The first results of a campaign of intensive observation of precipitation in Dumont d'Urville, Antarctica, are presented. Several instruments collected data from October 2015, including a polarimetric weather radar (MXPol), a Micro Rain Radar (MRR), a weighing gauge (Pluvio<sup>2</sup>), and a Multi-Angle Snowflake Camera (MASC). These instruments collected the first model-free measurements of precipitation in the region in the region of Terre Adélie (Adélie Land), including of precipitation microphysics. Microphysical observations during the austral summer 2015/2016 showed that, close to ground level, aggregates are the dominant hydrometeor type, together with small ice particles (mostly originating from blowing snow), and that riming often occurs. Contamination of the Pluvio<sup>2</sup> measurements in windy conditions is observed and partly removed through synergistic use of MRR data. The yearly accumulated precipitation of snow (300 m above ground), obtained by means of a local conversion relation of MRR data, trained on the Pluvio<sup>2</sup> measurement of the summer period, is estimated to be 815 mm of water equivalent, with a confidence interval ranging between 739.5 to 989 mm. Climatological data obtained from satellite-borne radars, and the ERA-Interim reanalysis of the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) both provide lower yearly totals: 655 mm for ERA-Interim, while 679 mm for the climatological data over DDU. ERA-Interim seems to overestimate the occurrence of low-intensity precipitation events especially in summer, while visual observations conducted at the research stations all year long seem to underestimate it. Overall, this manuscript provides insightful examples of the added values of precipitation monitoring in Antarctica with a synergistic use of in-situ and remote sensing measurements.