4.2 mm To Date.

4.5mm To Date.

Creeping up... 4.8mm To Date.  What will Helene bring us.... 

However, a total of 8.8 mm of rain has fallen during today so far at Edinburgh Gogarbank as at 7pm this evening along with 5.2 mm at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.

This makes today the wettest day of both this month and this autumn so far at Edinburgh Gogarbank and the second wettest day of both this month and this autumn so far at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.

For Edinburgh Gogarbank, that takes this month's total so far to 27.4 mm, the total for this autumn so far to 27.4 mm and the total for this year so far to 447.8 mm as at 7pm this evening.

For the botanic gardens in Edinburgh, that takes this month's total so far to 24.4 mm, the total for this autumn so far to 24.4 mm and the total for this year so far to 448.8 mm as at 7pm this evening.

All of 5.7mm to Date. What a total.....

6.9 mm To Date.

Meanwhile, a total of 3.8 mm of rain has fallen during today so far at Edinburgh Gogarbank as at 8am this morning along with 2.0 mm at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.

For Edinburgh Gogarbank, that takes this month's total so far to 31.8 mm, the total for this autumn so far to 31.8 mm and the total for this year so far to 452.2 mm as at 8am this morning.

For the botanic gardens in Edinburgh, that takes this month's total so far to 26.8 mm, the total for this autumn so far to 26.8 mm and the total for this year so far to 451.2 mm as at 8am this morning.

The rainfall totals for this month are now running much closer to average than what they were a few days ago and for Edinburgh Gogarbank in particular, are no longer running significantly drier than average. Furthermore, the immediate outlook is looking rather wet, especially with ex-Hurricane Helene still to arrive at the beginning of next week.

However, today has been completely dry so far at both of those stations as at 8am this morning.

For Edinburgh Gogarbank, that takes this month's total so far to 33.8 mm, the total for this autumn so far to 33.8 mm and the total for this year so far to 454.2 mm as at 8am this morning.

For the botanic gardens in Edinburgh, that takes this month's total so far to 29.0mm, the total for this autumn so far to 29.0 mm and the total for this year so far to 453.4 mm as at 8am this morning.

7.2 mm To Date.

Sunday evening's rain was quite a bit heavier than I expected, and gave us 13mm, bringing our total so far this month to 28mm.

Total now at 46mm .. still running a little above average at this stage of the month.

For Edinburgh Gogarbank, that takes this month's total so far to 35.0 mm, the total for this autumn so far to 35.0 mm and the total for this year so far to 455.4 mm as at 2pm this afternoon.

For the botanic gardens in Edinburgh, that takes this month's total so far to 30.6mm, the total for this autumn so far to 30.6 mm and the total for this year so far to 455.0 mm as at 2pm this afternoon.

Ex-Hurricane Helene didn't bring all that much in the way of rainfall, but there is still Storm Ali to come during tomorrow and it will be interesting to see what we can end up getting with that (although the current Met Office warnings for that are more for wind, rather than rain).

Half an hour of heavy to torrential rainfall from tonight's cold front has added 12.7mm; total now at 58.7mm which is roughly 130% of the local average at this stage of the month.

So far, today has been completely dry as at 7am this morning although the latest radar map shows that a lot of very heavy rain is heading in this direction, courtesy of Storm Ali.

For Edinburgh Gogarbank, that takes this month's total so far to 36.8 mm, the total for this autumn so far to 36.8 mm and the total for this year so far to 457.2 mm as at 7am this morning.

For the botanic gardens in Edinburgh, that takes this month's total so far to 31.6mm, the total for this autumn so far to 31.6 mm and the total for this year so far to 456.0 mm as at 7am this morning.

11.6mm.

A total of 13.2 mm of rain has fallen at Edinburgh Gogarbank during today so far thanks to Storm Ali as at 8pm this evening along with 9.8 mm at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.

For Edinburgh Gogarbank, that takes this month's total so far to 50.0 mm, the total for this autumn so far to 50.0 mm and the total for this year so far to 470.4 mm as at 8pm this evening.

Since there has now been more official rain days at Edinburgh Gogarbank during this month than the 1981-2010 average, this month will now go down as a wetter than average month at Edinburgh Gogarbank in terms of the number of official rain days, regardless of what happens between now and the end of this month.

In addition to that, only another 8.1 mm of rain needs to fall between now and the end of this month for this month to go down as being wetter than average at Edinburgh Gogarbank in terms of the actual rainfall amount.

For the botanic gardens in Edinburgh, that takes this month's total so far to 41.4mm, the total for this autumn so far to 41.4 mm and the total for this year so far to 465.8 mm as at 8pm this evening.

Just one more official rain day now needs to occur at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh between now and the end of this month for this month to then go down as being wetter than average in terms of the number of official rain days.

11.7 mm   To Date.

17.9mm today so far; total now above the month's 75mm average here already, at 76.6mm - with lots more in the pipeline!

The 20th saw 57.8mm from the current weather system! Total now at 116.5mm which includes 2.4mm from a recent shower today on the 21st. If that quasi-stationary trough line sets up later through the Cheshire Gap - as shown on the fax charts then September here could go down as one exceptionally wet month!

In addition to that, a total of 3.6 mm of rain has fallen at Edinburgh Gogarbank during today so far thanks to Storm Bronagh as at 8am this morning along with 4.6 mm at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.

For Edinburgh Gogarbank, that takes this month's total so far to 55.2 mm, the total for this autumn so far to 55.2 mm and the total for this year so far to 475.6 mm as at 8am this morning.

This means than only another 2.9 mm of rain now needs to fall between now and the end of this month for this month to go down as being wetter than average at Edinburgh Gogarbank in terms of the actual rainfall amount.

For the botanic gardens in Edinburgh, that takes this month's total so far to 47.6 mm, the total for this autumn so far to 47.6 mm and the total for this year so far to 472.0 mm as at 8am this morning.

This means than another 16.2 mm of rain now needs to fall between now and the end of this month for this month to go down as being wetter than average at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh in terms of the actual rainfall amount.

Since there has now been more official rain days at both Edinburgh Gogarbank and the botanic gardens in Edinburgh during this month than the 1981-2010 average, this month will now go down as a wetter than average month at both of those stations in terms of the number of official rain days, regardless of what happens between now and the end of this month.

18.0 mm.  To Date.