Recycle the Rain - Rain Catcher Saves on Water Bills

It's a good idea with the rainy season coming to an end, to catch as much water as you can before it all goes away. And, when it does rain over the Summer months, to catch the rain and recycle it for your garden or yard saving you money.

This rain catcher features removable debris screen, and a built-in 4 foot hose with thumb valve stores neatly in slot at top of the barrel. The rain catcher is made of durable, UV-stable polyethylene, and you can link two or more together in seconds. A foolproof linking kit is included with every barrel, so you can add capacity as your garden expands.

At Achla RB-03 Rain Catcher, Wood Grain Design with 50 Gallon Capacity

Weather instruments by RainWise

We just found this rather cool company located in main that has a range of rain related weather stuff and meteorological equipment. RainWise manufactures professional meteorological equipment for consumer, enterprise, and industrial applications. Their selection of more than 50 rain and temperature gauges, monitors, sensors, and related software products are ideal for weather enthusiasts, municipalities, federal government, and industrial manufacturers. All of their products are proudly made right here in the United States and are backed by free software upgrades and lifetime support.

At Weather instruments by RainWise | RainWise

Timed Sprinkler Sensor Turns Off Water Based on Weather Alerts

It's time to stop wasting our precious resources, and here's a gadget that will do just that. Orbit Irrigation’s solar-powered wireless rain/freeze sensor acts together with the Orbit Professional Irrigation System to detect when there’s rain or when it’s freezing. It communicates wirelessly to the Sprinkler system to let it know when to shut off, and when it can resume sprinkler operations. The sensor also has a solar panel to keep it powered without you needing to replace the battery or hook it into wall power.

Via Gizmos for Geeks at Orbit

Wireless Rain Gauge with 10-Day Rainfall Memory

It's Spring and measuring daily rainfall can be both fun and a bit frightening depending on where you live. Whatever situation you're in, measuring daily rainfall is also really helpful when knowing when to water and when not to water your garden, and best done from the kitchyen.

This wireless rain gauge will measure daily rainfall from your kitchen with this self-emptying rain gauge, which automatically eliminates collected rainfall. It displays daily rainfall data and keeps a historical record up to 9 days. Its reset feature lets you monitor total rainfall over any time period since the last time the gauge was reset. Display rainfall amount in either inches or millimeters.

Its wireless transmission range is 100 feet, and the main unit's operating temperature range is 23-122°F. Total rainfall range is 1000 inches; daily range is 100 inches. The digital clock displays in 12- or 24-hour format, and can be set with a 1-minute daily alarm. The display's sturdy base is specifically designed for tabletop use. The remote rain collector is 5.5 inches in diameter and stands 5.7 inches tall.

At Oregon Scientific RGR682 Wireless Rain Gauge with 10-Day Rainfall Memory and Digital Clock

Wireless Digital Rain Gauge - Meaure Rainfall

Wireless weather gauges are the way to go. Not only will they let you know how much rain is falling without getting wet, they also allow you to get a reading at the device itself with an LCD display. This wireless weather gauge however is not wireless - it's just battery powered. Oh well - most modern weather stations come with one that is wireless and transmits the data inside, but if you want a "wireless" weather gauge on the cheap - this is for you. The LCD display on the front shows how much rainfall has transpired, and you can reset the rain gauge with the push of a button.

Via Coolest Gadgets at Sportys

Stratus RG202 Long Term Professional Rain and Snow Gauge

Though we have several weather stations here at Weather Snob - nothing beats old school weather gauges for collecting the amount of snow and rainfall. This weather gauge collects and measures all precipitation types, and is easy to install and read. The mounting hardware is included, and the gauge is graduated to nearest inch with .01" intervals. The funnel top catches rain and delivers it to one-inch measuring tube (lets you instantly measure commonly occurring amounts of rain).

At Stratus RG202 Long Term Professional Rain and Snow Gauge

Toland Garden Rain Gauge

We know Summer is almost over, but we've seen quite a few people visit Weather Snob looking for this Toland Rain Gauge. We have to admit, it's easily the best looking rain gauge we've seen and think this will be perfect for our garden next Spring.

At Toland Home Garden

Oregon Scientific RGR126 Cable Free Long Range Rain Gauge

Checking the plastic rain gauge oftentimes means a trip out to the garden, in the rain, and then a lot of record keeping. A great way to stay abreast of the garden's irrigation needs without getting wet, Oregon Scientific's wireless, remote rain gauge features a self-emptying rain cup that measures and then dumps collected rainfall. Nine-day memory and indoor/outdoor temperature readings help monitor precipitation and weather patterns over time. An automatic a wireless transmission range of up to 300 feet with the rain gauge and up to 100 feet for the thermometer means a lot less back-and-forth. The unit displays daily readings, 9-day histories, and total rainfall records. Rainfall measurements are shown in inches or millimeters. The gauge also features a high rainfall alarm, comes with two AA batteries for the gauge and two AAA batteries for the sensor.

At Oregon Scientific RGR126 Cable Free Long Range Rain Gauge

Old School 5" Glass Rain Gauge

Let's kick rain measurement old school with a 5" glass rain gauge. I used to see these babies around the farms growing up as a kid in Maine. Never knew how much they cost - $2.49? For that price we might be a dozen and see what's going on all over our yard.

At 5"Glass Rain Gauge

Wireless Rain Center for Gardeners

We've never thought about how interesting a rain gauge would be for gardening instead of just knowing how much rain falls, but it really would be interesting. We have several spots in our yard where I'm always wondering how much rain the area gets, and how much I need to water.

It’s not always the norm but sometimes technology and nature can play nice together. For the green thumb who spends just as much time reading gadget blogs as they do gardening comes this wireless rain center. It will keep track of the daily and total rainfall levels in your garden and send that info back to an indoor receiver where it’s displayed on a large, easy to read LCD.

Via OhGizmo! at La Crosse Technology WS-9002U Wireless Temperature Station