Recently, I joined a network of citizens across the United States giving daily rain measurements. The network is called CoCoRaHs and stands for Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow network. This is a great way to see just exactly how much rain has fallen in a particular area on a particular date.
Anyone is welcome to join, but you don't have to take measurements to see the data. For more information, or just to see how much rain has fallen in your area, simply go to http://cocorahs.org.