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A GLOOMY RECORD was equalled in Dublin last month when it went 11 consecutive days without any sunshine, the first time it had done so since 1969.
The stretch of grey skies between between February 8th and 18th – as recorded at Dublin Airport – tied the record for consecutive sunless days at the airport.
The information is recorded in Met Éireann’s monthly climate statement for February.
Other weather stations in the capital may have seen some more sunshine, but the Dublin Airport station is the only one that records it in the county.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Met Éireann found February was mild overall. However, it found the weather was notably sunnier in the country’s west compared to the east.
Sunshine was much more abundant at Belmullet, Co Mayo with 97.3 hours while the highest number of daily sunshine hours was the 9.6 hours recorded at Gurteen, Co Tipperary on Thursday 27 February.
The weather station in Johnstown Castle in Co Wexford recorded 14 dull days across the month.
On the temperature front, Met Éireann said it was “above average everywhere” across Ireland.
The month’s highest temperature was reported at Moore Park, Co Cork on Thursday 20th with a temperature of 14.8 degrees Celsius.
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The southern and western coastal counties lashed by storms all winter but Dublin didn’t get as much sunshine as they would have liked and we’re not far off a tribunal. FFS.
@Niall Chandler: A piece about a weather record been matched and you manage to make it into an issue about a Dublin bias.
There were dozens of reports about the storm and here is one, pointing out something about Dublin and it triggers you!
@Niall Chandler: jaysus calm down
@Niall Chandler: Why are you unnecessarily trying to create a rural v urban divide Man??
A sure Dublin is a gloomy place anyway.
When there’s a lot of rain there’s a date put on it,when it’s very hot there’s a date put on it,when we’re enjoying ourselves to much there’s a tax put on it..
Gets dark at around 2:30pm
I wonder why, non stop chemical spraying going on in the sky lately, worst I’ve seen in a long time, truly shocking…
@John Walsh:
All due to global warming and the toxic fumes. People were warned
@Basildon Joe:
What is the reason for the same problem in the 60s?
Sunshine more abundant in Belmullet the sunny north west.
Oooohhhh I can sense a tax hike…
It was a portent of things to come.
As someone from Donegal my heart bleeds for Dublin
@JC O’Connachain:
What, even when we keep your county afloat with our charity.
Dublin this and Dublin that…Dublin is a dump !!
Chemtrails ,weather is controlled .
Kip.
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