Precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls

under gravity. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, and hail.
Importance of measuring precipitation.
Most of the precipitation becomes groundwater so they'll how much water we have and
how long it will still be available. Precipitation is a resource of fresh water. We do not
only use water for our daily needs, we use water to produce energy.
Weather forecasts are based on complex mathematical equations where the variables
are determined through observations such as precipitation amount and intensity. So,
precipitation measurement is important for weather forecasting.
Methods used in measuring Precipitation
Rain Gauges
Meteorological instrument for measuring the amount of precipitation (especially rainfall
amounts) fallen during a given time interval at a certain location. In short – the rain
gauge are used to measure rainfall. It is commonly used in personal or
automatic weather stations.
The rain gauge consists of two important parts:

 a collector funnel;
 mechanism to receive and measure the collected water;

One disadvantage is that a rain gauge is a point measurement. Even with a network of
gauges, there will be area gaps in the data. Also, some gauges are read only once a
day. This does not allow storm intensities to be measured. Furthermore, rain gauges
are subject to mechanical and electrical malfunctions. The hydrologist must keep in
mind all of these problems when estimating the average rainfall for a basin.
Satellites
Geostationary (GOES) and polar orbiting (POES) satellites are used for rainfall
estimates particularly in areas without radar or rain gauge networks. Radar has the
advantage of providing high-resolution, directly sensed precipitation estimates, while
satellites provide indirectly measured estimates several times per 24 hour period.
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