How to Use rain gauge in a Sentence

rain gauge

noun
  • For sprinklers, put your rain gauge out and do the same.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
  • This rain shows on the radar but does not make it into a rain gauge.
    — Ray Petelin, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Rain is so common that his mother kept a rain gauge on her deck.
    — oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Most of the time there’s not a rain gauge where the accident happened.
    — Ellen Byron, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2019
  • Put out your rain gauge and start keeping track of weekly rainfall.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
  • At that point, more than 9 inches of rain had fallen at one rain gauge in less than five hours.
    — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The family plans to start using their rain gauge this summer.
    — Laura Martin Agudelo, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • To track rain intake, use a rain gauge and note the rainfall amounts in your garden journal.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026
  • Having a rain gauge can be a helpful tool to have an idea of how much water your plants have received.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Having a rain gauge can be a helpful tool to have an idea of how much water your plants have received.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Check your rain gauge and the level of soil moisture to determine if the lawn needs water.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Use a rain gauge to determine how much water your garden is getting.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Easy fix Get a sprinkler rain gauge or turn off the system during the summer months.
    — Mark Skoneki, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 July 2018
  • Keeping track of your area's precipitation is easy with a good rain gauge.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Casey Trees offers rain gauges and electronic alerts to help folks water young trees.
    — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 20 July 2019
  • Get a rain gauge and supplement irrigation as spring rains slow over the summer months.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
  • Radar estimates and rain gauges suggested at least 10 inches of rain fell in this area.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 30 May 2018
  • Having a rain gauge in your yard is the best way of knowing how much water your yard actually is getting.
    — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 3 June 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Get a rain gauge and adjust your watering schedule based on weather conditions.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Unfortunately, there won’t be much in the rain gauge after the thunderstorms pass.
    — Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Watering once a week is usually sufficient but use a rain gauge as your guide because autumn rainfall may be all the plants need.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In a neighboring valley, their rain gauge showed 44 inches within 24 hours.
    — Heidi Chang, latimes.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • Use a rain gauge to determine how much moisture your tree is receiving and supplement water when the soil is dry about two inches deep.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • Test Garden Tip Keeping track of your area's precipitation is easy with a good rain gauge.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2022
  • 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

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