The latest rainfall data for Edinburgh Gogarbank and the botanic gardens in Edinburgh are as follows:
Monthly DataFinal Total for February 2023: 33.2 mm (54.4% of 1991-2020 February average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 32.0 mm (54.4% of 1991-2020 February average) at the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh.
Number of rain days during February 2023: 6 (56.1% of 1991-2020 February average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 6 (61.0% of 1991-2020 February average) at the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh.
Number of dry days during February 2023: 16 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 17 at the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh.
February 2023 was another drier than average overall, though not as dry as most of the rest of the UK.
Seasonal DataFinal Total for the winter of 2022-2023: 174.6 mm (83.6% of 1991-2020 winter average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 149.2 mm (80.6% of 1991-2020 winter average) at the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh.
Number of rain days during the winter of 2022-2023: 33 (89.0% of 1991-2020 winter average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 31 (89.7% of 1991-2020 winter average) at the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh.
Number of dry days during the winter of 2022-2023: 41 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 149 at the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh.
The winter of 2022-2023 was drier than average overall with most of the rainfall coming towards the end of December 2022 which was our only wetter than average winter month in the end.
Annual DataTotal for this year so far: 75.8 mm (9.7% of 1991-2020 annual average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 75.8 mm (10.4% of 1991-2020 annual average) at the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh.
Number of rain days during this year so far: 18 (13.1% of annual average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 18 (14.0% of 1991-2020 annual average) at the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh.
Number of dry days during this year so far: 31 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 31 at the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh.
NoteThis data has been obtained from the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) by using a beta version of their latest upcoming API system.
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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.