(WKYT)—For today’s Good Question, Cathy asks: With all the rain we’re getting, which rain gauge is the most accurate? Until we got this question, I didn’t realize how many different types of rain ...

Viewer-submitted photo of a rain gauge. (KSAT Connect) (KSAT) The end of January has brought an active pattern, with several rounds of rain and storms. Area rainfall totals have been very important as ...

Diamond Dickson was born in Houston, TX and comes from our sister station in Bryan/Waco/College Station where she served as a morning anchor, MMJ and producer. She joins KRIS 6 as a Meteorologist. On ...

Today's story comes from a long-time viewer. He set up two rain gauges side-by-side but measured a different amount of rain in each. He wanted to know which one is accurate and how to choose a good ...

Most of us know how to use a rain gauge, or at least most of us think that we know how. Set it outdoors before a rainfall, check it after the storm has passed, and then tell your friends and neighbors ...

Measuring rain might seem simple, just put out a bucket and see how much water collects, right? But meteorologists need more precision, and collecting rain data is more of an artform than you might ...

Many people check their rain gauge each morning, dump it out, and maybe share what they found with their neighbors or at the coffee shop. But what if you shared your rain gauge contents to help ...

A Rock Island e-mailer wonders how it is that two rain gauges not far from one another could measure different amounts. Rain showers may be heavier in one location than in another fewer than 100 yards ...

In my experience, gardeners often overestimate rainfall. A cloudburst might seem to have thoroughly saturated the ground, but scratch down an inch and you might find bone-dry soil. Because ...