The latest rainfall data for Edinburgh Gogarbank is as follows:
Monthly Data
Final Total for January 2024: 63.0 mm (86.3% of 1991-2020 January average)
Number of rain days in January 2024: 7 (52.6% of 1991-2020 January average)
Number of dry days in January 2024: 22
The actual rainfall amounts were below the 1990-2020 January average once again with the number of rain days falling quite a long way short of that respective average showing us once again, that it just doesn't rain here any more like it used to or to the extent which it does elsewhere.
Seasonal Data
Total for this winter so far: 137.2 mm (65.7% of 1991-2020 winter average)
Number of rain days during this winter: 17 (45.8% of 1991-2020 winter average)
Number of dry days during this winter: 37
Annual Data
Total for this year so far: 63.0 mm (8.0% of 1991-2020 annual average)
Number of rain days during this year: 7 (5.1% of 1991-2020 annual average)
Number of dry days during this year: 22
Note
This data has been obtained from https://www.ogimet.com in raw BUFR format, and then converted into a more readable form
by my own python script.
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.