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For a farmer, a road crew, or a marina operator, weather data is not background information. It affects timing, safety, labor, and money. That is why a professional weather monitoring system is built ...

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 ...

Rainfall measurement unit: Whenever you see weather reports, you may have noticed that they mention rainfall in millimeters, a unit that many people hear daily but do not fully understand. However, ...

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, ...

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 ...

Freezing rain is arguably the most dreaded type of winter weather to experience, but storm reports during these events are invaluable. Ice forms from freezing rain, when raindrops fall through a layer ...