Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge Cleaning: January 27, 2008

Currently 52°F in Lake Elsinore, California, USA

Sunday, April 27, 2025 8:17 AM PDT

January 27, 2008: The rain gauge clog extends down into an opening covered by a grate. A blast of water from a hose will get the bird excrement out of the way. This is the shroud, which funnels water down onto the tipping buckets. One tip is equal to .01". Photo by WeatherCurrents.

The Lake Elsinore, California weather pages are a service of WeatherCurrents. Lake Elsinore is located south of Corona and north of the Temecula Valley, in southwestern Riverside County, California.