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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In my experience, gardeners often overestimate rainfall. A cloudburst might seem to have thoroughly saturated the ground, but scratch down an inch and you might find bone-dry soil. Because watering — ...