Now that it has finally stopped raining, I have had a look at my rain gauge and it shows 18.3 mm have fallen since my last station reset at 10 pm last night - that's 18 hours ago at time of typing this.

Just added up the rainfall amounts for so far this month, it's come to 51.6 mm.

Hi, Ian! Just what your garden ordered!! Here it's been completely dry for the last 3 days with plenty of sunshine and a breeze drying the garden out fast, so the contents of the water butts have been deployed on the borders and hopefully we'll get them refilled sometime on Sunday before possibly another fairly dry week and the continuation of the 'Goldilocks' Summer 

16:00 Then it should rain.. Will know then if rain bucket needs changing..

Try watering it with the watering can .. it'll be quicker to get a diagnosis!

3mm only from tonight's showery rain that is now clearing eastwards - that'll keep the lawn lush but not enough to fully refill the water butts. Total now at 26.1mm.

Had Rain. .... Bucket Had It.  No measure. .. New required.

Now that the thundery stuff has moved on, I've had a look and I've picked up 8.4 mm. That doesn't seem a lot considering but then again, most of that fell in the space of an hour.

I think that's enough rainfall for now, we get the message. This is being a bit of a poor start to "High Summer" for around here, now I wouldn't mind a nice bit of warmth and some decent sunshine. I've only been able to sit in the garden only a couple of times so far this year - and even then, next door's toxic-smelling BBQ and dope smoking made me want to go back indoors again before long.

Total here now at 31.1mm, after 5mm of showery rain fell early this morning. Water butts full

Very dry.

7.6mm so far here, 9.9mm at Kingussie 19 miles to the SW, 17.8mm at Cromdale 13 miles east of here.

Should be on about 25mm for this month ..As it is .nothing registered. New rain bucket on the way... Think I shall purchase a manual one as well..

Good idea to also have a manual gauge; I have one to check that the electronic one is functioning properly.

0.9mm to add, from weak fronts over the last day or so; total now at 32mm. Lawn lush and water butts full so we really don't need the potential downpours expected here in a couple of days time!

Now at 10.0 mm 

10.4mm, looking at the runs this morning this could end up an exceptioanally dry month, worrying for risk of forest fires as things are tinder dry.

Bagged my self 9.4mm as knocked sensor when  putting up New Rain Gauge.. Manual rain gauge now in place in anticipation of any precipitation Tonight/Tomorrow ....  

Remaining on 32mm here. Yesterday's weak front just managed to wet the ground but failed to tip the electronic gauge and not enough in the manual gauge to take a reading which was probably around 0.05 to 0.1mm! Doubt I'll be dealing with these tiny amounts by the end of the weekend ...

9.1mm, need a nice top-up. Hopefully i'll catch a storm today or later tonight.

Does anyone know if the official Met Office rain gauges perform poorly during torrential rain?

You see, Bournemouth Airport only reports 1mm for last night and Benson recorded nothing at all, which can't possibly be accurate!

Nothing last night. Only 1.5mm Early morning.

Just 1.2mm from this morning's showers. Total now at 33.2mm