounts can vary quite a bit in
a short area. Buckets would be another thing, though, as long as you took
the shape of the bucket into account and it was sited appropriately.

Victor

On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 2:42 PM, huggal <huggal at earthlink.net> wrote:

> This area, south of Kansas City, just had a significant rain and wins
> event.
> I only recorded .79 inches during this storm.  I am certain that much more
> rain fell based on fields, roads, and buckets.
>
> I suspect that the wind actually blew most of the rain moisture over the
> top
> of the rain gauge opening.
>
> Has any one else experience anything like this and does any one have a
> solution to this phenomenon.
>
> Al Huggard
> CW3525
>
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