The tube is 20 inches long but only holds two inches worth of rain. Getting those precise measurements is possible because ...

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 ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Rainfall is the most standard form of precipitation. We experience rain all year round in our tropical environment. We also experience our fair share of extreme rainfall when ...

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 ...

Rainfall and lack thereof has been a center of interest (and controversy?) of late in Seattle, with some rain going for hours and only counting as a trace, while a short 14 minute rain can get the ...

There are thousands of weather stations across every corner of the country recording values such as temperature, pressure, moisture, and of course, precipitation. But how do meteorologists measure ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Many of us are familiar with rain gauges. We've even talked about how they measure rain when the wind is strong! The plastic or glass tubes that collect rainfall give us an idea of how ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As much as a quarter of an inch of ice accumulation is possible in the Willamette Valley between Thursday night and Friday morning, when a mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet ...

Calling all weather nerds! More volunteers are needed to measure rain, hail and snow precipitation from their backyard. A program called CoCoRaHS, or Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow ...

The National Weather Service has a network of over 8,000 volunteer weather observers across the country. They collect data that the service uses to fine-tune its forecasts. Ninety-six-year-old Dorothy ...

If the massive amount of rain expected from Hurricane Harvey seems difficult to fathom, it has proven equally as problematic for forecasters. The National Hurricane Center was forced to add colors to ...

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — An innovative new program across Macomb County is connecting citizens with the latest data involving rainfall. Macomb County Public ...