We had a pretty good rain this week.  I was watching the readings from the rain gauge and they were looking very good, increasing by no more than a few hundredths at a time .  All of a sudden the rain count jumped to 8 or 9 inches, then to 14 inches.  It’s very embarrassing because that amount of rain got reported to CWOP and all the other services my data goes to.  My rain readings are probably being blacklisted now.

My assumption is that water got into the electronics and/or wiring.  Either that or the pivot for the tipping bucket mechanism got stuck.  I plan to take the rain gauge apart this weekend, make sure everything is clean and moves freely, and add some additional caulk and weather sealant to make sure the electronics stay dry.  It just figures, as soon as I get the temperature working something else has issues.  At least I won’t get bored or run our of things to do.