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 ...

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 ...

Headline: Wind Advisory from TUE 11:00 AM CST until WED 6:00 AM CST Bulletin: ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT ...

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. At The Weather Bureau in Washington ...