An outdoor rain gauge. (Photo: Henry Reges/CoCoRaHS HQ)

Learn how to use a rain gauge more effectively

  • By Madelynn Wuestenberg and Chris Kick │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Fence after a Winter storm (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)

Meteorologist sees more snow, cold in spring outlook 

Optimism For Better Days

Cattle graze on a north central Colorado prairie, about 30 miles south of Cheyenne, Wyoming, under puffy cloud cover. Farming and ranching during this period of climate change presents a number of challenges, but a group of agricultural experts have provided tips to overcome the times. (Photo courtesy of David Augustine, Agricultural Research Service.)

Cold throws a wrench in activities 

Muscari bulbs in a flower border covered in snow (Photo: iStock - PaulMaguire)

Cold? Snow? No matter to gardeners

Woman with shovel cleaning snow. (Photo: iStock - Tanya-stock)

Winter Prep? Think safety first, says K-State climatologist

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Storm disturbance helped ease drought

Drought conditions remain unchanged in High Plains, expand in the South