Viewer-submitted photo of a rain gauge. (KSAT Connect) (KSAT) The end of January has brought an active pattern, with several rounds of rain and storms. Area rainfall totals have been very important as ...

A rain gauge does exactly what its name implies. It helps us to gauge the amount of rainfall. While there are many types of rain gauges (some more precise than others), it is very easy to make a ...

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 ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS — Have you ever wondered how much rain falls at your house each day, each week or even each month? Today's weather experiment will teach us how to keep track of rainfall by building a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Measuring rain might seem simple, just put out a bucket and see how much water collects, right? But meteorologists need more ...

Many people check their rain gauge each morning, dump it out, and maybe share what they found with their neighbors or at the coffee shop. But what if you shared your rain gauge contents to help ...

Today's story comes from a long-time viewer. He set up two rain gauges side-by-side but measured a different amount of rain in each. He wanted to know which one is accurate and how to choose a good ...

Send us your pictures of your rain gauge, and register for our rain gauge giveaway. To send in your pictures, click here. To ...

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 ...

With the recent rounds of rain and storms that we’ve seen in South Central Texas, area rainfall totals have been very important as we try to combat the drought! In order to get the most accurate ...