One of the "joys" of living in Louisiana is the rainy season, which is heavier in spring but honestly, feels like it lasts all year long. I can still remember being on a business trip in 2016, about to fly home, and hearing about some sort of 'rain event' back in Louisiana. This surprised me as there wasn't a hurricane involved, just an incredible amount of rain (up to 2-3 inches per hour). You can read more about it on the Wikipedia page about the event, but it goes without saying - rain is a big deal down here. A while back I discovered RainDrop, which is an app and a web site that lets you check on rainfall totals. You can see my zipcode here, https://www.raindrop.farm/rainfall-totals/zipcode/70508#map, and while we aren't having any rain this second, we've got some forecast for today. When I discovered the site, I did some digging and discovered they had an API: https://api.raindrop.farm/docs. This API gives you incredibly detailed information about rainfall (and snow) and can…
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