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26 March 2017. Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) is a joint mission between JAXA and NASA as well as other international space agencies to make frequent (every 2–3 hours) observations of Earth's precipitation. It is part of NASA's Earth Systematic Missions program and works with a satellite constellation to provide full global coverage.
On September 29, 2023, heavy rainfall led to flooding across portions of the New York metropolitan area and surrounding areas in the United States. The floods were caused by a low-pressure area that had absorbed the remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia, which then stalled over the New York City area. Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall also moved ...
Rain gauge. A rain gauge (also known as udometer, pluviometer, ombrometer, and hyetometer) is an instrument used by meteorologists and hydrologists to gather and measure the amount of liquid precipitation in a predefined area, over a set period of time. [1] It is used to determine the depth of precipitation (usually in mm) that occurs over a ...
Overnight, St. Louis and its surrounding suburbs experienced the highest rainfall on record since 1915. As of Tuesday morning, more than 9.5 inches of rain had inundated parts of the city, leaving ...
St. Peters: 12.86. St. Louis: 7.79. Lambert International Airport: 8.63 Tuesday, storm total 9.06. Rainfall totals varied immensely across the area. While some locations were shattering records ...
🌀☔️TOTALLY INUNDATED: So much of Live Oak, FL is sitting in feet of water. 10-15” of rain fell in just a few hours. This is the town square that usually holds public events.
Average precipitation. The characteristics of United States rainfall climatology differ significantly across the United States and those under United States sovereignty. Summer and early fall bring brief, but frequent thundershowers and tropical cyclones which create a wet summer and drier winter in the eastern Gulf and lower East Coast.
Loaded 0%. O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Record rainfall caused widespread flash flooding across the St. Louis area early Tuesday, closing multiple roadways and prompting rescues from vehicles and homes ...