Every time there’s snow, before the flakes stop falling, the question swirls: "How much did you get?" Rulers stuck in the snow fill social-media from Rochester to Westchester, from Syracuse to Elmira.

Smartphones are useful for a lot of things. You can even use one as a ruler in a pinch. Generally speaking, you won’t replace your trusty yard stick. A phone is simply too small for anything other ...

We've gotten less snow in the Hudson Valley in recent years, but when it does snow, every time it snows, the question swirls before the flakes stop falling: "How much did we get?" Believe it or not, ...

Tim Morrin is the observation program leader at the New York office of the National Weather Service. It’s his job to marshal a network of weather watchers who chronicle everything from temperature and ...

Your smartphone can not only serve you as a digital ruler, but it can also help you measure various other things. Smartphones are very powerful tools, especially if you pair them up with good apps. In ...