#Smart rain gauge?
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Rain has never been more exiting Last updated: December 2024 Sensor has been running on the same battery since December 2020 Today I want to share with you how I made a wireless battery powered Zigbee rain gauge for $20. It measures the rainfall amount in mm or inches. Furthermore, the battery life is +4 years! The raingauge with a lighter...
I just bought the supplies to do this. Haven’t done it yet
ah ye I came across this too. My dad has one at his place that uses this same principle, with the tilting thing, he's had it for like 20 years now, part of an ELV-brand weather station, solar powered, amazingly long lasting tbh
the wind sensor from that on the roof also still works, also solar powered with a tiiiny cell
like calculator cell sized
but I hoped for an off-the-shelf solution TBH