Your rain gauge is now complete- set it in an open area away from trees to start measuring the rain, and make sure to empty it after each rainfall.

One Fergusson invention was rain gauge that recorded weight rather than volume. The first example was dated 1888. This example of his improved version was made after 1880 by Julien P. Friez & Sons, ...

Heavy rain fell last night for parts, but not all, of the Chippewa Valley, especially in a swath from Pierce County through ...

Cities flooded in Texas Three rain gauges north of Austin registered more than 20 inches of rain between the mornings of July 3 and July 6. Twelve others showed more than 15 inches.

One of the criteria is a rain gauge is supposed to be twice the distance away from the tallest object. If there is a 25 foot tall tree in a yard, the rain gauge has to be 50 feet away from the tree.

This recording rain gauge came from the Draper family house in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. Its cast-iron frame is marked “DRAPER’S RECORDING RAIN GAUGE.” Ref: “Dr. Draper’s Rain and Snow Gauge,” The ...