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Rainger99 04-27-2023 07:25 AM

How much rain did we get last night?
 
According to the weather app on my phone, we got more than three inches of rain last night.

That seems very high since we only got about 2 inches with Hurricane Ian.

Does anyone have a rain gauge? If so, what is the general area where you live (I have read that rain fall can vary greatly within a few miles) and how much rain did you get? I am interested to see what the variation is in the Villages.

Thanks.

Bilyclub 04-27-2023 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2212155)
According to the weather app on my phone, we got more than three inches of rain last night.

That seems very high since we only got about 2 inches with Hurricane Ian.

Does anyone have a rain gauge? If so, what is the general area where you live (I have read that rain fall can vary greatly within a few miles) and how much rain did you get? I am interested to see what the variation is in the Villages.

Thanks.

Not enough. Maybe an inch south of 466A.

BigSteph 04-27-2023 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2212155)
According to the weather app on my phone, we got more than three inches of rain last night.

That seems very high since we only got about 2 inches with Hurricane Ian.

Does anyone have a rain gauge? If so, what is the general area where you live (I have read that rain fall can vary greatly within a few miles) and how much rain did you get? I am interested to see what the variation is in the Villages.

Thanks.


The wife said our unofficial rain gauge was full to the top -- which registers 3". South of 44.

Joeyb 04-27-2023 07:33 AM

We had 4in in our rain gauge. We live in Linden, south of 44

asianthree 04-27-2023 08:53 AM

3.5” in our rain gage south of 44

herbaru 04-27-2023 11:18 AM

Sounded like hail
 
Did anyone see hail? It sure sounded like hail hitting my windows.

laryb 04-27-2023 12:15 PM

2" on my rain gauge in Buttonwood

Tom52 04-27-2023 12:50 PM

About 1.1 inch in the rain gauge in Sanibel

Pondboy 04-27-2023 03:57 PM

Less than a 1/4” in Hammock @ Fenney. So we are about 1.5” for the week.

Pondboy 04-27-2023 03:59 PM

Could get upwards of 1/2” tomorrow.

Rainger99 04-27-2023 04:07 PM

Thanks for the replies. I am surprised at the huge variation in numbers (they vary from .25 inches in Fenney to 1.1 in Sanibel to 2 in Buttonwood to 3-4 inches south of 44). But at least I looked up a few new Villages to figure out where they are!

So the 3 plus inches that was shown on my phone seems to be an accurate number (near Sawgrass). I have also noticed that the retention ponds are a little higher today - but still very low.

Smalley 04-27-2023 06:19 PM

It's a start and I hope we get more inches of rain soon. I'm looking forward to seeing full ponds and more water in Lake Sumter.

tuccillo 04-27-2023 06:25 PM

The rainy season is June, July, August, and September. We are currently in the dry season that is, unfortunately, well below normal precipitation.

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Originally Posted by Smalley (Post 2212360)
It's a start and I hope we get more inches of rain soon. I'm looking forward to seeing full ponds and more water in Lake Sumter.


franvb 04-28-2023 06:18 AM

We live in Citrus Grove and got almost 2 inches in our rain gauge...

NotGolfer 04-28-2023 06:21 AM

The OP commented on the variation of amounts. For all the newbies who've moved here---the rain here is "spotty". As time goes by and you live here longer you'll see what I mean. It can rain in the front of your house but the sun could be shining in the back of it. Like-wise---it could be raining "cats and dogs" at the square and the sun shining at your house and vice-versa. We can have what I call a brief squall or something more lasting. Another instance I was reading comments earlier this week on NextDoor and someone mentioned the storm we'd had the night before and another piped in and asked, "what storm?"

bowlingal 04-28-2023 06:28 AM

I have a rain gauge and it registered 1 inch here in Duval. Last night ( Thursday) we received a little over 1/4 inch and a lot of wind

Rodneysblue 04-28-2023 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2212155)
According to the weather app on my phone, we got more than three inches of rain last night.

That seems very high since we only got about 2 inches with Hurricane Ian.


Does anyone have a rain gauge? If so, what is the general area where you live (I have read that rain fall can vary greatly within a few miles) and how much rain did you get? I am interested to see what the variation is in the Villages.

Thanks.

In Orange Blossom a 1/4 inch or so. More wind than rain. Now the rain we got the other day, Tuesday afternoon I think. We received about 1 1/2 inches. According to the rain gauges I have, one in front and one in back.

dougancathy 04-28-2023 07:14 AM

2/8 inch

JRcorvette 04-28-2023 07:23 AM

What rain?

DonnaNi4os 04-28-2023 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2212155)
According to the weather app on my phone, we got more than three inches of rain last night.

That seems very high since we only got about 2 inches with Hurricane Ian.

Does anyone have a rain gauge? If so, what is the general area where you live (I have read that rain fall can vary greatly within a few miles) and how much rain did you get? I am interested to see what the variation is in the Villages.

Thanks.

According to my rain gauge we have gotten just under 3” in the 3 days of rain in the Woodbury section of The Villages. That is the southern portion of Marion County.

Lottoguy 04-28-2023 09:06 AM

1/2 inch in Piedmont which is just north of Savannah Center.

NotGolfer 04-28-2023 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by JRcorvette (Post 2212430)
What rain?

See post #15

Whitley 04-28-2023 09:57 AM

I went out and checked our rain gauge just now. Someone put catsup in it. I will not buy another home on the golf course.

Rainger99 04-28-2023 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Whitley (Post 2212492)
I went out and checked our rain gauge just now. Someone put catsup in it. I will not buy another home on the golf course.

From some other posts about what people do on the golf courses, you are lucky it was just catsup!

ThirdOfFive 04-28-2023 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2212324)
Thanks for the replies. I am surprised at the huge variation in numbers (they vary from .25 inches in Fenney to 1.1 in Sanibel to 2 in Buttonwood to 3-4 inches south of 44). But at least I looked up a few new Villages to figure out where they are!

So the 3 plus inches that was shown on my phone seems to be an accurate number (near Sawgrass). I have also noticed that the retention ponds are a little higher today - but still very low.

There is a significant variation in rain here. Up in prairie country a weather front can span three states and produce deluges spanning easily the width of Florida or better. Here, it can rain like crazy with no warning while a mile away--nothing, or a black cloud can sit ominously on the horizon for the better part of two days and not produce much of anything except an occasional lightning flash.

Takes some getting used to.

Karmanng 04-28-2023 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Joeyb (Post 2212158)
We had 4in in our rain gauge. We live in Linden, south of 44

What part of Linden? i am in Taylor Villas.......

Shimpy 04-28-2023 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by laryb (Post 2212259)
2" on my rain gauge in Buttonwood

Also Buttonwood but with only 1/8 (.125) "

Old Bob 04-28-2023 02:39 PM

rain gauge
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2212155)
According to the weather app on my phone, we got more than three inches of rain last night.

That seems very high since we only got about 2 inches with Hurricane Ian.

Does anyone have a rain gauge? If so, what is the general area where you live (I have read that rain fall can vary greatly within a few miles) and how much rain did you get? I am interested to see what the variation is in the Villages.

Thanks.

I live close e to the Polo grounds, and I only got 1/2 inch

Byte1 04-28-2023 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by herbaru (Post 2212245)
Did anyone see hail? It sure sounded like hail hitting my windows.

At our home, North of 466, we had some very small hail with a few larger (nickel sized) stones mixed in. Other than a few leaves damaged, I did not see any other damage. I was somewhat concerned about my exposed car, but it seems to have managed unscathed.

Pairadocs 04-28-2023 06:42 PM

[QUOTE=Bilyclub;

not enough. Maybe an inch south of 466A.[/QUOTE]

LOL, the only answer is "not ENOUGH".... :D


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