Rainfall Data Since 10am (09:00 UTC) Yesterday Morning |
|
Edinburgh Gogarbank |
Edinburgh Botanic Gardens |
Total Amount (mm) |
0.8 |
0.8 |
Rainfall Data For This Month |
|
Edinburgh Gogarbank |
Edinburgh Botanic Gardens |
Total Amount (mm) |
20.0 (31.2% of LTA) |
20.4 (31.4% of LTA) |
Number of Rain Days |
4 (39.2% of LTA) |
4 (42.1% of LTA) |
Number of Dry Days |
2 |
1 |
Rainfall Data For This Summer |
|
Edinburgh Gogarbank |
Edinburgh Botanic Gardens |
Total Amount (mm) |
89.2 (46.1% of LTA) |
86.0 (46.1% of LTA) |
Number of Rain Days |
18 (56.6% of LTA) |
20 (69.4% of LTA) |
Number of Dry Days |
11 |
10 |
Rainfall Data For This Year |
|
Edinburgh Gogarbank |
Edinburgh Botanic Gardens |
Total Amount (mm) |
418.4 (55.5% of LTA) |
363.6 (51.6% of LTA) |
Number of Rain Days |
74 (53.9% of LTA) |
71 (57.1% of LTA) |
Number Of Dry Days |
89 |
88 |
All of the above data is taken from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and is for up until 09:00 UTC (10am BST) on 8 July 2020.
The data for July 2020 runs from 09:00 UTC (10am BST) on 1 July 2020
This summer's data runs from 09:00 UTC (10am BST) on 1 June 2020
This year's data runs from 09:00 UTC (9am GMT) on 1 January 2020
LTA = 1981-2010 average for the month, season or year in question at that particular station.
Too many southerly tracking low pressure systems are keeping this week drier here than what it was originally forecast to be, and the outlook for the UK is expected to drier as well, once we get to the weekend as high pressure builds up.
When you add all of that up, this is starting to look like a return to the drier than average conditions which we had during the spring which will happen later on down south, and which is already happening here.
It that is the case, this month is likely to drier than average overall in the end, in this part of the world.
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.