Its a tool called a rain gauge.
A rain gauge is used to measure precipitation :D
Some common meteorological instruments include thermometer (measures temperature), barometer (measures air pressure), hygrometer (measures humidity), anemometer (measures wind speed), and rain gauge (measures precipitation). These instruments are used to monitor and study different aspects of the weather and climate.
Precipitation is not an instrument, it is a weather phenomenon that refers to any form of water, liquid or solid, falling from the sky. Instruments used to measure precipitation include rain gauges for liquid precipitation and snow gauges for solid precipitation.
Thermometer: Measures temperature. Anemometer: Measures wind speed and direction. Barometer: Measures air pressure. Hygrometer: Measures humidity levels. Rain gauge: Measures precipitation levels. (Pictures of these instruments can easily be found on the internet.)
Its Rain Gauge
A rain gauge measures in inches because it collects and measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen in an area.
Seisometer: Measures the movement of the earth using ground motion detection sensor. E.g Earthquakes which are measured on the Richter Scale. Barometer: Measures atmospheric pressure Tiltmeter: Measures changes in a slope of a landscape. Mostly used to measure buldges on volcanoes. Wind Vanes: Measures wind direction and are mounted at the height of the wind you are measuring. Pyrometer and Thermometer: They both measure heat but Pyrometer are usually used to measure extremely hot objects. Rain/Precipitation Gauge: Used to measure rain/precipitation Hygrometer: Measures amount of humidity in the atmosphere Anenometer: measures wind speed and wind pressure
A radar measures winds and precipitation inside a storm
It measures precipitation in its liquid state.
Rain gauze measures precipitation at the given place and time.
It is very difficult to measures the precipitation in the ocean. This is because the ocean is far too large.
A balance measures mass.
A thermometer measures temperature, while a rain gauge measures the amount of precipitation (rain) that has fallen.