June was an exceptionally wet month in the Kansas City area, as evidenced by flooding that month at Smithville Lake. The region has seen an unusual amount of rain this year. File photo by Keith Myers ...

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I heard the other day that the airport got a trace of rain. Who lives at the airport? At the same time, we had a cloudburst in my neighborhood. This points to an embarrassing problem. Weather bureau ...

FARGO — Rain gauges come in all different shapes and sizes, but the StormTRACKER rain gauge has four parts: a funnel, a measuring tube, a 4-inch diameter overflow tube and this mounting bracket. Where ...

(WKYT)—For today’s Good Question, Cathy asks: With all the rain we’re getting, which rain gauge is the most accurate? Until we got this question, I didn’t realize how many different types of rain ...

This month, the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow network (CoCoRaHS) is holding its annual Rain Gauge Rally recruitment effort. Citizen scientists will have the opportunity to join in a ...

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 ...

Viewer-submitted photo of a rain gauge. (KSAT Connect) (KSAT) The end of January has brought an active pattern, with several rounds of rain and storms. Area rainfall totals have been very important as ...

Graziers say it was "back to the old days" as under-resourced rain gauges failed in north-west Queensland, with the widespread floods killing almost 50,000 cattle.