Rate of Rain Fall Test Proposition

We need to be able to simulate a set amount of rain fall for each test for consistency of data. A good range for our purposes should be between 1 and 2 inches/hour, but closer to 1 in/h would be better. 2 inch is the cusp of severe rain. To measure this I propose that we take a small beaker/test tube and place it in our rain test box. We run the rain simulation for 10 mins and measure the depth of the rain in the beaker. Then that value is multiplied by 6 (there are 6 intervals of 10 mins in 1 hour) which should give us the rainfall/hour. We should then run the test again to make sure that the data can be replicated.