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Monitoring Precipitation Watching the local weather forecast is helpful but a rain gauge in your backyard is a better monitor of how much rain your lawn and garden receive.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2024
Imagine a world where every backyard weather enthusiast, every curious kid with a rain gauge, and every farmer with generations of weather wisdom can contribute to and benefit from a global weather network.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Empty Your Rain Gauge Accurately measure how much precipitation your yard gets with a rain gauge by remembering to empty it after every rainfall.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2024
Zoom out: Northern and southern Arizona are faring much better than the Valley's rain gauge.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
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First Known Use
1769, in the meaning defined above
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“Rain gauge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rain%20gauge. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
rain gauge
noun
: an instrument for measuring rainfall
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