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Rain Hail Shine
Storms, wind and sunshine: Ireland's year in weather
It’s been wild.
WE AS IRISH people absolutely love talking about the weather.
Even when it’s not particularly remarkable, it’s a safe fall-back for Irish conversationalists,
And, this being Ireland, we saw all kinds of weather. From the early wind and rain to the lovely summer and the mild Christmas, Ireland’s weather has been varied this year.
Here are the year’s highs and lows from the country’s weather stations, according to Met Éireann:
Highest temperature: 25 July in Carlow – 27.6 Celsius
Coldest temperature: -9.7 Celsius in Greenshill, Kilkenny
Wettest day: 2 August at Dublin Airport – 84mm
Strongest wind: 159km/hr at Shannon Airport on 12 February
Windiest day: 12 February featured a 10-minute hurricane-force wind of 120km/hr at Mace Head
Sunniest place in Ireland: Belmullet, Co Mayo
Dullest place in Ireland: Knock, Co Mayo
The year featured the wettest February and November, the highest wave ever recorded in Ireland (25 metres off Kinsale in February) as well as the least windy September on record.
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