Rainfall data is not just about knowing when to grab an umbrella. It’s about predicting floods, managing crops, guiding research, and protecting communities. But today’s options fall short:

• High-end systems are precise but expensive and complex.
• Low-cost devices are affordable but unreliable.
• And the long-trusted tipping bucket gauge? It’s mechanical, prone to clogging and drift, and needs constant maintenance.

As a result, farmers, researchers, and environmental teams are often forced to choose between high upkeep costs or poor-quality data, a trade-off that can mean missed flood alerts, wasted crops, and unreliable research.

We are in the last stages of developing an innovative new rain gauge. Using LEDs to create a beam of light, the sensor detects disruptions caused by raindrops. This delivers accuracy comparable to traditional tipping buckets, without the undercounting during heavy rain or the need for constant maintenance.

The first release will feature a standard pulse output, making it easy to drop into existing networks using tipping buckets today. The technology will also be available as both a standalone sensor and integrated into the MaxiMet compact weather station range. 

Launching in Q1 2026, if you want to jump the queue, register your interest today. Run, don’t walk…