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) yesterday morning: 0.2 mm at Edinburgh Gogarbank, along with 0.0 mm at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Provisional Total since 9am GMT (09:00 UTC) yesterday morning: 4.6 mm at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 6.4 at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh (as at 7am GMT (07:00 UTC) this morning on Thursday 16 March 2023).
Light to moderate rain was still falling at 7am this morning which means that the final total for the 24 hour period up to 9am this morning is likely to be slightly higher than what is shown here.
Monthly DataTotal for this month so far: 38.0 mm (72.4% of 1991-2020 March average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 41.6 mm (85.8% of 1991-2020 March average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.
Number of rain days during this month so far: 4 (38.9% of 1991-2020 March average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 5 (50.9% of 1991-2020 March average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.
Number of dry days during this month so far: 6 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 7 at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.
This means that at least another 14.4 mm of rain now needs to fall at Edinburgh Gogarbank between now and the end of this month in order for this month to go down as being wetter than average in terms of the actual amounts.
In addition to that, at least another 6.8 mm of rain now needs to fall at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh between now and the end of this month in order for this month to go down as being wetter than average in terms of the actual amounts.
Furthermore, at least another 5 rain days now need to be recorded at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh between now and the end of this month in order for this month to go down as being wetter than average in terms of the number of rain days.
Seasonal DataTotal for this spring so far: 38.0 mm (25.6% of 1991-2020 spring average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 41.6 mm (30.4% of 1991-2020 spring average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.
Number of rain days during this spring so far: 4 (13.2% of 1991-2020 spring average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 5 (17.8% of 1991-2020 spring average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.
Number of dry days during this spring so far: 6 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 7 at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.
Annual DataTotal for this year so far: 114.0 mm (14.5% of 1991-2020 annual average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 109.0 mm (15.0% of 1991-2020 annual average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.
Number of rain days during this year so far: 22 (16.0% of annual average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 21 (16.4% of 1991-2020 annual average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.
Number of dry days during this year so far: 37 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 37 at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.
NoteThis data has been obtained from the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) by using a beta version of their latest upcoming API system.
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.