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 ...

The location of your weather station is the most important ... the nearest tree or body of water. You want the Rain Collector (or, Rain Gauge) to receive rainfall as if it were in the middle ...

This segment originally appeared in today's edition of the Morning Brief newsletter. Sign up here to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. Measuring rain might seem ...

Measuring rain might ... Also, in freezing weather, it won’t function without a heater. Yes, some actually have a heater! Still, it remains a vital tool in weather stations, helping ...