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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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How big is Mayo? Dullest and Sunniest place in the country?
Our weather overall is not bad compared to other countries that get severe storms , hurricanes , houses blown down , 5 feet of snow , -20 degree weather . new year resolution positive thoughts only
Knock is a fairly dull place at the best of times.
There’s no doubt – its getting progressively worse…..
Your yearly maximum temperature and yearly minimum temperature are both incorrect.
Get up the yard, the last few years the weather’s been grand. Had a grand bit of sunshine this past summer, and the one before was proper el scorchio! It’s better it’s getting, not worse!
Keep taking the tablets Barry….up the yard
Last years high winds will be seen again at the end of February to March this year if the wind patterns over Africa are to be believed, which is said to have an effect on the jet stream every 14 months. This might have an effect on the easterly winds making them more westerly then but who knows?
If we had guaranteed hot summers at home Id be home in a flash.
It actually went up to 30 in carlow
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