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Placing several rain gauges around your yard can help you understand how conditions vary from place to place. “If you find an inch of water in the gauge out on the lawn but only half an inch in ...

Radar data can estimate rainfall to a fairly accurate amount. The rain data in the case of the deadly tragedy that unfolded ...

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Not to use as an official "rain gauge," but I became curious! There was so much water in the can, I wanted to know how much, so I measured it. Hmm…over 8 inches.

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The typical rain gauge has a diameter of ~10cm, roughly 0.01m². The small rocker as pictured above collects rain drops, swings over, and releases the water at a point roughly 1cm below.