The latest rainfall data for Edinburgh Gogarbank and the botanic gardens in Edinburgh are as follows:
Data For Recent Days
24 Hour Total Up To 10am BST yesterday morning (09:00 UTC): 2.8 mm at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 1.4 mm at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Total since 10am BST yesterday morning (09:00 UTC): 6.8 mm at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 2.2 mm at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh (as at 6am BST this morning on Wednesday 11 May 2022)
Monthly Data
Total for this month so far: 15.6 mm (31.1% of 1991-2020 May average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 7.0 mm (14.7% of 1991-2020 May average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of rain days during this month so far: 6 (55.8% of 1991-2020 May average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 4 (41.5% of 1991-2020 May average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of dry days during this month so far: 2 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 3 at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
This means that just another 5 or more rain days now needs to be recorded at Edinburgh Gogarbank between now and the end of this month in order for this month to go down as being wetter than average there in terms of the number of rain days.
Seasonal Data
Total for this Spring so far: 63.6 mm (42.8% of 1991-2020 Spring average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 57.8 mm (42.2% of 1991-2020 Spring average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of rain days during this Spring so far: 20 (66.1% of 1991-2020 Spring average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 16 (57.0% of 1991-2020 Spring average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of dry days during this Spring so far: 38 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 38 at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Annual Data
Total for this year so far: 206.6 mm (26.3% of 1991-2020 year average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 169.8 mm (23.3% of 1991-2020 year average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of rain days during this year so far: 44 (32.0% of 1991-2020 year average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 40 (31.2% of 1991-2020 year average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of dry days during this year so far: 63 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 62 at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Note
This data has been obtained from the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) by using a beta version of their latest upcoming API system.
The north of Edinburgh, usually always missing out on snow events which occur not just within the rest of Scotland or the UK, but also within the rest of Edinburgh.