Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A viewer question from earlier this week asked how two backyard rain gauges would measure a different amount of rain. Here's how ...

Rain gauges are some of the most basic yet necessary tools used to measure weather today. It was created in 1441 for agricultural purposes. Centuries later, the rain gauge is still widely used to ...

FARGO — There are good rain gauges and there are bad rain gauges. If you want an accurate measurement of how much rain has fallen on your plot of land, you need a good rain gauge. Most of the ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) is the authority when it comes to weather measurement and reporting. To ensure accurate precipitation measurements, the NWS has established guidelines for measuring ...

FARGO — Rain gauges come in all different shapes and sizes, but the StormTRACKER rain gauge has four parts: a funnel, a measuring tube, a 4-inch diameter overflow tube and this mounting bracket. Where ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Most of us have a rain gauge of some sort sitting in the yard that gives us an idea of how much or how little moisture fell from the sky during a storm. Often times when it rains, there ...

(WKYT)—For today’s Good Question, Cathy asks: With all the rain we’re getting, which rain gauge is the most accurate? Until we got this question, I didn’t realize how many different types of rain ...

Placement of a rain gauge is key to get the most accurate readings. Location! Location! Location! Keep your rain gauge in open areas as far away from obstacles as possible, whether trees, houses, or ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — What’s the old saying? When it rains it pours. Over the last couple of days, we didn’t have much in the way of rainfall but look at the difference. Sunday the National Weather ...

Thunder rumbles, lightning flashes, rain rattles against the window. It certainly feels as though you won’t need to water the garden tomorrow. But are you sure? “Rain can be deceiving,” said Sharon ...

Explaining Computers has created a fantastic project to keep you busy this weekend. Providing a detailed guide on constructing a digital rain gauge using a Raspberry Pi Pico. The project involves ...