The weather report said that we had had an inch of rain in our area.........whats the deal there?
2007-03-27 23:18:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
its about where it collects you will find that it has not collected to an inch around your pool thats because it has drained away.
If you leave a bucket out in rain storm it will fill to about 18 inches this does not mean 18 inches fell
2007-03-27 23:26:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In parts of Australia where we have severe restrictions on water use generally and pools in particular this would be a very welcome result. The draining area around your pool would contribute a significant area for the rain to accumulate. In addittion you may find that your house gutters overflow and contribute some water. It is usual to collect rain water from roof runoff into tanks to top up a pool. Of course you may have recieved more rain than the weather station itself, that is the nature of storms. I'm not real sure why people would think that the amount collecting in a container would not represent rainfall, the container needs to be an upright cylinder of course.
2007-03-27 23:40:18 · answer #2 · answered by Gary K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rain cannot permeate a variety of man made surfaces. The rain that falls on the roof of your house, your driveway, patio, etc. can all flow into your pool to help increase the level. Even your yard can over flow in to your pool if the rain falls faster than the ground can absorb. This phenomenon is called runoff. If its a problem you will have to direct the runoff away from your pool area and toward natural or man-made drainage areas.
2007-03-28 05:46:42 · answer #3 · answered by sonnie_b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
air pressure, etc causing rise/fall of water levels? Can't see the level increasing with rain if you have a pump and filter. Also, the rain is averaged out over a given area, as im sure if you put a bottle out in the rain you'll get about 20 inches!!!
So 4 inches in a small area dosnt mean 4 inches in the whole of your city, if you get what i mean
2007-03-27 23:28:15 · answer #4 · answered by chrisbowe82 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be an average rainfall. Sometimes you get some, others more.
Could you transfer some of your rain here though, already starting to use stored rain water from the winter to water plants as we have not had any for a couple of weeks.
2007-03-27 23:28:21 · answer #5 · answered by Kevan M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I beleive that the weather people use a standard size tube an inch or so in diameter, with a little funnel on top. i'm sure your pool has a larger area than the little funnel that the met people use, and thus collects more water.
2007-03-27 23:33:54 · answer #6 · answered by thorgodofwar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are lucky,your well seems to be well placed,is this the first time this has happened or have you noticed this each time there is a good shower in your area,there could be many reasons as suggested by the answers given,but water from surrounding areas can drain in through underground channels,collecting in low lying areas.
2007-03-28 00:26:41 · answer #7 · answered by dee k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rain can vary a lot over short distances. It simply means it rained more on your pool then it did on the weather man.
2007-03-27 23:24:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is also water run-off from the surrounding area to consider.
2007-03-27 23:27:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if your pool,like my fish pond is at ground level,you will get ground water running in.fit an overflow pipe.
2007-03-27 23:28:32 · answer #10 · answered by earl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋