Lake Level?
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Re: Lake Level?
This morning's rain totalled 0.85 inch on my gauge, very heavy at times.
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I find it somewhat amusing that so many expats Lakeside have rain guages they check all the time and compare levels of rainfall in their areas. Not dissing it, I've just never lived anywhere that people do that.
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Probably because there are so many micro-climates around the lake. It can be pouring rain in Chapala yet clear and sunny in Ajijic, etc, etc.
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mudgirl wrote:I find it somewhat amusing that so many expats Lakeside have rain guages they check all the time and compare levels of rainfall in their areas. Not dissing it, I've just never lived anywhere that people do that.
I've been a weather nerd for a long time. Certified with US National Weather Service as a Spotter since 2003 when I moved to Bisbee.
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CanuckBob wrote:Probably because there are so many micro-climates around the lake. It can be pouring rain in Chapala yet clear and sunny in Ajijic, etc, etc.
It's actually similar here in Sayulita. It can be absolutely pouring when I drive through Bucerias, but when I get to Sayulita, after a 20 minute drive, it's totally dry and never does rain that day. Or vice versa. Or it's raining hard in the hills above Sayulita, sending a torrent of water down the arroyo, but in town it's just drizzling a bit.
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Wow!!! An even 3.00 inches overnight and this morning!
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Rancho del Oro weather station got 2.2 inches
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I understand they just recently reopened the dams which is evident by the sharp rise in the level the past couple of days. Let's hope this trend continues.
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It has been raining Cats and dogs all day 9 hours in Ajijic Centro, and does not look like it is going to stop anytime soon, Hooray!!
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With October still to come I hope we can break the rainfall record for the past 15 years.
We're on that path having already surpassed total annual rainfall for six of the past ten years,
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We're on that path having already surpassed total annual rainfall for six of the past ten years,
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The light rain that started yesterday and continued all night long shows at 0.80 so far on my gauge in Ajijic Centro.
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my 4 m2 rain gauge has over flowed twice in Ajijic Centro and is about full again in 18 hours, and still raining
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I'm with BisbeeGal. It's been light rain since yesterday morning. We got the same 0.80 beside the LCS.
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https://www.ceajalisco.gob.mx/contenido/chapala/chapala/cota.html
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Last updated September 24th on that link???
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ferret wrote:Last updated September 24th on that link???
Yes, they seem to have a delay on the data.
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4 m2? You have a rain guage as big as a bedroom?artsnob wrote:my 4 m2 rain gauge has over flowed twice in Ajijic Centro and is about full again in 18 hours, and still raining
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It just says 1-2-3- 4 on the side maybe inches or ???
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Probably cm. Do you have a measuring tape to confirm?
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artsnob wrote:It just says 1-2-3- 4 on the side maybe inches or ???
Rain gauge in Mexico measuring in inches??? Probably not. Unless you brought it with you 25 years ago. Maybe.
But since it keeps overflowing when no one else is getting much more than a drizzle makes me wonder. Is someone sneaking in an putting water in it to fool you? Naw... you're smarter than that.
Additionally.... having a rain gauge but not knowing how much water it holds is like having.... a thermometer but not knowing whether it is F or C. Not of much value.
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We have a link to the lake level in our drop down menu.......
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Reporting how much rain you got on a gauge you have no idea whether is marked in inches or cm, is even weirder.RickS wrote:artsnob wrote:It just says 1-2-3- 4 on the side maybe inches or ???
Additionally.... having a rain gauge but not knowing how much water it holds is like having.... a thermometer but not knowing whether it is F or C.
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@rick s I would guess many of us bought or brought our rain gauges from US or CAN or bought here on Amazon. I have always had electronic gauges (since 2003) and they can be set for inches or Metric. They are also self-emptying so you never get wet when reading.
I would imagine the manual gauges are marked in both inches and Metric, just like most measuring cups are??
Placement is key.....away from any eaves, downspouts or sprinklers.
It's one of those electronic gadgets that's come down in price over the years. You don't need direct line of sight for readings. I have my outdoor unit about 30+ feet from its indoor monitor and around a corner.
I would imagine the manual gauges are marked in both inches and Metric, just like most measuring cups are??
Placement is key.....away from any eaves, downspouts or sprinklers.
It's one of those electronic gadgets that's come down in price over the years. You don't need direct line of sight for readings. I have my outdoor unit about 30+ feet from its indoor monitor and around a corner.
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The manual rain gauge that I bought at the garden center in Riberas has inches on the left side and centimeters on the right side.
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Construction tape measures here are also marked in both inches and centimeters, and cloth tape measures usually have inches on one side and cms on the other.
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RoyD wrote:How is the lake levels doing? Has there been enough rain to show improvement?
We are 7 weeks away now.
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Roy, Did you make it down? How did the Lake look to you after a few years absence?
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