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 ...

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 ...

Diamond Dickson was born in Houston, TX and comes from our sister station in Bryan/Waco/College Station where she served as a morning anchor, MMJ and producer. She joins KRIS 6 as a Meteorologist. On ...

A: Hi Manny! Sure I can! But you can make your own too! Ok, this is going to be one of those "do as I say, not as I do" blogs. On Monday, the Bay Area was blessed with measurable rainfall. It's about ...

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 ...

When we say that, for example, 0.55″ of rain has fallen, we mean a blanket of water exactly 0.55″ in depth would cover all horizontal surfaces if none of the rainwater had soaked in, run off or ...

Fargo saw measurable rainfall 12 days in the month of June, and the F-M metro got hammered with rain last week. There's no doubt we're in thunderstorm season. While it has kept people with rain gauges ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As recent months have brought welcome rain back to Central Texas, you may be interested in finding out how much you have in your yard. Knowing how much it rains could be very helpful ...

Each time rain enters the forecast, emergency officials in Santa Barbara County worry about mudslides. The biggest questions are: how much rain will we get and how intense will that rain be? According ...