The latest rainfall data for Edinburgh Gogarbank and the botanic gardens in Edinburgh are as follows:
Data For Recent Days
Total since 10am BST this morning (09:00 UTC): 5.0 mm at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 3.0 mm at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh (as at 2pm BST this afternoon on Saturday 22 October 2022)
Monthly Data
Total for this month so far: 68.6 mm (83.0% of 1991-2020 October average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 62.6 mm (82.7% of 1991-2020 October average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of rain days during this month so far: 13 (100.0% of 1991-2020 October average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 14 (119.4% of 1991-2020 October average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of dry days during this month so far: 6 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 4 at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
This means that just another 14.2 mm of rain or more 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 there in terms of the actual rainfall amounts.
In addition to that, this also means that just another 13.4 mm of rain or more 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 there in terms of the actual rainfall amounts.
Furthermore, more official rain days have now been recorded at Edinburgh Gogarbank during this month than the 1991-2020 October average which means that 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 Autumn so far: 144.8 mm (68.5% of 1991-2020 Autumn average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 137.6 mm (70.2% of 1991-2020 Autumn average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of rain days during this Autumn so far: 22 (60.4% of 1991-2020 Autumn average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 23 (68.9% of 1991-2020 Autumn average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of dry days during this Autumn so far: 22 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 19 at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Annual Data
Total for this year so far: 503.2 mm (64.2% of 1991-2020 year average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 444.0 mm (61.0% of 1991-2020 year average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of rain days during this year so far: 102 (74.2% of 1991-2020 year average) at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 94 (73.3% of 1991-2020 year average) at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh
Number of dry days during this year so far: 148 at Edinburgh Gogarbank along with 144 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.