The latest rainfall data for the botanic gardens in Edinburgh is as follows:
Totals for the most recent days
24 Hour Total Up To 9am GMT (09:00 UTC) this morning: 1.2 mm
Total since 9am (09:00 UTC) this morning: 0.0 mm
Monthly Data
Total For This Month So Far: 17.6 mm (27.2% of 1991-2020 January average)
Number of Rain Days During This Month So Far: 8 (64.4% of 1991-2020 January average)
Number of Dry Days During This Month So Far: 17
As there are not enough days in this month to bring the number of rain days up to the 1991-2020 January average for this particular station, this month will now go down as being drier than average in terms of the number of rain days regardless of what happens during the rest of this month
Seasonal Data
Total For This Winter So Far: 83.2 mm (44.9% of 1991-2020 winter average)
Number of Rain Days During This Winter So Far: 22 (63.7% of 1991-2020 winter average)
Number of Dry Days During This Winter So Far: 24
Annual Data
Total Amount During This Year So Far: 17.6 mm (2.4% of 1991-2020 annual average)
Number of Rain Days During This Year So Far: 8 (6.2% of 1991-2020 annual average)
Number of Dry Days During This Year So Far: 17
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.