# Rainfall accuracy when windy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Tempest Owners\ **Created:** [March 16, 2021, 9:14am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/rainfall-accuracy-when-windy/12716 "2021-03-16T09:14:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DeanB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/deanb/32/10502_2.png) [@DeanB](https://community.tempest.earth/u/DeanB)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 9:14am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/rainfall-accuracy-when-windy/12716/1 "2021-03-16T09:14:19Z")
During particularly windy period our rainfall measurements were way off. Local met office station recorded 50mm, where as we recorded well over 100mm for the same period. Is this to be expected or is it related to our installation of the the Tempest ? ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 5:57am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/rainfall-accuracy-when-windy/12716/2 "2021-03-17T05:57:54Z")
2 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Wind, vibration and wrong rain readings](https://community.tempest.earth/t/wind-vibration-and-wrong-rain-readings/10030) ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 5:57am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/rainfall-accuracy-when-windy/12716/3 "2021-03-17T05:57:55Z")