How to Use rain gauge in a Sentence

rain gauge

noun

• To see readings from rain gauges in your area, click here.
  — Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• Most of the time there’s not a rain gauge where the accident happened.
  — Ellen Byron, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2019
• Rain is so common that his mother kept a rain gauge on her deck.
  — oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2020
• Some rain gauges in the Pleasant Hill area had seen between 3 and 4 inches of rain in the last two areas.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity, 26 Mar. 2018
• The technique is not as accurate as rooftop rain gauges.
  — The Economist, 30 Sep. 2017
• The rain gauge measures rainfall in its extra-large cup.
  — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
• Easy fix Get a sprinkler rain gauge or turn off the system during the summer months.
  — Mark Skoneki, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 July 2018
• At the top of the list was a rain gauge in a Catonsville backyard, one of a cluster with extreme readings around the Ellicott City area.
  — Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 18 June 2019
• There's a small weather station off to the side of the garden that she’s outfitted with a wind sock, a thermometer, and a rain gauge.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 20 Sep. 2022
• The district's rain gauges in general measured 2.5 to 3.5 inches of rain across the county.
  — Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• Casey Trees offers rain gauges and electronic alerts to help folks water young trees.
  — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 20 July 2019
• The district's rain gauges show cities across Cuyahoga County received 2.5 to 3.5 inches of rain.
  — Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• Within an hour, the rain gauge just above Stevanna Way already recorded around an inch of rain.
  — Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2022
• Radar estimates and rain gauges suggested at least 10 inches of rain fell in this area.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 30 May 2018
• Now, with yet another major round of rain and snow starting Tuesday, the state's rain gauges are still to look a bit closer to normal.
  — Dale Kasler and Benjy Egel, sacbee, 20 Mar. 2018
• Keeping track of your area's precipitation is easy with a good rain gauge.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2022
• Only a trace of rain (less than a hundredth of an inch) was recorded at the city’s official rain gauge at Sky Harbor Airport.
  — Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral, 8 June 2020
• Use a rain gauge to track watering; one-half to three-quarters of an inch is normally adequate.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 May 2018
• Test Garden Tip Keeping track of your area's precipitation is easy with a good rain gauge.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2023
• Unfortunately, there won’t be much in the rain gauge after the thunderstorms pass.
  — Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2022
• Operate the system for 15 minutes and catch the water being sprinkled on the lawn in a rain gauge or shallow containers with square sides.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 1 May 2021
• This rain gauge is not only informative, but features a cute design that will look at home in your garden.
  — Shelby Deering, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2018
• In a neighboring valley, their rain gauge showed 44 inches within 24 hours.
  — Heidi Chang, latimes.com, 28 Apr. 2018
• Automated rain gauges in and around Catonsville, at ground zero, recorded nearly 13 to 15 inches of rain.
  — Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 28 May 2018
• In 2019, rain gauge data during one monsoon storm suggested that the river would soon be rising, and rapidly.
  — Jeremy White, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2022
• The highest rainfall amount recorded on land during Harvey totaled 48.20 inches at a rain gauge on Clear Creek near Houston.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2018
• According to a rain gauge on one of her properties, Highfill said the area east of Little Rock had received about an inch of rain earlier that morning.
  — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 11 June 2023
• Inspired by Thomas Jefferson’s interest in inventions, the rain gauge uses a float and lever design and can measure up to 7 inches of rain at a time.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
• Plant a garden Use an outdoor thermometer and rain gauge to track temperatures and precipitation, or plant herbs in pots to use in the kitchen.
  — Zafreen Jaffery, Ed.d., miamiherald, 27 June 2018
• The rain gauge is wireless and self-emptying, and records precipitation amounts as well as stores historical data for the last year, month, week, or 48 hours.
  — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 4 Oct 2024