To ensure accurate precipitation measurements, the NWS has established guidelines for measuring and reporting snow and sleet totals and converting them into liquid equivalents.

A program called CoCoRaHS or Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network is where volunteers work together to measure precipitation across the nation.

Fall in the Coastal Bend typically sees a lot more rainfall, so how to properly use a rain gauge can be an important unit of measurement. Want to learn more? Check out this week's Science Snippet!

Measuring rain, hail and snow is easy to do, with a little training and attention to detail Most of us know how to use a rain gauge, or at least most of us think that we know how.

Extreme cold warning issued for Columbia River Gorge, Hood River Valley Steps for measuring frozen rain provided by the National Weather Service: Locate an ice-covered object that is out in the open.

There are thousands of weather stations across every corner of the country recording values such as temperature, pressure, moisture, and of course, precipitation. But how do meteorologists measure ...

Have you ever wondered how meteorologists calculate how much rain has fallen in your area? Well, there are two main ways we measure accurate rainfall.

Freezing rain and drizzle will accumulate in Central Texas neighborhoods this week. Here's how to measure and report it.

Data collected from the measurement of water, rainfall, snow and ice is used to identify potential heavy rainfall, flash ...

For more than 50 years, Dorothy Stebbins has been a Volunteer Weather Watcher, measuring rainfall in Ohio for the flood control district. Now the 96-year-old is turning her duties over to her son.

To ensure accurate precipitation measurements, the NWS has established guidelines for measuring and reporting snow and sleet totals and converting them into liquid equivalents.