The Amber warning yesterday was for north-west England and North Wales. Clearly Lothian was the wettest area in the UK, which includes a capital city struggling with flooding. With hindsight an Amber warning should have been issued

I'll post Swanston's 48hr total later today

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The latest rainfall data for Edinburgh Gogarbank is as follows:

Data For Recent Days

24 hour total up to 10AM BST (09:00 UTC yesterday morning: 35.8 mm
Total since 10AM BST (09:00 UTC yesterday morning: 44.8 mm (as at 07:20 AM BST (06:20 UTC) this morning on Friday 24
May 2024)

For the second day in a row, this makes yesterday our wettest day of the year so far and this all adds up to a total of 80.6 mm in the space of just the last two days which is 160.7% of the 1991-2020 average rainfall for the entire month of May (that is more than one and a half times that average).

Monthly Data

Total for this month so far: 98.4 mm (196.1% of 1991-2020 May average)
Number of rain days during this month so far: 7 (65.1% of 1991-2020 May average)
Number of dry days during this month so far: 12

This means that at least another 4 official 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: 310.8 mm (209.3% of 1991-2020 spring average)
Number of rain days during this spring so far: 33 (109.1% of 1991-2020 spring average)
Number of dry days during this spring so far: 33

This means that during this spring so far, we have now had more than twice our 1991-2020 spring average rainfall.

Annual Data

Total for this year so far: 437.0 mm (55.7% of 1991-2020 annual average)
Number of rain days during this year so far: 60 (43.7% of 1991-2020 annual average)
Number of dry days during this year so far: 50

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.
 

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An update on the incredible rainfall in south Edinburgh. 146.2mm in 48hrs!! Yesterday recorded Swanston's wettest ever 24hrs (68.4mm) and today's 0900 GMT superceded that at around 77.8mm!! Phenomenal!!!

The May total is now approaching 300% of normal at 176mm 😲

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My report above is from a UK capital city, yet no coverage on the national news. Not even an Amber warning.....I find that so irritating ☹️

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Contrast is quite stark.

We have recorded 23.3mm for the month. 

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I think the lack of replies to this typifies how the site has declined since it's heyday

😥

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The SEPA gauge at Comiston's final totals came in at 127.2mm (56.6 + 70.6) for the last 2 days

Given John has shown SEPA's figures seem to have at least 10% undercount it's in the same ball park as Swanston

(for ref John's figures are 80.6 for gogarbank, but SEPA has it at only 69.6 (32.4 + 37.2))

I can even add another couple of millimetres onto that for today as it was raining yet again just a short while ago.

Luckily though, it's just heavy showers which we are getting now rather than the persistent rain of the last couple ofdays.

Nevertheless, those showers are still very heavy at times and have become more frequent with some fairly bright echoes showing up on the latest radar map just to the south of Edinburgh.
 

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The latest rainfall data for Edinburgh Gogarbank is as follows:

Data For Recent Days

24 hour total up to 10AM BST (09:00 UTC) yesterday morning: 45.0 mm
Total since 10AM BST (09:00 UTC) yesterday morning: 6.6 mm (as at 07:30 AM BST (06:30 UTC) this morning on Saturday 25
May 2024)

Monthly Data

Total for this month so far: 105.2 mm (209.7% of 1991-2020 May average)
Number of rain days during this month so far: 8 (74.3% of 1991-2020 May average)
Number of dry days during this month so far: 12

This means that more than twice our 1991-2020 May average rainfall has fallen during this month so far, and this month is also the third month in a row in which more than 100 mm of rain has been recorded.

However, at least another 3 official rain days still 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: 317.6 mm (213.8% of 1991-2020 spring average)
Number of rain days during this spring so far: 34 (112.4% of 1991-2020 spring average)
Number of dry days during this spring so far: 33

Annual Data

Total for this year so far: 443.8 mm (56.6% of 1991-2020 annual average)
Number of rain days during this year so far: 61 (44.4% of 1991-2020 annual average)
Number of dry days during this year so far: 50

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.
 

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The latest rainfall data for Edinburgh Gogarbank is as follows:

Data For Recent Days

24 hour total up to 10AM BST (09:00 UTC yesterday morning: 6.6 mm
Total since 10AM BST (09:00 UTC yesterday morning: 8.0 mm (as at 10:00 AM BST (09:00 UTC) this morning on Sunday 26 May
2024)

It's currently still raining here even as I write, so this morning's 24 hour total up to 09:00 UTC could end up being higher than what is actually reported here.

Monthly Data

Total for this month so far: 113.2 mm (225.6% of 1991-2020 May average)
Number of rain days during this month so far: 9 (83.6% of 1991-2020 May average)
Number of dry days during this month so far: 12

This means that only  at least another 2 official 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: 325.6 mm (219.2% of 1991-2020 spring average)
Number of rain days during this spring so far: 35 (115.7% of 1991-2020 spring average)
Number of dry days during this spring so far: 33

Annual Data

Total for this year so far: 451.8 mm (57.6% of 1991-2020 annual average)
Number of rain days during this year so far: 62 (45.1% of 1991-2020 annual average)
Number of dry days during this year so far: 50

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.
 

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The hideous Spring continues here. Another 12.8mm which brings May's total to 197.3mm which is 333% of average 😲

Sunshine is 43% of normal 🤢

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This month: 69.9 mm MTD
This year: 387.0 mm YTD

Very wet for this part of the country.

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My weather station has just told me it's raining cats and dogs, that just about sums this summer up.

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The latest rainfall data for Edinburgh Gogarbank is as follows:

Data For Recent Days

24 hour total up to 10AM BST (09:00 UTC this morning: 8.0 mm
Total since 10AM BST (09:00 UTC this morning: 17.0 mm (as at 09:10 PM BST (20:10 UTC) this evening on Sunday 26 May
2024)

Monthly Data

Total for this month so far: 130.2 mm (259.5% of 1991-2020 May average)
Number of rain days during this month so far: 10 (92.9% of 1991-2020 May average)
Number of dry days during this month so far: 12

This month is now our wettest month of this year so far with all of the three wettest months of the year so far having occurred during this spring.

In addition to that, this month will go down as being wetter than average in terms of the number of rain days if any more official rain days are recorded between now and the end of this month.

Seasonal Data

Total for this spring so far: 342.6 mm (230.7% of 1991-2020 spring average)
Number of rain days during this spring so far: 36 (119.0% of 1991-2020 spring average)
Number of dry days during this spring so far: 33

Annual Data

Total for this year so far: 468.8 mm (59.8% of 1991-2020 annual average)
Number of rain days during this year so far: 63 (45.8% of 1991-2020 annual average)
Number of dry days during this year so far: 50

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.

 

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It's Spring

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69.4mm

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Swanston (South Edinburgh) has now recorded 203.7mm which is 344% of normal

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170mm in 5 days, about 20% of annual average

The latest rainfall data for Edinburgh Gogarbank is as follows:

Data For Recent Days

24 hour total up to 10AM BST (09:00 UTC this morning: 17.0 mm
Total since 10AM BST (09:00 UTC this morning: 1.2 mm (as at 07:40 PM BST (18:40 UTC) this evening on Monday 27 May 2024)

The total for today so far might surprise a lot of people given how wet it's been recently but today's showers have largely avoided here and Edinburgh Gogarbank even largely missed out on the big downpour which we had this morning.

Monthly Data

Total for this month so far: 131.4 mm (261.9% of 1991-2020 May average)
Number of rain days during this month so far: 11 (102.2% of 1991-2020 May average)
Number of dry days during this month so far: 12

Today's totals as given above may well be much lower than expected, but that is still enough to mean that more official rain days have now been recorded during this month than the 1991-2020 May average and so regardless of what happens between now and the end of this month, this month will now go down as being wetter than average in terms of the number of rain days.

Seasonal Data

Total for this spring so far: 343.8 mm (231.5% of 1991-2020 spring average)
Number of rain days during this spring so far: 37 (122.3% of 1991-2020 spring average)
Number of dry days during this spring so far: 33

Annual Data

Total for this year so far: 470.0 mm (59.9% of 1991-2020 annual average)
Number of rain days during this year so far: 64 (46.6% of 1991-2020 annual average)
Number of dry days during this year so far: 50

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.
 

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135mm so far here in Leeds 16

70mm

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The latest rainfall data for Edinburgh Gogarbank is as follows:

Data For Recent Days

24 hour total up to 10AM BST (09:00 UTC this morning: 1.2 mm
Total since 10AM BST (09:00 UTC this morning: 7.2 mm (as at 05:40 PM BST (16:40 UTC) this afternoon on Tuesday 28 May
2024)

Monthly Data

Total for this month so far: 138.6 mm (276.3% of 1991-2020 May average)
Number of rain days during this month so far: 12 (111.5% of 1991-2020 May average)
Number of dry days during this month so far: 12

Seasonal Data

Total for this spring so far: 351.0 mm (236.3% of 1991-2020 spring average)
Number of rain days during this spring so far: 38 (125.6% of 1991-2020 spring average)
Number of dry days during this spring so far: 33

Annual Data

Total for this year so far: 477.2 mm (60.8% of 1991-2020 annual average)
Number of rain days during this year so far: 65 (47.3% of 1991-2020 annual average)
Number of dry days during this year so far: 50

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.
 

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While our reservoirs are spilling over, parts of Crete have had such a dry winter that some water rationing for some purposes (?agricultural) is already in force.

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The latest rainfall data for Edinburgh Gogarbank is as follows:

Data For Recent Days

Total since 10AM BST (09:00 UTC) yesterday morning: 9.4 mm (as at 08:00 AM BST (07:00 UTC) this morning on Wednesday
29 May 2024)

Monthly Data

Total for this month so far: 140.8 mm (280.6% of 1991-2020 May average)

Seasonal Data

Total for this spring so far: 353.2 mm (237.8% of 1991-2020 spring average)

Annual Data

Total for this year so far: 479.4 mm (61.1% 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.
 

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80mm

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