How much rain did you get?

[Rainger99]

Yesterday was one of the rainiest days since I moved to the Villages and I am trying to figure out how much rain we got.

My rain gauge says about 4.5 inches but my weather app says 2.65 inches. I live in the Sawgrass area.

How much rain did you get?

[Michael 61]

I live in Richmond - my gauge says 4.5 inches

[splashes]

I live in Bradford and got over 5 inches

[willis100]

4.25 in Silver Lake

[fdpaq0580]

Not sure. It's still coming down.

[rahart]

Monarch Grove 5 inches in rain gauge

[Joeint]

I've got 5.11 inches on my rain gauge in DeSoto...

[Taltarzac725]

It was a noisy night.

[CFrance]

Our rain gauge here in Tamarind Grove holds 7 inches, and it is full up.

[Bjeanj]

Our rain gauge here in Tamarind Grove holds 7 inches, and it is full up.

Wow! Santiago, got 4.5”.

[birdiebill]

My rain gauge in Osceola Hills registered 4.25 inches

[Rainger99]

My rain gauge says about 4.5 inches but my weather app says 2.65 inches. I live in the Sawgrass area.

It appears that everyone got at least 4 inches. Does anyone know how the weather app works as it is about 2 inches off what people have measured?

[Pondboy]

It appears that everyone got at least 4 inches. Does anyone know how the weather app works as it is about 2 inches off what people have measured?


Not sure which weather app you’re using. Some use a local airport as a default location. So it might be picking up rainfall amounts somewhere else.

We got just under 5” in the Hammock @ Fenney. Think I might need a bigger rain gauge.

[Rainger99]

Not sure which weather app you’re using. Some use a local airport as a default location. So it might be picking up rainfall amounts somewhere else.

We got just under 5” in the Hammock @ Fenney. Think I might need a bigger rain gauge.

I am using the weather app that came with the IPhone. Does anyone know a more accurate one?

[Harold.wiser]

Glenview area: 4.6"

[GizmoWhiskers]

I'm going to ask Santa for a large rain gauge! Would be a bit of fun to watch it fil up. Seems we got a good amount of well needed rain.

Up toward Sumter Landing on Buena Vista Blvd the road was full of water across both lanes. At least 10" or more on the right side.

[Down Sized]

6.5 In Sanibel

[gbs317]

Well I’m thankful that my basement isn’t flooded and I didn’t have to take out my snow shovel. 😁

[Rick9298]

Yesterday was one of the rainiest days since I moved to the Villages and I am trying to figure out how much rain we got.

My rain gauge says about 4.5 inches but my weather app says 2.65 inches. I live in the Sawgrass area.

How much rain did you get?
My gauge said 7" and so did a couple of my friends

[Rainger99]

I have been here since the fall of 2021 and this is by far the most rain I have seen. I saw no flooding in Sawgrass area and none of the ponds in the area are anywhere near reaching the top so I figure that we could easily get a foot of rain without any flooding which is good news.

I have seen videos of the Villages after some hurricanes in which some areas were flooded.

How does the rain compare to those of you who lived here during any hurricanes? Was the flooding caused by the hurricane or was the flooding deliberate by draining the ponds?

[Keith1911]

7 3/8 inches in The Hammock at Fenney

[Pondboy]

I am using the weather app that came with the IPhone. Does anyone know a more accurate one?

I’m kinda unsure as to what you’re exactly looking for. I have over the years had a few weather apps. However, none of them tell me how much precipitation falls in an immediate area. Most only give future estimates. So I have a few to recommend ;

What I now have is an app known as PWS Weather. It hooks into “Backyard” weather stations. So here in the Fenney area, I can “hook into” my neighbors weather station. It tells me current temperatures, dew point, wind speed, wind gusts, etc., It’s on the App Store and you can download it for free. However, it does not tell you future weather, only current data and it resets to “0” at midnight.

In addition to that I also have weather forecast apps from “Weather Underground”, “Elecont” and “My Radar”.

Hope that helps.

[RWhitburn]

Poinciana - 7”

[Black Beauty]

over 5 inches

[LonnyP]

Near Morse Blvd and Hwy 44 my weather station showed 4.32.

[Dawn H]

My rain gauge full at 7 inches in Fenney

[Gunny2403]

Live in McClure and my rain gauge overflowed at 9”

[MandoMan]

I live in Richmond - my gauge says 4.5 inches

My gauge says 6.5”, but honestly we hadn’t had much rain lately, and I don’t know when I last emptied it. Nice to have the rain! We needed it.

[MandoMan]

I have been here since the fall of 2021 and this is by far the most rain I have seen. I saw no flooding in Sawgrass area and none of the ponds in the area are anywhere near reaching the top so I figure that we could easily get a foot of rain without any flooding which is good news.

I have seen videos of the Villages after some hurricanes in which some areas were flooded.

How does the rain compare to those of you who lived here during any hurricanes? Was the flooding caused by the hurricane or was the flooding deliberate by draining the ponds?

Hurricane Irma brought a foot of rain in a day, but no houses were flooded, so far as I know. The flood control system in The Villages is excellent, and of course we don’t get battered by waves or rising tides. If there is a hurricane coming, there are a lot of flood control measures taken in advance that weren’t taken this time because it was a lot more rain than expected in a season when that sort of rain is unusual, but the system handled it just fine.

[Teemotay]

Yesterday was one of the rainiest days since I moved to the Villages and I am trying to figure out how much rain we got.

My rain gauge says about 4.5 inches but my weather app says 2.65 inches. I live in the Sawgrass area.

How much rain did you get?

I had 4.1” in my gauge here in Harbor Hills from Saturday and another tenth of an inch on Sunday . On November 16 of this year we had 4.7” from that storm.

[TheWatcher]

4.23" at Fenney SE

Use an all electronic "Tempest" weather station mounted on an 8 foot pole (no moving parts). It is linked to Weather Underground. You can get hyperlocal weather information online and in their app. Temps, rain, wind, lightning strikes with distance, barometer, etc. Any atmospheric info you can think up including historical info.

Tempest station:
Tempest Weather System
– WeatherFlow (https://shop.weatherflow.com/collections/all/products/tempest)

Weather Underground: Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground (https://www.wunderground.com/)

Wildwood weather data:
Wildwood, FL Weather Conditions | Weather Underground (https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us/fl/wildwood/KFLWILDW130?utm_source=HomeCard&utm_content=CurrentCondition&cm_ven=HomeCardCurrentCondition)

Here is my station:
Tempest (https://tempestwx.com/station/83573)

Historical info is available in most of the established online sites. You just need to dig into the menus or do a Google search.

Stay dry!

[TheWatcher]

As a bonus, the Tempest is linked to my Rachio irrigation controller and can hold a scheduled irrigation event when a set rainfall amount is reached.

[Rodneysblue]

Yesterday was one of the rainiest days since I moved to the Villages and I am trying to figure out how much rain we got.

My rain gauge says about 4.5 inches but my weather app says 2.65 inches. I live in the Sawgrass area.

How much rain did you get?
4 1/2 inches in Orange Blossom.

[Linda2323]

5 1/2 in Hammock of Fenney - Sugarberry Villas

[Linda2323]

5 1/2 in Hammock of Fenney - Sugarberry Villas on our rain gage.

[Cindy619]

Yesterday was one of the rainiest days since I moved to the Villages and I am trying to figure out how much rain we got.

My rain gauge says about 4.5 inches but my weather app says 2.65 inches. I live in the Sawgrass area.

How much rain did you get?

We got a little over six inches in LaBelle!

[Yellowrose]

4.5" on my rain gage in Osceola hills north of 44

[Burnie]

Been here since 2004. Slept like a baby the other night and didn't know it rained hard till my wife told me in the morning. No rain gauge to measure rainfall, because with the great flood control systems here in The Villages I'm not worried. I can't believe so many people have rain gauges.

[pattik]

Our rain gauge read 3.6, in Virginia Trace.

[Regorp]

Yesterday was one of the rainiest days since I moved to the Villages and I am trying to figure out how much rain we got.

My rain gauge says about 4.5 inches but my weather app says 2.65 inches. I live in the Sawgrass area.

How much rain did you get?

5" in Mabel Villas in DeLuna

[OhioBuckeye]

You’re probably right, we live in Argyle, TX. & it also rained here all day, but no flooding it was just about right!

[Betty Wagner]

Yesterday was one of the rainiest days since I moved to the Villages and I am trying to figure out how much rain we got.

My rain gauge says about 4.5 inches but my weather app says 2.65 inches. I live in the Sawgrass area.

How much rain did you get?

I'm In Hammock of Fenney, My gauge read 7".

[golf4dns]

Our gauge was full at 7" in Marsh Bend....

[Two Bills]

We keep our rain gauge in the kitchen, and once again didn't show any rainfall at all.
Don't think it works properly!

[jimjamuser]

Yesterday was one of the rainiest days since I moved to the Villages and I am trying to figure out how much rain we got.

My rain gauge says about 4.5 inches but my weather app says 2.65 inches. I live in the Sawgrass area.

How much rain did you get?
Ask yourself, "what is the reason for this wetter than normal weather". I know the answer, but most people will be reluctant to believe it. 2023 was the warmest year on temperature-recorded history. Warmer air holds MORE MOISTURE. This is going to happen for the next 8 years, at least. The oceans will rise because a HUGE glacier broke off of Antarctica (look it up, please). Florida will be one of the most affected states, but no one wants to fix the problem because ONLY scientists (not ordinary citizens) believe that a problem exists. Anti-science is almost a new religion in the US.

[kcrazorbackfan]

7” across from the postal station in Bradford.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Been here since 2004. Slept like a baby the other night and didn't know it rained hard till my wife told me in the morning. No rain gauge to measure rainfall, because with the great flood control systems here in The Villages I'm not worried. I can't believe so many people have rain gauges.

Gives people something to do.

[tedquick]

We got 4.4 inches in Rio Ranchero

[djbabler]

4.7" in Chatham. For more accurate rainfall amounts near you try the App called Wunderground and search for a location near you. This data is from a neighbor near you with better equipment than most of us have along with weekly and monthly history.

[Annie66]

Our rain cup overflowed ..... hit on the Weather Underground station 3 blocks from us. It read 4.54" of rain.

[MorTech]

Ask yourself, "what is the reason for this wetter than normal weather". I know the answer, but most people will be reluctant to believe it. 2023 was the warmest year on temperature-recorded history. Warmer air holds MORE MOISTURE. This is going to happen for the next 8 years, at least. The oceans will rise because a HUGE glacier broke off of Antarctica (look it up, please). Florida will be one of the most affected states, but no one wants to fix the problem because ONLY scientists (not ordinary citizens) believe that a problem exists. Anti-science is almost a new religion in the US.

We are all going to die!! Don't worry! Noah is building an Ark...using science as a guide.
Seriously...What do you know about science? Can you even do basic math?
You know water expands when it freezes, right? Ocean levels decrease as icebergs thaw, right?
If all the ice melts, the oceans will rise maybe 6 inches.

Go to website Weather Underground and view all the weather stations in the area. Most of them are at 4.5 inches.

[biker1]

There is a lot of nonsense here. Where did you get this number of "8 years"? The oceans have been rising because we are in an interglacial period. They will probably continue to rise for the next few centuries. Anthropogenic warming, about 1C for the global average surface temperature anomaly, has accelerated the rise in the last century and there is essentially nothing the US can do about this except for remediation in our coastal regions. The US impact on global carbon emissions is relatively minor at about 11%. You claim you know "the answer" so why don't you share it with us, particularly how you personally are solving what is a global problem? If your answer is to drive an electric golf cart then you clearly have never looked at the magnitude of global carbon emission and how they will continue for the foreseeable future.

Ask yourself, "what is the reason for this wetter than normal weather". I know the answer, but most people will be reluctant to believe it. 2023 was the warmest year on temperature-recorded history. Warmer air holds MORE MOISTURE. This is going to happen for the next 8 years, at least. The oceans will rise because a HUGE glacier broke off of Antarctica (look it up, please). Florida will be one of the most affected states, but no one wants to fix the problem because ONLY scientists (not ordinary citizens) believe that a problem exists. Anti-science is almost a new religion in the US.

[biker1]

The concern is glaciers, which are land based. Ocean levels have been rising for some time (about 12,000 years) as land based ice melts and water expands as the oceans warm.

We are all going to die!! Don't worry! Noah is building an Ark...using science as a guide.
Seriously...What do you know about science? Can you even do basic math?
You know water expands when it freezes, right? Ocean levels decrease as icebergs thaw, right?
If all the ice melts, the oceans will rise maybe 6 inches.

Go to website Weather Underground and view all the weather stations in the area. Most of them are at 4.5 inches.

[JMintzer]

The concern is glaciers, which are land based. Ocean levels have been rising for some time (about 12,000 years) as land based ice melts and water expands as the oceans warm.

What broke off in Antartica wasn't a glacier... It's a huge ice berg...

From the Google Machine: "Satellite imagery provided by the British Antarctic Survey shows the iceberg wending its way through the Weddell Sea in the Southern Ocean throughout 2022 and 2023, pushed by currents and winds across thousands of kilometres. The mass of ice reached just beyond the Antarctic Peninsula in late November.Nov 27, 2023"

[biker1]

I never said what broke off was a glacier. Technically, it was actually an ice shelf that broke off. When it breaks off it is then called an iceberg. However, I was commenting on the fact that the concern with sea level rises is land based ice (glaciers) and the expansion of water volume with increasing temperature. Your commenting on the wrong post. See post #45 for what you should have commented on.

What broke off in Antartica wasn't a glacier... It's a huge ice berg...

From the Google Machine: "Satellite imagery provided by the British Antarctic Survey shows the iceberg wending its way through the Weddell Sea in the Southern Ocean throughout 2022 and 2023, pushed by currents and winds across thousands of kilometres. The mass of ice reached just beyond the Antarctic Peninsula in late November.Nov 27, 2023"

[JMintzer]

I never said what broke off was a glacier. Technically, it was actually an ice shelf that broke off. When it breaks off it is then called an iceberg. However, I was commenting on the fact that the concern with sea level rises is land based ice (glaciers) and the expansion of water volume with increasing temperature. Your commenting on the wrong post. See post #45 for what you should have commented on.

I was responding to our resident "Chicken Little", "Jimmy One Note", who posts the same foolishness time after time after time...

HE was the lone who mentioned glaciers in Antartica...