The latest rainfall data for Edinburgh Gogarbank and the botanic gardens in Edinburgh are as follows:
Data For Recent Days24 Hour Total Up To 9am GMT (09:00 UTC) this morning: 20.6 mm at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 17.2 mm at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
That makes yesterday our wettest day of this winter so far.
Total since 9am GMT (09:00 UTC) this morning: 13.4 mm at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 11.6 mm at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh (as at 3pm GMT (15:00 UTC) this afternoon on Friday 30 December 2022
Monthly DataTotal for this month so far: 90.0 mm (120.2% of 1991-2020 December average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 72.2 mm (107.1% of 1991-2020 December average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of rain days during this month so far: 14 (107.0% of 1991-2020 December average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 14 (113.8% of 1991-2020 December average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of dry days during this month so far: 10 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 12 at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
More rain has now fallen during this month at Edinburgh Gogarbank than the 1991-2020 December average for that particular station and so this month will now go down as being wetter than average there in terms of the actual rainfall amounts, regardless of what happens between now and the end of this month.
In addition to that, more rain has also now fallen during this month at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh than the 1991-2020 December average for that particular station and so this month will now go down as being wetter than average there in terms of the actual rainfall amounts, regardless of what happens between now and the end of this month.
Yet until only about a week ago, this month was actually looking like a dead cert to end up being substantially drier than average, so this past week just goes to show how much things can change, even in a very short period of time.
Furthermore, more official rain days have now been recorded at Edinburgh Gogarbank during this month than the 1991-2020 December average and so, this month will go down as being wetter than average there in terms of the number of rain days regardless of what happens between now and the end of this month.
Finally, more official rain days have now also been recorded at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh during this month than the 1991-2020 December average and so, this month will now go down as being wetter than average there in terms of the number of rain days regardless of what happens between now and the end of this month.
Seasonal DataTotal for this winter so far: 90.0 mm (43.1% of 1991-2020 winter average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 72.2 mm (39.0% of 1991-2020 winter average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of rain days during this winter so far: 26 (71.2% of 1991-2020 winter average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 25 (71.2% of 1991-2020 winter average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of dry days during this winter so far: 10 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 12 at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Annual DataTotal for this year so far: 710.8 mm (90.6% of 1991-2020 annual average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 633.8 mm (87.1% of 1991-2020 annual average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of rain days during this year so far: 133 (96.8% of 1991-2020 annual average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 134 (104.2% of 1991-2020 annual average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of dry days during this year so far: 167 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 168 at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
As there are not enough days left in this year for it to be possible bring the number of official rain days at Edinburgh Gogarbank up to the 1991-2020 annual average for that particular station, this year will now go down as being drier than average there in terms of the number of rain days, regardless of what happens there between now and the end of this year.
However, more official rain days have now been recorded at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh during this year than the 1991-2020 annual average and so, this year will now go down as being wetter than average there in terms of the number of rain days regardless of what happens between now and the end of this month.
Nevertheless and although December 2022 has been wetter than average overall, this is still unlikely to be enough to prevent 2022 from going down as a substantially drier than average year overall at both of those stations in terms of the actual rainfall amounts.
NoteThis data has been obtained from the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) by using a beta version of their latest upcoming API system.
Edited by user
30 December 2022 17:46:09
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