[GreggC69]

Wow - quite a storm today with pouring rains. Is there an "official" rainfall report where you can see the total rainfall from a day like today?

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by GreggC69

Wow - quite a storm today with pouring rains. Is there an "official" rainfall report where you can see the total rainfall from a day like today?

I use the app PWS Monitor. It allows you to choose any online weather stations you want.
Down in St. Cats we got 1.76”. Yesterday a little over 2.5.

[Rainger99]

I think the closest official national weather service station is Leesburg Airport.

I also go to the PWS app. You can search stations near you. I have several within half a mile.

I live near sawgrass and, according to my rain gauge, we got more than 6 inches since Monday afternoon.

[birdiebill]

I have a simple rain gauge that registered 2 1/4 inches yesterday and 3 inches today here in Osceola Hills.

[Stu from NYC]

There seems to be a huge difference as to how much rain different areas of the villages gets during a storm

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

I use the app PWS Monitor. It allows you to choose any online weather stations you want.
Down in St. Cats we got 1.76”. Yesterday a little over 2.5.

PWS Monitor let's you select stations from a map, save, name and compare multiple stations.

[mbene]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

There seems to be a huge difference as to how much rain different areas of the villages gets during a storm

Was watching the cameras on the squares one day and at Lake Sumter it was grey and storming then went to the Spanish Springs camera and it was sunny and dry.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by mbene

Was watching the cameras on the squares one day and at Lake Sumter it was grey and storming then went to the Spanish Springs camera and it was sunny and dry.

Thats Florida for you

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

There seems to be a huge difference as to how much rain different areas of the villages gets during a storm

Seems that is the way of Florida. Storms seem very localized. Up in prairie country a storm front can span three states. Down here, five miles seems more the norm.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

Seems that is the way of Florida. Storms seem very localized. Up in prairie country a storm front can span three states. Down here, five miles seems more the norm.

The good thing is when driving thru these storms they usually end pretty quickly

[bowlingal]

Gregg.... get a rain gauge and put it in your garden. NOT under any trees or bushes or palms. You can then tell exactly how much rain fell on your lawn. I received 1 1/2 inches yesterday, and turned my sprinkler system off.

[Robojo]

Originally Posted by mbene

Was watching the cameras on the squares one day and at Lake Sumter it was grey and storming then went to the Spanish Springs camera and it was sunny and dry.

Sometimes it rains across the street but not at my house

[Topspinmo]

I go by my bird bath if it’s’ half full about 1” if full about 2 1/2 “. If really have to know get rain gauge.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Robojo

Sometimes it rains across the street but not at my house

Some times it rains when sun shining on my house.

[rsmurano]

Some of you might be looking at my PWS stats. I put in my own PWS system so I have accurate weather data that my sprinkler system uses this data to run in “smart” mode.
Over the last week, some other local PWS data have shown over a 1/2” difference of rain over a 1 mile radius.