Bill who putters wrote:
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(EVP MAN) wrote:

I think a decent rain gauge would be a very useful gardening tool.
I agree. I have a high quality glass-not-plastic 5" rain guage in
my garden as well as a high-low recording thermometer (on a stake so
that it's mobile), as well as (on hand) one of those "instant"
reading meat thermometers for measuring soil temperature to a depth
of 6". It may seem too obvious to mention but, if you actually put
the rain guage in your planting bed, be certain that it is not under
foliage, which can distort the results. Don't even ask me how I know
about that... Mine are old-fashioned mechanical devices; as a
general rule, I avoid appliances that require batteries or other
sources of power.
Gratuitous Aside: You may be able to find historical weather data
for your region he http://www.weatherbase.com/?refer=

Yeah I hear you guys, But in the early AM I know what happened in the
last 12 hours. Can also see what happened in the last 24 or week and
it self empties. Wireless and when the lows are 40 ish I'll crank it
up. Kewl...

I just choose to waste my money on early retirement instead.