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 ...

Most rain gauges just use a graduated cylinder to capture ... This is visualized by a VU-meter chip on a column of LEDs mounted inside the house. After the break you can see the project box ...

So that’s where the tipping bucket rain gauge comes in. Invented in 1662, this clever instrument doesn’t just measure rainfall; it records it in real time. Inside the gauge, a small, see-saw-like ...

This month, the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow network (CoCoRaHS) is holding its annual Rain Gauge Rally recruitment effort. Citizen scientists will have the opportunity to join in a ...