Measuring the amount of precipitation that falls in a specific location is simple if that location has a device designed to accurately record and transmit precipitation data. In contrast, measuring ...

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 ...

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - Kentucky rain gauges were put to good use Tuesday, but one viewer had a question about how meteorologists can be so precise with their measurements. For today’s Good Question, Karl ...

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

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 ...

During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama said he would work to launch "without further delay" the Global Precipitation Measurement mission, "an international effort to improve climate, weather, ...

Cellphone masts could provide a cheap yet accurate way for weather forecasters to get live rainfall information. Monitoring the way rain interferes with the signals routinely sent between phone masts ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND — November in Northeast Ohio marks that time of year when measuring what falls from the sky starts to get a little tricky. Rain is easy — snow and ice, can come with a challenge. When it’s ...

Drivers on a rainy day regulate the speed of their windshield wipers according to rain intensity: faster in heavy rain and slower in light rain. This simple observation has inspired researchers from ...