flogel41 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 (edited) 58 minutes ago, manaliveits105 said: Following behind in second place, with 1359.71mm of estimated rainfall in 2023, is the town of Ayr. Scotland made numerous other appearances in the top ten, with Perth claiming the number four spot with 1255.14mm of rainfall and Glasgow following behind in fifth with 1219.06mm. Meanwhile, the Welsh capital of Cardiff landed in third place with 1267.85mm of rainfall in 2023. Elsewhere, London is notably absent, but it appears that the south coast of England is a prime location for rain — with Exeter and Truro placing in sixth and seventh respectively. It is from the Daily Record though 😁 That’s really surprising. Generally the prevailing weather in Scotland comes in from the Atlantic meaning the west coast is usually wetter. Used to be Glasgow got nearly twice as much rain than Edinburgh. Must have changed. Edinburgh is in a rain shadow with the hills and prevailing weather reducing level of rainfall. Think that’s why you see more cereal crops in the East. Edited April 27 by flogel41 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 37 minutes ago, manaliveits105 said: It is from the Daily Record though 😁 Impressively unscientific, even by the legendary standards of the Daily Record. The article says you can find out more, and gives you a helpful link - to a gaming website. According to the Met Office itself, between 1991 and 2020 the weather station at Glasgow/Bishopton recorded an annual average rainfall of 1370 mm (54 inches), while the station at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh recorded an average of 728 mm (29 inches). However, Edinburgh does seem to be gradually getting wetter. In the years from 1961-1990, the annual average rainfall recorded at the Botanic Garden was 639 mm (25 inches), and the annual averages have been creeping up ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 14 minutes ago, flogel41 said: That’s really surprising. Generally the prevailing weather in Scotland comes in from the Atlantic meaning the west coast is usually wetter. Used to be Glasgow got nearly twice as much rain than Edinburgh. Must have changed. Edinburgh is in a rain shadow with the hills and prevailing weather reducing level of rainfall. Think that’s why you see more cereal crops in the East. Glasgow weather stations get between 50% and 90% more rain than those in Edinburgh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flogel41 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 5 minutes ago, Ulysses said: Glasgow weather stations get between 50% and 90% more rain than those in Edinburgh. That makes more sense! Just more west coast propaganda from the Daily Record! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey J J Jr Shabadoo Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 24 minutes ago, flogel41 said: That makes more sense! Just more west coast propaganda from the Daily Record! That is exactly what I thought when I saw it was the Record. The wegie rag rarely has anything good to say about the Capital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Anyhoo …. FW j says.. Rain? Rain? What a bunch of fecking amateurs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Prince Charlie Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Not sure if it’s been mentioned on here but some Japanese department store took over the old BHS a few days ago, huge queue today, next to M&S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic roundabout Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 46 minutes ago, Bonnie Prince Charlie said: Not sure if it’s been mentioned on here but some Japanese department store took over the old BHS a few days ago, huge queue today, next to M&S Think this shop will do very well. The shop is called Uniqlo and is very popular in Asia. My wife was in on opening day and was very impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 10 hours ago, flogel41 said: That’s really surprising. Generally the prevailing weather in Scotland comes in from the Atlantic meaning the west coast is usually wetter. Used to be Glasgow got nearly twice as much rain than Edinburgh. Must have changed. Edinburgh is in a rain shadow with the hills and prevailing weather reducing level of rainfall. Think that’s why you see more cereal crops in the East. Think I heard it was something to do with El Nino or nina or whatever but the gist of it was it was creating a high pressure over the Atlantic, which meant the systems were coming from the north but instead of heading into the Atlantic and then east across Blighty they were coming straight down over teh north sea and getting sucked onto the land hence the wetter East of Scotland. Summin like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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