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Although this article is headed rain measurement, there are other forms of precipitation.
 
Dew and mist/fog may be detected and counted as rain if your sensor has a high resolution.
Sleet and hail will normally melt into water that can be counted by a rain gauge, although wind effects are perhaps more likely to distort measurements.▼
 
▲Sleet, andsnow, hailand willhailstones normallymay melt into water that can be counted by a rain gauge, although wind effects are perhaps more likely to distort measurements by blowing these forms of precipitation away before they get collected.
Snow can be recorded using the [[Weather Diary]], it is a bit different to rain as it is not automatically recorded and the timing of arrival and melting can be separated by several days.▼
 
▲Snow can be recorded in Cumulus software using the [[Weather Diary]], it is a bit different to rain as itsnow depth is not automatically recorded; and the timing of arrivalsnow falling and any detection on melting can be separated by several days.
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