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 this morning (09:00 UTC): 3.6 mm at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 3.6 mm at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.
At both of those stations, that is actually our first significant rainfall since 11 September 2022.
Total since 10am BST this morning (09:00 UTC): 0.2 mm at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 0.4 mm at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh (as at 12 noon BST this afternoon on Thursday 22 September 2022)
Monthly Data
Total for this month so far: 55.8 mm (101.1% of 1991-2020 September average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 59.6 mm (108.5% of 1991-2020 September average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of rain days during this month so far: 6 (56.9% of 1991-2020 September average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 6 (60.4% of 1991-2020 September average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of dry days during this month so far: 13 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 12 at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
More rain has now fallen at Edinburgh Gogarbank during this month than the 1991-2020 September average which means that regardless of what happens between now and the end of this month, this month will now go down as being wetter than average in terms of the actual rainfall amount.
In addition to that, this also 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.
Furthermore, this means that just another 4 or more rain days now needs to be recorded at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh 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 Autumn so far: 55.8 mm (26.4% of 1991-2020 Autumn average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 59.6 mm (30.4% of 1991-2020 Autumn average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of rain days during this Autumn so far: 6 (16.5% of 1991-2020 Autumn average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 6 (18.0% of 1991-2020 Autumn average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of dry days during this Autumn so far: 13 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 12 at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Annual Data
Total for this year so far: 414.2 mm (52.8% of 1991-2020 year average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 366.0 mm (50.3% of 1991-2020 year average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of rain days during this year so far: 86 (62.6% of 1991-2020 year average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 77 (60.0% of 1991-2020 year average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of dry days during this year so far: 139 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 137 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.