[cwop-snow] Re: Snow Measurement "Yardstick" (aka Engineer's 1/10 Spacing Ruler)

  • From: Dave Helms <dshelms@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: cwop-snow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 18:41:38 -0500

Nice catch Gary!
Here is another 1/10 ruler: *Rhino Rulers 1619EG Engineer's 10th Spacing Ruler*
*$12.94* - plus shipping from Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000065CEC/104-8704196-7943135?v=glance&n=228013&v=glance


Features:
   * Excellent for any outdoor / wet use
   * Will not warp or peel in wet weather
   * Washable - dirt, mud, concrete, etc
   * Lifespan is 3 times that of wooden rulers



Gary Oldham wrote:

For those wanting to report snow data to CWOP/MADIS or CoCoRaHS (please don't do both 
otherwise duplicate data will result) and need a measuring stick to do the tenths of an 
inch that CWOP/MADIS and CoCoRaHS require, consider purchasing an Engineer's Rule.  These 
are typically hinged, folding "yardsticks" that fold down to about 6 inches 
long.  One side is incremented in the typical 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 inch increments, the other is 
in tenths of an inch.

I bought mine at a local one-off old fashioned hardware store (Nichols, on 21st 
north of Main in Purcellville, VA for any locals) with wood floors and 
handwritten receipts.  Cost $17.89, so you can probably expect to find one for 
$15-20.  You might find one at a big box like Home Depot or Lowe's, but you 
might be better off at an Ace or TrueValue type place.

These are convenient in that they don't take up much space when folded, and you 
can even put it in your parka pocket.







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