WDIO Storm Track Meteorologist Sabrina Ullman demonstrates how to make a DIY rain gauge with a plastic 2-liter bottle, a pair of scissors, a ruler, masking tape, and a permanent marker.

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 — ...

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 ...

It isn’t that hard to make an electronic rain gauge if you have a steady source of power or you don’t mind changing batteries often. But [Matthew Ford] offers a third option: a simple device with a ...

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 ...