diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/ipobserver/internal/IpObserverBindingConstants.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/ipobserver/internal/IpObserverBindingConstants.java
index 4203c6203f658..b0327a3f26960 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/ipobserver/internal/IpObserverBindingConstants.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/ipobserver/internal/IpObserverBindingConstants.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public class IpObserverBindingConstants {
     public static final String WEEKLY_RAIN = "rainForWeek";
     public static final String MONTHLY_RAIN = "rainForMonth";
     public static final String YEARLY_RAIN = "rainForYear";
+    public static final String TOTAL_RAIN = "rainTotal";
     public static final String INDOOR_BATTERY = "batteryIndoor";
     public static final String OUTDOOR_BATTERY = "batteryOutdoor";
     public static final String RESPONSE_TIME = "responseTime";
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/ipobserver/internal/IpObserverHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/ipobserver/internal/IpObserverHandler.java
index e87a9fcfc1cc3..722f7a83c1402 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/ipobserver/internal/IpObserverHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/ipobserver/internal/IpObserverHandler.java
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ private void setupServerChannels() {
         createChannelHandler(WEEKLY_RAIN, QuantityType.class, ImperialUnits.INCH, "weeklyrainin");
         createChannelHandler(MONTHLY_RAIN, QuantityType.class, ImperialUnits.INCH, "monthlyrainin");
         createChannelHandler(YEARLY_RAIN, QuantityType.class, ImperialUnits.INCH, "yearlyrainin");
+        createChannelHandler(TOTAL_RAIN, QuantityType.class, ImperialUnits.INCH, "totalrainin");
         createChannelHandler(UV_INDEX, DecimalType.class, SIUnits.CELSIUS, "UV");
         createChannelHandler(WIND_AVERAGE_SPEED, QuantityType.class, ImperialUnits.MILES_PER_HOUR, "windspeedmph");
         createChannelHandler(WIND_GUST, QuantityType.class, ImperialUnits.MILES_PER_HOUR, "windgustmph");
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/ipobserver.properties b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/ipobserver.properties
index 50099f3dd12d9..0285ee4b57f04 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/ipobserver.properties
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/ipobserver.properties
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ channel-type.ipobserver.rainHourlyRate.label = Rain Hourly Rate
 channel-type.ipobserver.rainHourlyRate.description = How much rain will fall in an Hour if the rate continues
 channel-type.ipobserver.rainToday.label = Rain Today
 channel-type.ipobserver.rainToday.description = Rain since Midnight
+channel-type.ipobserver.rainTotal.label = Total Rain
 channel-type.ipobserver.responseTime.label = Response Time
 channel-type.ipobserver.responseTime.description = How many milliseconds it took to fetch the sensor readings from livedata.htm
 channel-type.ipobserver.solarRadiation.label = Solar Radiation
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
index 0de44b33cabee..40445dc34a1c9 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
@@ -29,12 +29,17 @@
 			<channel id="rainForWeek" typeId="rainForWeek"/>
 			<channel id="rainForMonth" typeId="rainForMonth"/>
 			<channel id="rainForYear" typeId="rainForYear"/>
+			<channel id="rainTotal" typeId="rainTotal"/>
 			<channel id="batteryOutdoor" typeId="system.low-battery"/>
 			<channel id="batteryIndoor" typeId="system.low-battery"/>
 			<channel id="responseTime" typeId="responseTime"/>
 			<channel id="lastUpdatedTime" typeId="lastUpdatedTime"/>
 		</channels>
 
+		<properties>
+			<property name="thingTypeVersion">1</property>
+		</properties>
+
 		<config-description>
 			<parameter name="address" type="text" required="true">
 				<context>network-address</context>
@@ -233,6 +238,12 @@
 		<category>Rain</category>
 		<state pattern="%.2f %unit%" readOnly="true"/>
 	</channel-type>
+	<channel-type id="rainTotal">
+		<item-type>Number:Length</item-type>
+		<label>Total Rain</label>
+		<category>Rain</category>
+		<state pattern="%.2f %unit%" readOnly="true"/>
+	</channel-type>
 	<channel-type id="lastUpdatedTime" advanced="true">
 		<item-type>DateTime</item-type>
 		<label>Last Updated Time</label>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/resources/OH-INF/update/instructions.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/resources/OH-INF/update/instructions.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b57ca79774ad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipobserver/src/main/resources/OH-INF/update/instructions.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
+<update:update-descriptions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xmlns:update="https://openhab.org/schemas/update-description/v1.0.0"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="https://openhab.org/schemas/update-description/v1.0.0 https://openhab.org/schemas/update-description-1.0.0.xsd">
+
+	<thing-type uid="ipobserver:weatherstation">
+		<instruction-set targetVersion="1">
+			<add-channel id="rainTotal">
+				<type>ipobserver:rainTotal</type>
+			</add-channel>
+		</instruction-set>
+	</thing-type>
+
+</update:update-descriptions>