Wireless MeteoRain 200 Compact receives Pro designation

Wireless MeteoRain 200 Pro update at the Meteorological Technology world Expo 2024.

With numerous product updates, 2024 has been a very busy year for BARANI. Notably, the MeteoRain Compact received a significant update in measurement stability, reducing the total measurement uncertainty by more than fourfold for all rain rates ranging from 0.1 mm/hr to an unprecedented 600 mm/hr. This allowed the Pro designation to be awarded to this very low-maintenance device.

New for 2025

MeteoRain 200 Pro

MeteoRain 200 IoT Pro

• The new 3mm stainless steel mount provides a very stable measurement platform

  • Self-balancing tipping-bucket measurement mechanism update to reduce measurement uncertainty by a factor of 4

    • Exceeds the highest Class-A standards per UNI EN 17277—to the best of our knowledge, this is the only tipping bucket rain gauge to exceed these standards without requiring compensation for rain rates up to 100 mm/hr. The maximum deviation of -7% without compensation is more than 3x lower than any other professional tipping bucket or siphon rain gauge today.

    • Exceeds UNI 11452:2012 standards

    • Exceeds BS 7843-3:2012 standards

    • Exceeds CEN/TR 16469:2012

• Enhanced vibration resistance and reliability in condensing climates with long-term 100% humidity

  • The wired version with reed switch output is an IP66W rating for enhanced reliability in all-weather

  • The wireless MeteoRain 200 IoT Pro version is also IP66W rated for enhanced reliability in all-weather

• More user-friendly mounting

• It has been shown that its catchment funnel can handle over 1cm of dirt buildup in maintenance-free installations in agriculture

• Enhanced MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures):

  • MeteoRain 200 Compact MTBF = 756,929 hours (86 years) per MIL-SPEC: MIL-HDBK-217 F Notice 2 Parts Count section ANSI/VITA 51.1-2013 (R2018)

  • MeteoRain 200 IoT Pro MTBF = 482,129 hours (55 years) per MIL-SPEC: MIL-HDBK-217 F Notice 2 Parts Count section ANSI/VITA 51.1-2013 (R2018)

• For more information, please contact sales@baranidesign.com or see our datasheet section.

What does the future hold for the MeteoRain family of pluviometers

These long-awaited advances in the MeteoRain family, while taking 3 years longer than initially anticipated, have produced a highly reliable and precise measurement instrument that has been field-tested worldwide in all climates. Based on customer feedback, MeeteoRain 200 Pro rain gauges are slowly replacing all of our competitors’ tipping buckets and siphoning rain gauges in the professional segment. Notably, BARANI offers an affordable upgrade to its customers interested in upgrading their MeteoRain 200 Compact rain gauges to the new Pro version.

This update allowed BARANI to finally start work on the MeteoRain 400 Pro, which will be offered in 4 flavors:

1. An affordable Upgrade to the MeteoRain 200 Pro will increase the catchment area to 400 cm2 and double the resolution to 0.1 mm of rain.

2. The stand-alone MeteoRain 400 Pro is a complete product, including a wind fence, bird spikes, and leaf fence, all with 0.1 mm resolution.

3. Wireless MeteoRain 400 IoT Pro adds an internal battery and hidden antenna to the MeteoRain 400 Pro.

4. The Heated MeteoRain 400 Pro will feature a high-efficiency heater, making use of solar power in remote locations possible.

   • A wireless version of the Heated MeteoRain 400 Pro is also a possibility, depending on professional customer demand.

Set-and-Forget Rain Gauge

Wireless MeteoRain IoT Compact is based on the MeteoRain 200 Compact rain gauge and offers users the freedom to collect rain measurements without having to install weather stations.

Measurement consistency, compact size, and its ability to measure even when not wholly level make the MeteoRain 200 Compact rain gauge a favorite for watershed monitoring, agriculture, and smart-city installations. Also available in a wireless version, this compact rain gauge not only features a standardized 200 cm2 measuring orifice area to WMO standards but does this in a very compact package whose installation is limited to just four screws.

Featuring a self-balancing, highly vibration-resistant measuring mechanism, it can provide consistent data quality for years on end. Additionally, long-term maintenance-free operation requires only a single re-calibration within 6-12 months of installation to account for soiling, after which it can operate with minimal measurement uncertainty for years.

This August in Chicago, BARANI DESIGN Technologies will be exhibiting and looking for B2B partnerships for the USA, Canada, and Mexico markets at the Meteorological Technology World Expo North America. This B2B expo will be at the Stephens Convention Center in Chicago on August 31 and September 1, 2022.

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First time in history the MeteoHelix with MeteoRain record exact rainfall on the highest peak of the Carpathian mountain range

Gerlachovsky stit (Gerlachov Peak) provides an environment for biologists as the highest ground anywhere in Europe north of the Alps and is the highest peak of the whole 1,500 km (930 mi) long Carpathian mountain range. The pyramidal shape of this massif is marked by a huge cirque and is characterised by its impressive 2,000 m vertical rise from the valley floor below.

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Sub-freezing temperature operation of MeteoRain rain gauge on Gerlachov Peak

For the first time in history, on September 24, 2020, exact amounts of rainfall started being recorded on its summit by a BARANI DESIGN Technologies MeteoHelix weather station together with a new MeteoRain 200 Compact rain gauge. The compactness of these WMO precision instruments and ease of their installation enabled local mountain guides to install this weather station in a location that was inaccessible to weather station equipment even just 2 years ago. Able to survive and transmit weather data even from under large snow cover for up to 4 months, the highly survivable MeteoHelix weather stations are ideally suited for environmental research in hard to access locations.

An additional fact worth noting is the ability of the MeteoRain 200 Compact to measure rain even in below freezing temperatures as show in the plot below. Detailed live meteorological data from Gerlachov Peak can be found through the following link:

• https://weather.allmeteo.com/#/ws/2008SH020 (Registration and login is required.)

MeteoHelix weather station being transported on the back of a mountain climber to the highest peak of the carpathian mountain range.

MeteoHelix weather station above an abyss on Gerlachov peak in the Carpatian mountain rainge.

Installation of a MeteoHelix weather station on the highest peak of the Carpathian mountain range, the Gerlachov Peak.