Good Question: How do you measure rainfall to one-hundredth of an inch?

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

Ask the meteorologist: How to measure rain, snow and sleet

To ensure accurate precipitation measurements, the NWS has established guidelines for measuring and reporting snow and sleet totals and converting them into liquid equivalents. Measuring precipitation ...
Yahoo

How does today's rainfall measure up against past years? And what if it were snow?

It's a drizzly day here in Cincinnati. A downpour of rain Wednesday morning led the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio, to cancel a dense fog advisory, as rain in the air actually improved ...
KXAN

Want rain measured where you live? Here’s how to do it

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As recent months have brought welcome rain back to Central Texas, you may be interested in finding out how much you have in your yard. Knowing how much it rains could be very helpful ...

Feeling more ‘fall-like’ for the rest of the week

A passing cold front brought beneficial rainfall to parts of central Indiana on Tuesday. The highest totals were measured ...