Web alarm clock for 1:39 p.m.
While you are halfway through another farm job, a 1:39 pm alarm gives you a clear cue to break away and check the rain gauge. That leaves enough daylight to note the reading, inspect the collector for leaves, and return to what you were doing. If you plan to make another round at 2:00 pm, the first reading also gives you a useful point of comparison.
Because the rain-gauge check takes you away from the screen, keep this alarm page in the foreground while you work nearby. A browser may slow or pause a page that has been left behind other tabs, so the alert could arrive late. The rain gauge may therefore go unchecked at the intended time. Keep the browser visible, leave the sound audible, and use a separate alarm if the timing affects a farm record; this alarm will not sound after the browser is closed or the phone or computer has gone to sleep.
After checking the rain gauge at midday, record the figure before settling back into the afternoon workload. A brief note with the 1:39 pm time prevents the measurement from being confused with a later shower. If you expect to sleep after this moment, set any follow-up reminder before lying down, since relying on memory after a nap can leave the next farm check uncertain.
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