Topic: Measuring Snowfall with Arduino?

[Bushman]

Saw this today:  http://dx.com/p/hc-sr04-ultrasonic-sensor-distance-measuring-module-133696?utm_source=dx&utm_medium=edm&utm_campaign=20131213arduino  Hooked to an arduino it might work for snowfall measurement?  Any one try this sort of thing?

[SoMDWx]

Similar homemade device:

http://www.howmuchsnow.com/snow/

[miraculon]

I am using a MaxBotix ultrasonic rangefinder along with some shell scripts running on my Linux box. Not Arduino, but the same idea.

Here is my Snow Page with a photo of the rig and the data from the rangefinder.

If you make one, be sure to have a solid, perfectly level target to bounce the ultrasound off of. Any misalignment will cause loss of signal and erratic results.



Greg H.