Rain Gauge, 1930


The rain gauge at U. S. Smelting Co. cooperative weather station- Midvale, Utah. Circa 1930. A rain gauge, also called a pluviometer, is an instrument for measuring rainfall or snowfall, consisting of a cylinder covered by a funnel-like lid.


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