5.4 mm To Date.

In addition to that, a total of 0.2 mm of rain has fallen during today so far at Edinburgh Gogarbank as at 8am this morning with the botanic gardens in Edinburgh remaining completely dry so far as of that same time.

For Edinburgh Gogarbank, this takes the total for this month so far to 3.8 mm, the total for this winter so far to 41.6 mm and the total for this year so far to 3.8 mm as at 8am this morning.

For the botanic gardens in Edinburgh, this takes the total for this month so far to 5.6 mm, the total for this winter so far to 39.4 mm and the total for this year so far to 5.6 mm as at 8am this morning.

With just over two thirds of this month gone, this is clearly going to go down as yet another substantially dry month at both of those stations both in terms of the actual rainfall amounts and the number of official rain days.

In fact, there has still been far less rainfall during the first two months of this so-called "winter" put together, than the 1981-2010 January average at both of those stations where this month is looking on course to possibly becoming one of the driest January's on record at both of these stations if not, the driest January on record.

10.4 mm To Date.

Total so far: 7.8mm

16mm.

11.0 mm  To date.

0.6 mm due to frost/snow melt.

19.6mm 

Total now at just 28.5 mm which is roughly half of the local average at this stage of the month.

17.4mm.

In addition to that though, a total of 1.0 mm of rain has fallen during today so far at Edinburgh Gogarbank as at 10am this morning along with 0.4 mm at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.

For Edinburgh Gogarbank, this takes the total for this month so far to 5.2 mm, the total for this winter so far to 43.0 mm and the total for this year so far to 5.2 mm as at 10am this morning.

For the botanic gardens in Edinburgh, this takes the total for this month so far to 6.8 mm, the total for this winter so far to 40.6 mm and the total for this year so far to 6.8 mm as at 10am this morning.

With just 5 more days left of this month after today, it is now looking odds on that this month will now go down as one of our driest Januarys on record, if not the driest January on record in this part of the world.

11. 3mm To Date.

As is per usual for this month though, today has been completely dry so far as at 9am this morning at both of those stations.

For Edinburgh Gogarbank, this takes the total for this month so far to 6.8 mm, the total for this winter so far to 44.6 mm and the total for this year so far to 6.8 mm as at 9am this morning.

For the botanic gardens in Edinburgh, this takes the total for this month so far to 8.8 mm, the total for this winter so far to 42.6 mm and the total for this year so far to 8.8 mm as at 9am this morning.

Since yesterday's rainfall total wasn't all that big and since today is turning out to be every bit as bone dry as I expected it to be, this month continues to be on course to be at the very least, one of our driest Januarys on record, especially since I'm not seeing too much in the way of precipitation coming up here during the last few days of this month despite the slightly more unsettled outlook compared to what we have been used to recently.

Total now at 43 mm, this includes 7 mm from last night's frontal system. Roughly at 67% of the local average at this stage of the month. Rainfall on 17 out of the 27 days so far this month, but modest amounts  - the 24 hr period of the 16th saw 6.4 mm, only topped by last night's 7 mm.

21.4mm.

11.6 mm. To Date.

For Edinburgh Gogarbank, this takes the total for this month so far to 9.4 mm, the total for this winter so far to 47.2 mm and the total for this year so far to 9.4 mm as at 8am this morning.

For the botanic gardens in Edinburgh, this takes the total for this month so far to 11.0 mm, the total for this winter so far to 44.8 mm and the total for this year so far to 11.0 mm as at 8am this morning.

This should now be just about enough to prevent this month from going down as our driest January on record and since it is still raining just now as I write, those above totals for today are unlikely to be today's final totals.

However, this month is still going to go down as a substantially drier than average month here both in terms of the actual rainfall amounts, and in terms of the number of official rain days.

0.3mm Today.

11.9 mm To Date.

2.7 mm Today.

14.3mm To Date.

Looks like I have just about caught up with you (for the time being at least) which I didn't think would actually happen given how dry it's been here recently.

A total of 3.4 mm of rain has now fallen during today so far at Edinburgh Gogarbank as at 3pm this afternoon along with 3.2 mm at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.

That now makes today, the wettest day of this month so far at both of those stations.

For Edinburgh Gogarbank, this takes the total for this month so far to 10.2 mm, the total for this winter so far to 48.0 mm and the total for this year so far to 10.2 mm as at 3pm this afternoon.

For the botanic gardens in Edinburgh, this takes the total for this month so far to 12.0 mm, the total for this winter so far to 45.8 mm and the total for this year so far to 12.0 mm as at 3pm this afternoon.

It's still been a substantially drier than average month here though. However, it would have been quite astonishing if we had failed to get more than 10 mm of rain during this month at any of my three local stations and we have at least, now prevented that possible scenario from happening.