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Volume and weight. 1  One inch of rain falling on 1 acre of ground is equal to about 27,154 gallons and weighs about 113 tons. 2  An inch of snow falling evenly on 1 acre of ground is equivalent to about 2,715 gallons of water.
There are few specific instruments that measure hail. A rain gauge for measuring precipitation with a wide mouth is still in general use. However, the new Laser Precipitation Monitors (LPM) measures the amount, intensity and type of precipitation with great accuracy. The LPM is capable of measuring precipitation down to 0.16 mm diameter and can provide a drop size distribution with 400 classes.