Climate Data & Products

Historical climate data sets are available to download here. Long term daily series of precipitation, temperature and other elements together with time series plots are available from the European Climate Assessment & Dataset website. ECA&D is initiated by the European Climate Support Network ECSN, and is supported by the Network of European Meteorological Services EUMETNET.

Applications for access to climate data not available on our website may be made under the Information on the Environment Regulations (AIE):

You are required to:

• Submit an application to our AIE Officer, by email to aie@met.ie or in writing to AIE Officer, Met Éireann, Glasnevin Hill, Dublin 9
• Provide your contact details,
• State, in terms that are as specific as possible, the climate data required e.g. station(s)/time periods/ elements.

Normally you will receive a response to your request within one month of its receipt.

A range of Climate data and products can be obtained, usually within three working days, by completing an Order Form or by contacting Climate Enquiries. There are charges for the supply of climate data that are not requested under the AIE regulations. On the right is a list of the most requested Climate Products. Choose a product for further details. To ensure a prompt response please provide these details:

Our database has a large amount of information available from our Synoptic, Climate and Rainfall stations.

• Synoptic stations record meteorological elements on an hourly basis, such as air temperature, rainfall, wind speed, wind direction, atmospheric pressure, relative humidity, vapour pressure and soil temperatures. Manual stations have extra elements such as weather, cloud, visibility and sunshine. Estimated daily evaporation, potential evapotranspiration and soil moisture deficits are also available.
• Climatological stations record meteorological elements on a daily basis, such as rainfall and temperatures. Some record soil and earth temperatures, sunshine, solar radiation and evaporation.
• Rainfall stations record daily rainfall amounts at 0900utc.