Thanks to a WH-SP-RG rain gauge, there’s not much to that part. The smart part is an nRF52832 module and some minor parts. The phone side uses an off-the-shelf Android app.

Measuring rain, hail and snow is easy to do, with a little training and attention to detail. Most of us know how to use a rain gauge, or at least most of us think that we know how.Set it outdoors ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - A downpour of rain over the past week has North Dakotans reaching for their rain gauges. However, you may not be using them correctly. Rick Krolak with the National Weather ...

A long-time viewer emailed me earlier this week with a puzzle: he had two rain gauges side-by-side during our recent storm, but they measured a different amount of rain. Here's how it happens.

It’s a challenging time for national park research. One dedicated atmospheric scientist is soldiering on anyway.

NEORSD uses technology from AEM, an environmental technology company that has developed a technique using both rain gauges and radar, called Gauge Adjusted Radar Rainfall (GARR), to understand ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association Weather Observer Network uses a manual gauge with an 8-inch opening. A funnel collects the rain into a tube, and then a stick is inserted for a ...

Multiple deaths have been reported in Texas after heavy rain caused flash flooding of a river, while search teams used boats to conduct rescues Friday as fast-moving water threatened riverfront ...

The park also has a rain gauge it has used for many years. “This (rain gauge) is one of the tools we use to monitor how much flow is going through the stream,” he said.