rain gauge

Example Sentences

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A rain gauge picked up 0.74 of an inch on Topanga Canyon Boulevard on the edge of the fire boundary, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

Almost a month's rain fell on Sunday at the Birds Hill rain gauge on the edge of Exmoor.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2023

“Maybe our rain gauge can help alert the authorities to evacuate people in vulnerable areas.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2022

If it rained, but you don't have a rain gauge, or you're not sure how much it rained, check the local weather information.

From Salon • May 29, 2022

She asked for a barometer and an anemometer and a rain gauge for Christmas, and hung them outside her bedroom window.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz