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A precipitation gauge measures the amount of rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls at a specific location over a specific period of time. It typically consists of a container that collects the precipitation and a scale that measures the depth of the collected water.

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What tool meausres precipitation?

you measure it with a barometer, or a rain gauge.


Is a rain gauge used to measure air pressure?

No, A rain gauge is used to measure precipitation. However, a barometer is used to measure air pressure. Have you ever heard of CoCoRaHS? They use volunteers to measure precipitation across the nation. It's one of the related links.


What instrument is used to measure precipitation type?

The meter used to measure preciptation is called a rain gauge. Rain gauges only measure rainfall not preciptation because precipitation includes mostly anything falling from the sky. I do not believe there is one device to measure all types of precipitation. Although I believe there is such a thing as a hail pad to measure hail I am not certain.


What instrument measures intensity of precipitation?

You either use a rain gauge and measure at different time intervals, or use radar.


How do scientist measure precipitation?

Scientists typically measure precipitation using rain gauges or snow gauges. These instruments collect and measure the amount of rain or snow that falls in a specific area over a certain period of time. The data collected from these instruments can be used to calculate average precipitation levels and analyze patterns over time.


What weather instrument measures in inches?

A rain gauge measures in inches because it collects and measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen in an area.


What do meteorologists use to measure the amount of precipitation?

we used a rain guage to measure the rain typed by a barbadian denni045077


What instrument is precipitation?

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.


What does a rain gauge messure?

A rain gauge measures the amount of precipitation, such as rain or snow, that has fallen over a specific period of time in a particular location. It helps meteorologists and researchers track and record rainfall patterns and amounts.


What is the instrument for measuring liquid precipitation?

A rain gauge is typically used to measure liquid precipitation, such as rain or melted snow. It is a simple instrument designed to collect and measure the amount of liquid that falls over a specific period of time.


How do you measure precipitation?

we measure rain by using rain gauge it is measured by inches, centimeters, and millimeters. the tube for the stored rain has to have no leaking spots and you cant have the water evaporate or else you don't fully measure it.


What is measured with a rain gauge or snow board?

rain is measured with a rain gauge but i have no idea what a snow board is :)