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bobypop

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A rain gauge, used to collect and measure rainfall, that consists of a funnel-shaped collector attached to a long measuring tube is a STANDARD RAIN GAUGE  TIPPING BUCKET RAIN GAUGE.

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As ice crystals and snowflakes fall from high cirrus clouds, they are called VIRGA  FALLSTREAKS and usually disappear as they change from ice into water vapor.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

STANDARD RAIN GAUGE

Answer to Question 2

FALLSTREAKS


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Reply 2 on: Jul 13, 2018
:D TYSM

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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