Farmington rain gauge .... - Missouri Whitewater Association

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- 04/28/2016 at 5:15 pm #5783
  John Tansil
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  …. most likely struck by lightning. http://mvs-wc.mvs.usace.army.mil/realtime/precip/sf_cum.htm
  
  The cumulative total keeps showing 0.24 inches of rain every 6 hour period. It would be nice if it were true but ……
- 04/29/2016 at 1:53 pm #5787
  ChrisMatsuno
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  This particular gauge has done the same thing 2 or 3 times in the past. One time, the .24 inch/6 hour reading went on for 3 or 4 days.
- 05/03/2016 at 9:53 am #5846
  John Tansil
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  Ross, the USACE guy, thinks a spider built a nest on the tipping mechanism ….. sounds like he’s had experience!
  
  The gauge should be fixed in a couple of weeks.
- 05/03/2016 at 3:11 pm #5849
  jw
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  are you sure there isn’t an automatic sprinkler systems near that gage, that puts the same amount of water in the gage mechanism every 6 hours?
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- 05/03/2016 at 3:40 pm #5851
  John Tansil
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  Top ten reasons why the Farmington rain gage keeps showing a constant increase —
  
  1. spider housekeeping
  
  2. nearby sprinkler
  
  3. …
- 05/07/2016 at 6:17 pm #5875
  jw
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  someone turned the sprinklers off…
- 05/09/2016 at 8:28 pm #5886
  crazyjerry
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  unfortunately, when they turned the sprinkler off, I think they turned off the whole gage.
  
  now it reads no precip at all???
  
  radar shows it did rain in Farmington
  
  http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/missouri/weather-radar-24hr
  
  more is on the way!!!
  
  http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/day1-7.shtml
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