Forest Service Type Rain Gage

This rain gage complies with U.S. Forest Service specifications. This aluminum rain gage includes a removable funnel, a calibrated measuring tube, a measuring stick graduated to 0.01" and a 6" overflow can. The measuring tube holds exactly 0.5"; total gage capacity is 7". The measuring stick is also available in a metric version which measures up to 13.2 cm in 2 mm increments.

To measure water received from snow, remove the funnel and catch snow directly in the overflow can. Melt snow and put into the measuring tube to measure. Its dimensions are 8.25" dia. x 11" H.