I have a large recipient on the rooftop of the barnhouse that I graded, to know what quantity of water inside corresponds to what quantity of rainfall. I empty that recipient at the end of each rainfall.
So the data below correspond to the place where I live, Amchit (Baachta) and can greatly vary from one place to another.
I will regularly update this post in order to keep track of how much rain falls. I usually did that on a notebook, but now I have decided to share it with my readers.
Measuring rainfall is also a way to measure the impact of climate change.
It is relatively easy to do, but it requires patience, and perseverance.
July 2024: Total = 0 mm
August 2024: Total = 0 mm
September 2024: Total = 5 mm*
- Saturday 14th: 1 mm (light rain)
- Sunday 15th: 3 mm (light rain showers)
- Monday 16th: 0.5 mm (drizzle)
- Tuesday 17th: 0.5 mm (drizzle)
And as a comparison this is the rainfall I recorded last year, in Amchit / Baachta that was a very rainy year, but with a winter slightly less cold than average.
July 2023: Total = 0 mm
August 2023: Total = 10 mm (1 day of rain)
September 2023: Total = 0.1 mm (1 day of rain)
October 2023: Total = 410 mm (11 days of rain)
November 2023: Total = 380 mm (11 days of rain)
December 2023: Total = 230 mm (8 days of rain)
January 2024: Total = 400 mm (21 days of rain)
February 2024: Total = 280 mm (11 days of rain)
March 2024: Total = 125 mm (11 days of rain)
April 2024: Total = 35 mm (7 days of rain)
May 2024: Total = 35 mm (5 days of rain)
June 2024: Total = 0 mm
Total rainfall from July 2023 to June 2024 = 1905 mm over 87 days of rain
As I said earlier, last year we got a lot of rainfall, especially in October, November, and January that had way above average rainfall.
When it rains in Amchit, it snows over the mountains. Depending on the temperatures, the snow falls at lower or higher altitudes.
The temperatures I record inside the house, first floor, vary from 24 °C to 32 °C during the summer, to 7 °C to 16 °C degrees during the winter.
The outside air temperature average is supposed to be in between 24 °C and 29 °C during the summer (with some occasional days at 32-33°C when a heat wave occurs) and in between 9 °C and 15 °C during the winter (with occasional days at 5-6°C when a cold wave occurs).
The snow covers the top of mountains for 5-6 months per year (but there are places where the snow does not melt, not even the summer). The high mountains (ski slopes) are covered by snow for 3-4 months per year. The middle mountains are covered by snow during a few weeks. The hills can have a few days of snowfall. In Amchit we get one snowfall per year in average, but the snow melts on the next day.
I will keep on updating this post each time we have a new rainfall.
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