weird rain!

[tomcatuk]

Seems to be the most popular subject rain, so here's another thread about it... today we have had no rain, and as I write this at nearly middnight we have still not had any today, but my graphs show we have, any idea as to what could be causing this?

norain.jpg

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My only thought is a bug or something in the weather station....

[water01]

yep probably spiders tipping the rain bucket!!

[gemini06720]

yep probably spiders tipping the rain bucket!!

Very unlikely if it is a 'Davis Vantage Vue'...

[gemini06720]

...any idea as to what could be causing this?

How and where is your 'Davis Vantage Vue' installed - is it mounted on a wall (or something solid) or is it mounted on a pole (metal or plastic)?

[steve]

Those graphs look too reasonable to be anything other than genuine measurements. Melting snow?

[tomcatuk]

...any idea as to what could be causing this?

How and where is your 'Davis Vantage Vue' installed - is it mounted on a wall (or something solid) or is it mounted on a pole (metal or plastic)?

Hi Ray its on a short pole where it has been for the last three years or so, never had anything like that before, I have to go and check it as its means getting the ladder out and been to dam cold...

[tomcatuk]

Those graphs look too reasonable to be anything other than genuine measurements. Melting snow?

Hi Steve, that's a thought can't count that out as not been down to check, but it's possible.... it did warm up...

[RayProudfoot]

It's almost certainly snow melt which will start when the temp hits around +2C. It's happened on my VP2 for the last couple of days. When we got a load of snow 3 years ago I tried using a cheapo hair dryer to melt it but gave up. In any case it would have recorded a seriously high rainfall rate.

[jdc]

Would agree with snow melt. My graphs have been the same for the last few days as soon as snow in the funnel starts to thaw.

No precipitation today.

[tomcatuk]

Thanks Ray, and John for your graph, never gave that a thought...