Use the ruler to then mark every 1/2" on the bottle with a marker. Once your bottle is labeled, take the top that you cut off and turn it upside down, pushing it into the bottle.

Second, get a six-inch piece of masking tape and then, a standard ruler. To assemble your rain gauge, you will cut off the top of the bottle and then move on to your piece of tape and ruler.

To help you find the answer in your own yard, let’s make a rain gauge. All we need for supplies is a two liter bottle, scissors, paper clips, a marker, and a ruler.

Unroll the masking tape and set it next to your ruler. Create markings as precise as you would like on the tape as this will be your measurement standard for your rain gauge.

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.

Use a ruler to mark inches going up from there Put the top inside the water bottle and upside down, to help funnel rain into the gauge And that's it, you're ready to go!

Put the ruler inside the pop bottle and line it up with the side of your bottle Mark every 0.10″ (a tenth of an inch) until you reach the top of your bottom half of your bottle ...

Weather at Home: DIY rain gauge by: Jessica Lebel Posted: Apr 6, 2020 / 06:59 PM MDT Updated: Apr 6, 2020 / 09:32 PM MDT This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.

A gauge that is placed close to a tree, roof, or a nearby structure could record inaccurate measurements during times of heavy rain. Consider mounting your gauge twice the distance away from an ...

A gauge that is placed close to a tree, roof, or a nearby structure could record inaccurate measurements during times of heavy rain. Consider mounting your gauge twice the distance away from an ...