Rain gauge
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A rain gauge is an instrument used by meteorologists and hydrologists to gather and measure the amount of liquid precipitation in a predefined area, over a set period of time. It is used to determine
Standard National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration rain gauge
A Cheugugi at Jang Yeong-sil Science Garden in Busan
Symons in 1900
A self-recording rain gauge (interior)
Snow gauge
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A snow gauge is a type of instrument used by meteorologists and hydrologists to gather and measure the amount of solid precipitation over a set period of time.
Rain gauge
…was also mentioned in the Jewish text in Palestine. In 1247, the Song Chinese mathematician and inventor Qin Jiushao invented Tianchi basin rain and snow gauges to reference rain, and snowfall measurements, as well as other forms of meteorological data. In 1441, the Cheugugi was invented during the reign of…
A snow gauge