During the period in consideration, the highest amount of rainfall in Scotland was recorded in December 2015 at 324 millimeters. In comparison, rainfall in December 2023 amounted to 246 millimeters. The driest month during this period was April 2020, when just 30.2 millimeters of rain fell.
Whilst it rains all year round in Scotland, the wettest periods are autumn and winter. In 2014, 2015 and 2016 winter was by far the wettest season, with volumes reaching 739 millimeters in the latter. However, the wettest season in 2019 was Summer.
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Met Office. (January 1, 2024). Total monthly rainfall in Scotland from 2015 to 2023 (in millimeters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/610092/monthly-rainfall-in-scotland/
Met Office. "Total monthly rainfall in Scotland from 2015 to 2023 (in millimeters)." Chart. January 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/610092/monthly-rainfall-in-scotland/
Met Office. (2024). Total monthly rainfall in Scotland from 2015 to 2023 (in millimeters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/610092/monthly-rainfall-in-scotland/
Met Office. "Total Monthly Rainfall in Scotland from 2015 to 2023 (in Millimeters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/610092/monthly-rainfall-in-scotland/
Met Office, Total monthly rainfall in Scotland from 2015 to 2023 (in millimeters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/610092/monthly-rainfall-in-scotland/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Total monthly rainfall in Scotland from 2015 to 2023 (in millimeters) [Graph], Met Office, January 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/610092/monthly-rainfall-in-scotland/