to measure water (presipitation)
they use a rain gauge and measure the rainfall
meteorologists use rain gauges to measures the rain everyday
You either use a rain gauge and measure at different time intervals, or use radar.
rain is measured with a rain gauge but i have no idea what a snow board is :)
A rain gauge used to have inch as its measuring unit when it was made into use. Nowadays the unit has become millimeter & cintimeter.
Millimeters or inches
rain gauge
They would use a rain gauge.
to see the amount of rain in a certain area
as a noun: Will you please check the amount of rain on our rain gauge? as a verb: I could not gauge his understanding by the look on his face. (as a verb, gauge means to evaluate, estimate, judge, or measure)
a rain gauge works by first making sure it rained, and seeing how many inches the rain filled up the rain gauge.
Place the rain gauge in an open area (far from trees or buildings or anything that could interfere with rain falling on it. At regular intervals read the gauge record the amount with the date and time and empty the rain gauge.