Using The Rain Gauge - ACU-RITE Rain Gauge Instruction Manual

OPERATION

Using the Rain Gauge

Modes & Historical Data
Press the MODE button to view rainfall data for different modes. While a mode
is being viewed, press the CLEAR button to erase the reading being viewed or
press the HIST button to view historical readings. You will automatically exit
HIST mode if no buttons are pressed for 30 seconds. Enter HIST mode at any
time by pressing the HIST button.
EVENT Mode
When EVENT mode is selected, rainfall data is shown for the most recent rain-
fall. An event ends when no rainfall has been detected for 8 hours. An event
may be a brief drizzle, or a multi-day storm.
To display the last 7 rain event rainfall totals, press the HIST button. Each time
the HIST button is pressed, one rain event is displayed with the event's time
and date. To clear an event from memory, press AND HOLD the CLEAR button
while the event is being viewed. Clearing data from EVENT mode does not
impact other modes.
1 DAY Mode
When 1 DAY mode is selected, rainfall data is shown for today.
To display the DAILY RAIN for the last 7 days, press the HIST button. Each time
the HIST button is pressed, the total rainfall recorded for the day will be shown
with the time rainfall started (if applicable) and date. To clear any DAY rainfall
total from memory, press AND HOLD the CLEAR button while the data for the
day is being viewed. Clearing a day's rainfall data will subtract that rainfall
amount from the WEEK, TOTAL A and TOTAL B modes.
WEEK Mode
When WEEK mode is selected, rainfall data is shown for the past calendar
week (Sunday through Saturday).
To display the WEEKLY RAIN for the last 7 weeks, press the HIST button. Each
time the HIST button is pressed, the total rainfall recorded for the week will
be shown with the time rainfall started (if applicable) and date. To clear any
WEEK rainfall total from memory, press AND HOLD the CLEAR button while
the data for the week is being viewed. Clearing a week's rainfall data will
subtract that rainfall amount from TOTAL A and TOTAL B modes.
TOTAL A/B Mode
TOTAL A and TOTAL B are total rainfall measured since the rain gauge was
powered on or since the last time the mode was cleared. To display the start
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