AcuRite 02345 8-Inch Rain Gauge & Thermometer Swivel Combination

Great product. Gave as present. My son loves it

STOP LOOKING THROUGH THE PAGES OF NEGATIVE REVIEWS OF AMAZON.COM RAIN GAUGES AND BUY THIS ONE.I make an effort to always check reviews before buying nearly anything. Even something as simple as a rain gauge. The way I look at it; if a review is available, use it.That being said, when I went to purchase a rain gauge, it seemed as though every single gauge Amazon.com sold received horrible reviews. Finally, I had to just bite the bullet and get one that seemed nice enough to not completely disintegrate in my garden...Well, this is it. This gauge has been nothing but a blessing. It is tall enough, large enough, clear enough, sturdy enough, and performs well enough to accurately measure rainfall and temperature in my garden. I haven't owned it for more than a year, but so far it has maintained it's excellent shape and readability through crazy MI weather. My only gripe, and it's really a very tiny gripe if a gripe at all, is that you have to be within about one degree of angle when viewing the temperature gauge to see the liquid level. So what?Be all of that as it may, this rain gauge is the one for you. Purchase with confidence. I cannot tell you what grade of metal this is made out of, or what thickness of plastic was used in fabrication because a.) I'm not a materials specialist, and b.) I DON'T CARE. It tells me the temperature, collects and accurately measures the rain, and hasn't melted/shattered/cracked in the heat, snow, or rain. Call me simple, but that's a good rain gauge in my book...

Like that it’s on a stake but the thermometer and gauge are too lightweight and twist in the wind. Numbers are big and easy to read. Not sure I’d temp is accurate. I’d want to get something a little better to gift it. Changing my rating to 1 star The bracket that holds to rain gage broke. I would not waste my money on this item, too cheaply made

The rain gauge is perfect for this living in the south along the coast, we often get 4-12 inches of rain in a single storm at our farm along the coast in Texas. This rain gauge is perfect for that, easy to read and holds a ton of water.Lasted about a year and a half out side in the elements. (Obviously) thermometer wasn't the best, but it did its job. The rest of it would still be out there if it wasn't for some dumb kids hitting it with a four wheeler.Will buy again.

Bought this to replace an almost identical one (think by same manufacturer) that had lasted 10 years. Plastic on tops and bottoms oxidized, cracked and fell apart after 8 years & husband kept 2 more years by taping together. Mfr should consider black plastic with carbon black in composition to avoid oxidation but think 8 years is doing pretty good. New one is lighter almost Kelly green so may not hold up to oxidation as well as the old one. Would probably last many years longer if plastic composition changed - wouldn't cost more to fix...add BPA and C black to black plastic & would b better. But maybe black affects temperature read by thermometer? Nice to have thermometer and rain gauge on same post. Thermometer had just fallen out of our old one.

Rain gauge almost 1 year from the date of purchase. Plastic developed cracks at the base of it and would lose the water that had been capturedThermometer never was accurate unless the sun wasn’t beating down on it

our ground is as hard as rocks right now in PA so it was hard to put it into the ground. I put it in and then it blew over. I'm not the strongest person so I blame myself for that. I just didn't want it to sit in the box for a year. We had the exact same rain gauge before and it lasted 6 years I hope this one last that long as well. I think this time I'm going to take it in during our winter and maybe we will get some more life out of it. I have it that we can see the temperature in the house, but the rain gauge is facing our walkway. It sometimes is nice to know the temperature....but not when it is 90+ degrees!

I like being able to read from 10 feet or so away. I also like the rain gauge combo. An issue, and this shouldn’t have been a surprise, the temperature reading is way off on the high side when the sun is hitting the thermometer, and it is just something to understand. Still, it is an attractive, practical product.