Rain Gauge

Rain Gauge

• 2.
  My Gauge As youcan see in the picture, I did the 2 liter bottle gauge. I cut the top off of a 2 liter Pepsi bottle I got from Mrs. Ward. I then taped the top back on upside down, to act as a funnel that would catch the rain. Then I filled the bottom of the bottle with a sand and rocks mix. Next I filled my bottle up with some water, then gave it time to soak into the mix until it was just above the sand. Next, I put a ruler next to my bottle and marked where the water was and every inch and half inch mark from that starting point to the top of the bottle. My bottle will catch the rain and I will check how high it is on the inch marks to see how many inches of rain we got.
• 3.
  Sunday Morning  OnSunday morning there were no clouds in the sky. There was no precipitation coming down and none had come down that night. It was warm and humid outside. My gauge had a small amount of dew droplets on the lip of the bottle. The water was still at the starting point.
• 4.
  Sunday Night  Allwas the same as the morning until some cumulonimbus clouds suddenly moved in. They poured rain for amount 10-15 minutes the stopped and drifted away. I went outside to check the gauge after the lightning eased down. The sky was still very dark with some lightning. The air had gotten colder when the front moved in, so I assume it was a low pressure system. I am guessing it was most likely a Continental Polar front. The gauge was between ¼ and ½ of an inch.
• 5.
  Monday Morning  Thegauge was at the same place as it was last night. Once again there was dew on the lip of the bottle. It was a cloudless morning and it was starting to heat up. It wasn’t very humid. I would assume that a small amount of the rain evaporated from last night, but it wasn’t noticeable. I’m sure that if it doesn’t rain today, which its not supposed to, a noticeable amount will be evaporated.
• 6.
  Monday Night  Well,I was right this morning. It was a hot day with a small amount of wind. The sun was out all day and water evaporated. Now the water is only slightly above the starting point. There are a few puffy clouds in the sky, maybe cumulous. It is warm outside but not humid. There has not been any rain today.
• 7.
  Tuesday Morning  Aswith the other mornings, there was dew from last night on the lip of the gauge. The water is at the starting point and there are no clouds in the sky. It is a warm morning with a little breeze. I got no rain last night. It isn’t humid right now, but maybe it will get more humid later in the day.
• 8.
  Tuesday Night  Thewater is below the starting point, so I will fill it back up to the start. It wasn’t humid today but it was pretty hot. Its 70 degrees at 5:15 so I’m guessing it was over 80 today. There are currently no clouds overhead and I received no rain in my gauge today sadly.