# Haptic Sensor NOT Registering Heavy Rainfall **URL:** \ **Category:** Tempest Owners\ **Tags:** sky\ **Created:** [October 5, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/haptic-sensor-not-registering-heavy-rainfall/2430 "2018-10-05T18:14:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![apk5041](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/apk5041/32/3115_2.png) [@apk5041](https://community.tempest.earth/u/apk5041)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/haptic-sensor-not-registering-heavy-rainfall/2430/1 "2018-10-05T18:14:43Z")
On 9/27/18 a line of very strong storms moved through and continuous rain fell between 22:00 and 23:30. I noticed on my app that there were a couple times where negative rainfall was reported, and no rainfall rate was qualitatively reported. Total rainfall from the neighbor, 4 houses down with a traditional tip-bucket gauge, from that period was ~0.9", while my SKY unit only picked up on ~0.32". Rainfall rate for the SKY came in around 0.4"/hr, while the neighbor had double the rain rate. I know I will be getting a traditional cocorahs in the near future, given the discrepancy, to better compare, but I know for a fact it rained much harder and in greater quantities than it picked up on. Any thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![eric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/eric/32/13553_2.png) [@eric](https://community.tempest.earth/u/eric)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/haptic-sensor-not-registering-heavy-rainfall/2430/2 "2018-10-05T18:20:22Z")
Split this topic on October 5, 2018, 6:20pm UTC 2 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Rain Gauge Reading Seem Off (auto-calibration system not yet deployed)](https://community.tempest.earth/t/rain-gauge-reading-seem-off-auto-calibration-system-not-yet-deployed/930) ---
**Author:** ![eric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/eric/32/13553_2.png) [@eric](https://community.tempest.earth/u/eric)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/haptic-sensor-not-registering-heavy-rainfall/2430/3 "2018-10-05T18:20:22Z")
Closed on October 5, 2018, 6:20pm UTC ---
**Author:** ![WFmarketing](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/wfmarketing/32/62_2.png) [@WFmarketing](https://community.tempest.earth/u/WFmarketing)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/haptic-sensor-not-registering-heavy-rainfall/2430/4 "2018-10-18T23:25:56Z")
Archived on October 18, 2018, 11:25pm UTC