So far, it has been completely dry here during this year so far, thanks to an intense area of high pressure which is sitting right on top of here.
For Edinburgh Gogarbank, this takes the total for this month so far to 0.0 mm, the total for this winter so far to 37.8 mm and the total for this year so far to 0.0 mm as at midnight.
For the botanic gardens in Edinburgh, this takes the total for this month so far to 0.0 mm, the total for this winter so far to 33.8 mm and the total for this year so far to 0.0 mm as at midnight.
So far, this is quite a big contrast to last year when January was our only wetter than average month during what was still a drier than average winter overall. Now, it is looking increasingly likely that this will now go down as our third drier than average winter in a row to an even greater extent than what was the case last winter, unless we suddenly get a massive deluge during the second half of this winter and it is difficult to see just now, where that is going to come from.
In fact, we haven't even had a single wetter than average season here since that rather wet summer of 2017 which produced our wettest June on record and at the moment, that record is looking set to remain intact after this winter as well.
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03 January 2019 01:28:08
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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.