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2019 Rainfall Observer Newsletter
Voluntary Observer Newsletter – Dec 2019 Welcome to our December Newsletter – courtesy of the Met Office and SEPA Increased media interest in Rainfall Observing in 2019 Promotion of school rainfall observing escalated into a flurry of interest from various … Continue reading
2018 Rainfall Observer Newsletter
Welcome to the 2018 Newsletter Dear Rainfall Observer, Thank you for your dedication and service during 2018. As always, we are extremely grateful for the data you provide, for the effort you make and the commitment to supplying quality readings … Continue reading
2017 Rainfall Observer Newsletter
The follow articles are from the annual rainfall observer newsletter that SEPA and the Met Office produce each year. Thank you to the Met Office for writing all of this years! Storm Names 2017-18 WHEN IS A STORM NAMED? The … Continue reading
An average July for most
The Met Office rainfall map for July shows that much of Scotland received around average rainfall. For example, the gauge in Armadale, West Lothian recorded 98.3mm in July. Our website upgrade has been live for a few weeks and I hope you … Continue reading
It must be the school holidays!
Thank you all for your rainfall observations. After a dry spring, we seem to have digressed into a wetter phase that most parents can typically relate to the start of the School holidays! Our observer from Scone in Perthshire only … Continue reading
News for Rainfall Observers
It’s now the end of January already and I must try and keep my New Year resolution to blog more in 2017. It’s great to see so much data coming in and the steady growth in the number of rainfall … Continue reading
First rainfall observers to use SEPA’s data entry website
Well done to Amisfield Primary School in Dumfriesshire who have recently installed a raingauge and who are submitting their measurements into the Rainfall Observers webpage. With the exception of my own test rainfall site in Auchterarder, these are the first … Continue reading
Welcome to Rainfall Observers
Welcome to the Rainfall Observers project! This citizen science project is run by SEPA but the data you collect will be used not only by us but also the MET Office. By observing rainfall, you will be continuing a long … Continue reading