Between 2009 - 2018, new stations had the Hydrological Services TB4 gauge which was essentially the same, but consisted of a heating mechanism to measure snow. These are also both primarily warm season tools that measure in 0.01 inch increments.
The other gauge commonly used across the network is the Hydrologic Services TB3 siphon tipping bucket gauge.
The most prominent gauge is the Texas Electronics 525 (TE525) model with a six inch opening (Figure 1).
The Kansas Mesonet utilizes two different styles of rain gauges on the network.