Rain gauge of a storage bin, which is weighed to record the mass. Certain models measure the mass using a pen on a rotating drum, or by using a vibrating wire attached to a data logger. The advantages of this type of gauge over tipping buckets are that it does not underestimate intense rain, and it can measure other forms of precipitation, including rain, hail and snow. These gauges are, however, more expensive and require more maintenance than tipping bucket gauges. The weighing-type recording gauge may also contain a device to measure the quantity of chemicals contained in the location's atmosphere. This
Centenary 1000 Mt St Bernard and Hotham Heights. The stage however was interrupted with a torrential downpours of rain hail and sleet and the race was suspended at Mt Buffalo, after covering around . The riders were accommodated at the Mt Buffalo Chalet as they were effectively marooned, with the road to Wangaratta under of water, the Alpine road over Mt St Bernard was impassable and of snow fell at Mt Hotham. Milliken suffered a puncture on Mt Buffalo and had to wait more than an hour for a spare wheel. It was reported that he was almost frozen and he abandoned