Because of that, I believe that this is a good time to start this thread so that anyone who is getting some rain just now can report anything which comes from that for this month regarding any rainfall totals.

Even if it's not raining where you are though (such as here in Edinburgh), this is the very place to report those all important rainfall totals during this month.

Data For Recent Days

Total since 10am BST (09:00 UTC) this morning: 8.6 mm as at 10:00 pm BST (21:00 UTC) this evening on Monday 1 April 2024.

Monthly Data

Total for this month so far: 8.6 mm (18.7% of 1991-2020 April average).

Number of rain days during this month so far: 1 (10.9% of 1991-2020 April average).

Number of dry days during this month so far: 0

Believe it or not, April is actually our driest month of the year on average according to the 1991-2020 averages but this month isn't exactly starting off on a dry note this time.

Seasonal Data

Total for this spring so far: 109.8 mm (73.9% of 1991-2020 spring average)

Number of rain days during this spring so far: 14 (46.3% of 1991-2020 spring average).

Number of dry days during this spring so far: 9

Annual Data

Total for this year so far: 236.0 mm (30.1% of 1991-2020 annual average).

Number of rain days during this year so far: 41 (29.8% of 1991-2020 annual average).

Number of dry days during this year so far: 26

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.

Data For Recent Days

Total since 10am BST (09:00 UTC) this morning: 15.8 mm as at 9:00 am BST (08:00 UTC) this morning on Tuesday 2 April 2024.

Monthly Data

Total for this month so far: 15.8 mm (34.4% of 1991-2020 April average).

Seasonal Data

Total for this spring so far: 117.0 mm (78.8% of 1991-2020 spring average)

Annual Data

Total for this year so far: 243.2 mm (31.0% of 1991-2020 annual average).

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.

So looking forward to 9 days in Ibiza from Friday, not sure I will see a cloud, let alone rain - fingers crossed the forecast accuracy is better there than here.

Pleut ça change as they say in France. 

Data For Recent Days

24 Hour Total up to 10am BST (09:00 UTC) this morning: 16.0 mm

Total since 10am BST (09:00 UTC) this morning: 2.0 mm as at 8:00 pm BST (19:00 UTC) this evening on Tuesday 2 April 2024.

Monthly Data

Total for this month so far: 18.0 mm (39.2% of 1991-2020 April average).

Number of rain days during this month so far: 2 (21.7% of 1991-2020 April average).

Number of dry days during this month so far: 0

Seasonal Data

Total for this spring so far: 119.2 mm (80.3% of 1991-2020 spring average)

Number of rain days during this spring so far: 15 (49.6% of 1991-2020 spring average).

Number of dry days during this spring so far: 9

Annual Data

Total for this year so far: 245.4 mm (31.3% of 1991-2020 annual average).

Number of rain days during this year so far: 42 (30.6% of 1991-2020 annual average).

Number of dry days during this year so far: 26

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.

Groundwater levels at Chilgrove 70m asl, close to historic maximum (73m) for this date. Normal for early April is 53m.

Data For Recent Days

24 Hour Total up to 10am BST (09:00 UTC) this morning: 4.2 mm

Total since 10am BST (09:00 UTC) this morning: 22.8 mm as at 11:00 pm BST (22:00 UTC) tonight on Wednesday 3 April 2024.

This makes today our wettest day of this year so far, and it's still raining even as I write although the rain is gradually easing off and starting to clear away now.

Monthly Data

Total for this month so far: 43.0 mm (93.7% of 1991-2020 April average).

Number of rain days during this month so far: 3 (32.6% of 1991-2020 April average).

Number of dry days during this month so far: 0

This means that only at least another 2.8 mm of rain now needs to fall 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.

Seasonal Data

Total for this spring so far: 144.2 mm (97.1% of 1991-2020 spring average)

Number of rain days during this spring so far: 16 (52.9% of 1991-2020 spring average).

Number of dry days during this spring so far: 9

This means that only at least another 4.4 mm of rain now needs to fall between now and the end of next month in order for this spring to go down as being wetter than average in terms of the actual amounts.

Annual Data

Total for this year so far: 270.4 mm (34.5% of 1991-2020 annual average).

Number of rain days during this year so far: 43 (31.3% of 1991-2020 annual average).

Number of dry days during this year so far: 26

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.

Data For Recent Days

Total since 10am BST (09:00 UTC) yesterday morning: 24.0 mm as at 7:00 am BST (06:00 UTC) this morning on Thursday 4 April 2024.

Monthly Data

Total for this month so far: 44.2 mm (96.4% of 1991-2020 April average).

This means that only at least another 1.6 mm of rain now needs to fall 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.

Seasonal Data

Total for this spring so far: 145.4 mm (97.9% of 1991-2020 spring average)

This means that only at least another 3.2 mm of rain now needs to fall between now and the end of next month in order for this spring to go down as being wetter than average in terms of the actual amounts.

Annual Data

Total for this year so far: 271.6 mm (34.6% of 1991-2020 annual average).

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.

Data For Recent Days

Total since 10am BST (09:00 UTC) yesterday morning: 19.2 mm as at 9:00 am BST (08:00 UTC) this morning on Friday 5 April 2024.

Monthly Data

Total for this month so far: 63.4 mm (138.2% of 1991-2020 April average).

Number of rain days during this month so far: 4 (43.4% of 1991-2020 April average).

Number of dry days during this month so far: 0

More rain has now fallen during this month than the 1991-2020 April average and so regardless of what happens between now and the end of this month, this month will go down as being wetter than average in terms of the actual rainfall amounts.

Seasonal Data

Total for this spring so far: 164.6 mm (110.8% of 1991-2020 spring average)

Number of rain days during this spring so far: 17 (56.2% of 1991-2020 spring average).

Number of dry days during this spring so far: 9

More rain has now fallen during this spring than the 1991-2020 spring average and so regardless of what happens between now and the end of next month, this spring will go down as being wetter than average in terms of the actual rainfall amounts.

Annual Data

Total for this year so far: 290.8 mm (37.1% of 1991-2020 annual average).

Number of rain days during this year so far: 44 (32.0% of 1991-2020 annual average).

Number of dry days during this year so far: 26

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.

Data For Recent Days

24 Hour Total up to 10am BST (09:00 UTC) this morning: 19.2 mm

Total since 10am BST (09:00 UTC) this morning: 11.6 mm as at 9:00 pm BST (20:00 UTC) this evening on Friday 5 April 2024.

Monthly Data

Total for this month so far: 75.0 mm (163.5% of 1991-2020 April average).

Number of rain days during this month so far: 5 (54.3% of 1991-2020 April average).

Number of dry days during this month so far: 0

This means that only at least another 5 rain days now need to be recorded 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 Data

Total for this spring so far: 176.2 mm (118.6% of 1991-2020 spring average)

Number of rain days during this spring so far: 18 (59.5% of 1991-2020 spring average).

Number of dry days during this spring so far: 9

Annual Data

Total for this year so far: 302.4 mm (38.6% of 1991-2020 annual average).

Number of rain days during this year so far: 45 (32.7% of 1991-2020 annual average).

Number of dry days during this year so far: 26

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.