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 ...

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - Kentucky rain gauges were put to good use Tuesday, but one viewer had a question about how meteorologists can be so precise with their measurements. For today’s Good Question, Karl ...

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 ...

Improved rainfall data makes it easier for regions to plan, predict and warn residents, as more parts of the country brace for extreme weather events. “The more we know where there are flood risks, ...

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 ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — What’s the old saying? When it rains it pours. Over the last couple of days, we didn’t have much in the way of rainfall but look at the difference. Sunday the National Weather ...

NASA and the Japanese space agency JAXA are looking to repeat their joint success on the Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) with a follow-on flight that would piggyback on other spacecraft ...

Rain, ice, hail, severe winds, thunderstorms, and heavy fog – the Appalachian Mountains in the southeast United States have it all. On May 1, NASA begins a campaign in western North Carolina to better ...

Rainfall yesterday and last night was once again all over the board. We had spots in Michigan that received no measurable rain up to over five inches. Here are the rainfall totals with the rainy ...