Rather there is evidence that Towneley had already expressed interest in measuring rainfall across different parts of England before 1677.

The aim of this mission is to measure global rainfall.

The standard way of measuring rainfall or snowfall is the standard rain gauge, which can be found in 100-mm (4-in) plastic and 200-mm (8-in) metal varieties.

However the method to measure rainfall in those days was primitive, measuring the depth of rain water in puddles.

They measure rainfall not in days or weeks but in minutes.

The first, launched last November, measures tropical rainfall.

It has a 95% rate of accuracy in regards to measuring rainfall.

He devoted much attention to methods of measuring rainfall, accumulated a quantity of statistics on the subject, and wrote several papers describing his observations.

The chimney is decorated with a totem pole-shaped rain gauge that measures rainfall in feet.

It was installed in irrigation tanks as part of a nationwide system to measure and collect rainfall for agricultural applications.