Improved rainfall data makes it easier for regions to plan, predict and warn residents, as more parts of the country brace for extreme weather events. “The more we know where there are flood risks, ...

Most of us know how to use a rain gauge, or at least most of us think that we know how. Set it outdoors before a rainfall, check it after the storm has passed, and then tell your friends and neighbors ...

A tipping-bucket rain gauge contains values that are being saved by this data logger project in order to determine and measure the intensity of rainfall. The values are being stored by the onboard ...

Joseph Gemignani likes numbers so much that he once hoped to become a meteorologist and when that didn’t pan out, he turned to accounting. But the weather nerd in him is still alive and well, and he ...

HOUSTON, TX (KTRK) -- The National Weather Service says construction at Bush Airport blocked data from the rain gauge system there. They say the high-tech system measures rain, wind, humidity - ...

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 ...

San Jose is overhauling its suspect rain measurement system — but the mystery around the data it’s been collecting hasn’t evaporated just yet. Officials at the National Weather Service said Thursday ...

DERRY — Thanks to a recently installed rain gauge, some Pinkerton Academy meteorology students can now gain hands-on experience collecting data on precipitation. The approximately 12-inch gauge was ...