Did you know that, on average, May and June are two of the top three wettest months on average for the Brazos Valley? You can thank an active weather pattern that sets up over the Lone Star State each ...

Whenever it rains, the first question to come to mind is, “How much did we get?” To help you find the answer in your own yard, let’s make a rain gauge. All we need for supplies is a two liter bottle, ...

It isn’t that hard to make an electronic rain gauge if you have a steady source of power or you don’t mind changing batteries often. But [Matthew Ford] offers a third option: a simple device with a ...

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - There’s another March Madness going on, but it’s not played by basketball players; it’s between meteorologists and climatologists. Every March, State Climatologists and National ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — If you are looking for an ...

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 ...

The first people known to collect rainfall data were the ancient Greeks and the people of India in 400 to 500 B.C. The concept was not much different than it is now: a simple tube, pointing skyward, ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – We are just a week into May, and already one of the most useful weather instruments is proving its worth. It is the classic rain gauge. This simple tool, often made of clear plastic, ...

Measuring rain might seem simple, just put out a bucket and see how much water collects, right? But meteorologists need more precision, and collecting rain data is more of an artform than you might ...

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - Kentucky rain gauges were put to good use Tuesday, but one viewer had a question about how meteorologists can be so precise with their measurements. For today’s Good Question, Karl ...

Thunder rumbles, lightning flashes, rain rattles against the window. It certainly feels as though you won’t need to water the garden tomorrow. But are you sure? “Rain can be deceiving,” said Sharon ...