The latest rainfall data for Edinburgh Gogarbank and the botanic gardens in Edinburgh are as follows:
Data For Recent Days
Total since 10am BST yesterday morning (09:00 UTC): 7.0 mm at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 5.2 mm at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh (as at 8am BST this morning on Sunday 16 October 2022)
Monthly Data
Total for this month so far: 48.0 mm (58.1% of 1991-2020 October average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 38.8 mm (51.2% of 1991-2020 October average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of rain days during this month so far: 9 (69.2% of 1991-2020 October average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 10 (85.3% of 1991-2020 October average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of dry days during this month so far: 3 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 2 at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
This means that just another 4 or more rain days now needs to be recorded at Edinburgh Gogarbank between now and the end of this month in order for this month to go down as being wetter than average there in terms of the number of rain days.
In addition to that, this also means that just another 2 or more rain days now needs 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 there in terms of the number of rain days.
Seasonal Data
Total for this Autumn so far: 124.2 mm (58.7% of 1991-2020 Autumn average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 113.8 mm (58.1% of 1991-2020 Autumn average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of rain days during this Autumn so far: 18 (49.5% of 1991-2020 Autumn average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 19 (57.0% of 1991-2020 Autumn average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of dry days during this Autumn so far: 19 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 17 at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Annual Data
Total for this year so far: 482.6 mm (61.5% of 1991-2020 year average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 420.2 mm (57.7% of 1991-2020 year average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of rain days during this year so far: 98 (71.3% of 1991-2020 year average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 90 (70.2% of 1991-2020 year average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of dry days during this year so far: 145 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 142 at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Note
This 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.