WDIO Storm Track Meteorologist Sabrina Ullman demonstrates how to make a DIY rain gauge with a plastic 2-liter bottle, a pair of scissors, a ruler, masking tape, and a permanent marker.
Most professional-level manual rain gauges have a 10- or 20-inch capacity before they have to be emptied. If they are left unattended, rainfall in excess of the gauge’s capacity overflows and is not ...