Have operated home weather station for over 35 years with records going back to 1977... Current equipment includes Vantage pro, Nimbus digital thermometer, standard nws rain gage, to name a few.
Yeah it's often confusing for the general public... All too often you'll read a forecast such as " A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mostly sunny with a high of 85". Don't even have a decent forecast discussion anymore to clear things up.