I’ve seen cheap weather stations with an anemometer is positioned so that as it spins and splashes water into the rain gauge. Obviously, that is not great. On the flip side, Davis uses very ...

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 ...

Your weather station should have good "fetch", or distance ... You want the Rain Collector (or, Rain Gauge) to receive rainfall as if it were in the middle of a large field. Nearby buildings ...

The roof or wide open spaces aren’t good areas for rain gauges. If you don’t feel like ... However, they can also send the information to a station inside or even to your phone.

So that’s where the tipping bucket rain gauge comes in. Invented in 1662 ... Still, it remains a vital tool in weather stations, helping meteorologists monitor precipitation with accuracy.

March has been a dry month in Texoma. Our KTEN station rain gauge has measured a total of 1.56 inches of rain so far. The ...

It’s a fair bet that most of us have a ton of wireless doo-dads around the house, from garage door remotes to wireless thermometers. Each of these gadgets seems to have its own idea about how to ...