Definition of rain gauge
: an instrument for measuring the quantity of precipitation
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After 119 days without rain, monsoon season 2018 got in gear as Phoenix was hit hard Monday with more than a half inch at the official rain gauge at Sky Harbor Airport.
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Easy fix Get a sprinkler rain gauge or turn off the system during the summer months.
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Currently, without rain gauges or radar there many communities don't have any way to accurately measure rainfall.
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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.
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But according to the official rain gauge at Sky Harbor Airport, Phoenix only saw a trace of rain on June 15 and 16.
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The rain gauge at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport totaled 2.73 inches from Friday through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
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Use a rain gauge to track watering; one-half to three-quarters of an inch is normally adequate.
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The Maricopa County Flood Control District rain gauge map reported no measurable amounts, but that could change by Friday night.
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First Known Use of rain gauge
1769
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