Keywords: Interior tipping bucket.JPG 2005-07-26 own assumed CambridgeBayWeather The interior of a Tipping Bucket Rain Guage On the left side can be seen a collection of rain slightly darker area At the time this picture was taken there had been no rain for more than 24 hours This means that even a small amout of rain will cause the lever to tip and register 0 2 mm giving an incorrect reading It's for this reason that the standard rain guage is used to measure the quantity of rainfall Picture taken 26th July 2005 at Cambridge Bay Nunavut Canada Rain gauges |