<p>The top of all <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/cdo/about/rain-measure.shtml" rel="nofollow noreferrer">rain gauges</a> need to be 30 cm above the ground. The lateral placement of all rain gauges is a distance that is twice the height of the nearer tallest item (tree, building, fence, etc.).</p>

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<p>For an accurate flood forecast, up to what height maximum from the ground level one can put the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_gauge#Tipping_bucket_rain_gauge" rel="nofollow noreferrer">TBRG</a> without any obstacles and still receive accurate rainfall?</p>

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Accurate Rainfall with TBRG
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# Accurate Rainfall with TBRG

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-07-07)

For an accurate flood forecast, up to what height maximum from the ground level one can put the [TBRG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_gauge#Tipping_bucket_rain_gauge) without any obstacles and still receive accurate rainfall?

**Tags:** meteorology, weather-forecasting


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-07-07. Score: 1

The top of all [rain gauges](http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/cdo/about/rain-measure.shtml) need to be 30 cm above the ground. The lateral placement of all rain gauges is a distance that is twice the height of the nearer tallest item (tree, building, fence, etc.).


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