Frosty Rain Gauge - Wednesday, November 11, 2020

It was the coldest morning so far this season with the temperature bottoming out at 16 degrees F. My CoCoRaHS rain gauge was coated with frost and the .30 inches of rain that fell the previous 24 hours is visible frozen solid in the inner cylinder. This is a concerning situation for a plastic rain gauge but this gauge is tough; it came through with flying colors. But I usually don’t tempt fate with this gauge when temperatures fall below freezing and neither should you. I brought it into the house and let is thaw slowly on the kitchen counter.

You can read about the CoCoRaHS program at the bottom of the home page. If you are inclined to be a volunteer observer for the network will need to purchase the rain gauge (they are not expensive). It is a worthy project for anyone interested in the weather and with the time to take a precipitation observation once a day. They do need reliable volunteers.