Question: RS$ "RainStorm"

[rexross]

Am trying to pin down the definition of the rainstorm tag RS$

Is it the rain total over the last 24 hours?

Or perhaps some other definition?


Thanks,

RR

[JosBaz]

Hi RR,

If I recall correctly; a rainstorm is defined as a period of rainfall with a total percipitation of at least 0.4mm, and which ends after no rain has been recorded for 24hrs.

Jos

[elagache]

Dear RR, Jos, and WeatherCat web spinners,

Am trying to pin down the definition of the rainstorm tag RS$

Check page 195 of the current WeatherCat manual.  This is a value that is defined only for Davis stations, so the definition comes from Davis.  Jos has it more or less correct, but you could double-check your Davis console manual for the exact details.

Cheers, Edouard

[JosBaz]

I looked it up and Davis defines this as (page 22 of the Vantage Pro2 manual): Rain Storm displays the rain total of the last rain event. It takes two tips of the rain bucket to begin a storm event and 24 hours without rain to end a storm event.

[rexross]

Thanks for the input.  That is useful