A rain gauge should be placed in an open field away from trees and buildings to accurately collect rainfall amounts. It should be partially buried in the ground to prevent toppling over and placed 30 cm above the ground to avoid inaccurate measurements from rain splash. A climograph is a graph that displays monthly precipitation through bar graphs and temperature through line graphs to identify weather patterns like the rainiest month or hottest time of year.

1. Rain gauge

3. Can you recall how to draw and label the different parts of the rain gauge?

9. High tech weather instruments