Inexpensive ($70) Rainfall Sensor

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Relatively cheap way to get your own rain data for weather intelligence

I was using a nearby personal weather station for rain measurements but the station was flaky. It worked for a month and would drop off. I did not want to set a whole weather station since my roof is very inaccessible for mounting it above the roof line. So I went ahead and setup a rain sensor and use it for my Rachio’s rain data instead. Total cost was $63 from Amazon. Rain sensor: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JKWM2VB Base station: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0978XLG8T [KhthgZI] It even…