Trough Much of NI and Eastern SI, 4th February

[Manukau heads obs]

you guys are just a bit east of the main rain producing line of hills running north/south (from Warkworth area south to Waiuku area)
thats the problem....

[Tornado Tim]

Im beginning to wonder if in fact it recorded correctly and we just didnt have as much but from experience it seems had more than was recorded.

Have you got a nylex(manual) rain gauge? You could do what David did on his VP2 by adjusting the tipping height to compensate for any difference.

21.6mm of rain so far from this event, not too bad, it could have been worse....

[jamie]

Im beginning to wonder if in fact it recorded correctly and we just didnt have as much but from experience it seems had more than was recorded.

Have you got a nylex(manual) rain gauge? You could do what David did on his VP2 by adjusting the tipping height to compensate for any difference.

21.6mm of rain so far from this event, not too bad, it could have been worse....

yea i heard 20mm from someone down the road at that matches more with what i thought i had and what online stations recorded.

I used to have an old nylex that did the trick when i first brought the station here from in town but it was recording perfectly and the cows destroyed it. I might have to go buy another to do some testing.

[tich]

Winter-like southerly with showers on Banks Peninsula this morning, last few were heavy with brief hail.
Edit: hailing again now.

[jamie]

looks as though the southerly is about to hit hamilton

[spwill]

A clearing process here as the flow turns more south, currently partly cloudy, 22C, fresh SSW.

[Manukau heads obs]

looks as though the southerly is about to hit hamilton

can see agitated CU down your way...

[Storm Struck]

A good dose of heavy showers from about 5am onwards at home, but had been a clear day with passing clouds at work apart from a heavy hail shower with tiny stones around 2pm.
Im not sure how much fell as there must be a spider in the gauge will him/her out tomorrow

[Nev]

I used to have an old nylex that did the trick when i first brought the station here from in town but it was recording perfectly and the cows destroyed it. I might have to go buy another to do some testing.

Little Tip: I got Placemakers, Garden Centre to order me a Nylex-1000 some time ago. It was way cheaper than what any other regular stockist was offering at the time.