Sunshine - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service https://www.met.ie/climate/what-we-measure/sunshine Ireland normally gets between 1100 and 1600 hours of sunshine each year. The sunniest months are May and June. During these months, sunshine duration averages between 5 and 6.5 hours per day over most of the country. The extreme southeast gets most sunshine, averaging over 7 hours a day in early summer. December is the dullest month, with an ...
Weather warnings explanation - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological ... https://www.met.ie/weather-warnings Low Temperature/Ice: Air minima of minus 5C to minus 10C (or lower) expected over a wide area. Dangerous surfaces due to ice and/or lying snow/freezing rain. Situation stable. High Temperature >30/20/>30/20/>30 Maxima in excess of 30C for three days and minima of 20C for two nights (consecutive). Thunderstorm: Widespread thunderstorms/severe ...
Climate Change Indices (ETCCDI) - Met Éireann - The Irish ... https://www.met.ie/climate/climate-change-indices-etccdi The ETCCDI indices are a set of core climate indices, used to monitor the occurrence of climate extremes of temperature and precipitation. The ETCCDI was a UN-backed working group formed to assess the best practices for the characterisation of climate variability and climate change. These are composed of 27 indices, based on daily observations ...
Cobh Weather - Met Éireann Forecast for Cobh, Ireland https://www.met.ie/weather-forecast/cobh What we measure Weather Observing Stations Temperature Rainfall Atmospheric Pressure Lightning Lightning Archive Sunshine Wind Upper Air ... The temperature is direct model output from Numerical Weather Prediction models but is a guideline only. It forecasts air temperature on land and over sea in °C for the top of each hour, 3 hourly and ...
Rainfall - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service https://www.met.ie/climate/what-we-measure/rainfall Rainfall is a key indicator of changes in the climate, measurements and analysis of rainfall are essential for assessing the effects of climate change on the water cycle, water balance and for flood mitigation. The value of high quality observations to the meteorological and climatological scientific communities cannot be overstated.
Peer-reviewed journal articles by Met Éireann staff members https://www.met.ie/education/publications/peer-reviewed-journal-articles-by-met... “How Much Have Variations in the Meridional Overturning Circulation Contributed to Sea Surface Temperature Trends since 1850? A Study with the EC-Earth Global Climate Model.” Journal of Climate 27, no. 16 (August 7, 2014): 6343–6357. doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00651.1 2013. Clancy, C., and J. A. Pudykiewicz. “A Class of Semi-Implicit ...
Swords Weather - Met Éireann Forecast for Swords, Ireland https://www.met.ie/weather-forecast/swords What we measure Weather Observing Stations Temperature Rainfall Atmospheric Pressure Lightning Lightning Archive Sunshine Wind Upper Air ... The temperature is direct model output from Numerical Weather Prediction models but is a guideline only. It forecasts air temperature on land and over sea in °C for the top of each hour, 3 hourly and ...
Dundalk Weather - Met Éireann Forecast for Dundalk, Ireland https://www.met.ie/weather-forecast/dundalk What we measure Weather Observing Stations Temperature Rainfall Atmospheric Pressure Lightning Lightning Archive Sunshine Wind Upper Air ... The temperature is direct model output from Numerical Weather Prediction models but is a guideline only. It forecasts air temperature on land and over sea in °C for the top of each hour, 3 hourly and ...
Kinsale Weather - Met Éireann Forecast for Kinsale, Ireland https://www.met.ie/weather-forecast/kinsale-cork What we measure Weather Observing Stations Temperature Rainfall Atmospheric Pressure Lightning Lightning Archive Sunshine Wind Upper Air ... The temperature is direct model output from Numerical Weather Prediction models but is a guideline only. It forecasts air temperature on land and over sea in °C for the top of each hour, 3 hourly and ...
Climate Statement for October 2021 - Met Éireann - The Irish ... https://www.met.ie/climate-statement-for-october-2021 The month’s highest temperature was reported at Phoenix Park, Co Dublin on Thursday 7th with a tempera-ture of 20.4 °C (its highest max temperature for October since 2011). Both the month’s lowest air and grass minimum temperature were recorded on Friday 15th at Markree, Co Sligo.
Dún Laoghaire Weather - Met Éireann Forecast for Dún Laoghaire, Ireland https://www.met.ie/weather-forecast/dún-laoghaire What we measure Weather Observing Stations Temperature Rainfall Atmospheric Pressure Lightning Lightning Archive Sunshine Wind Upper Air ... The temperature is direct model output from Numerical Weather Prediction models but is a guideline only. It forecasts air temperature on land and over sea in °C for the top of each hour, 3 hourly and ...
Westport Weather - Met Éireann Forecast for Westport, Ireland https://www.met.ie/weather-forecast/westport What we measure Weather Observing Stations Temperature Rainfall Atmospheric Pressure Lightning Lightning Archive Sunshine Wind Upper Air ... The temperature is direct model output from Numerical Weather Prediction models but is a guideline only. It forecasts air temperature on land and over sea in °C for the top of each hour, 3 hourly and ...
Historical Notes - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service https://www.met.ie/education/publications/historical-notes The Historical Note series has been in publication since 1995. It is issued on an irregular basis. Issues are compiled by Met Éireann staff members. The series focuses on the history of meteorology, with a particular emphasis on the history of meteorology in Ireland. Historical Note No. 7. Weather Easter 1916, Sunday 23 to Saturday 29 April 1916.
Climate data for thermal modelling of buildings - Met Éireann https://www.met.ie/climate/available-data/climate-data-for-thermal-modelling-of-buildings A set of weather and climate data files have been produced for use in building energy models when designing new buildings. These are available at six locations around Ireland, shown in the map below. These come in the form of both a Test Reference Year (TRY) and 3 Design Summer Years (DSY), for both past data and future projections.
Annual Climate Statement for 2022 - Met Éireann - The Irish ... https://www.met.ie/annual-climate-statement-for-2022 National Records: The all time highest maximum temperature records for July and August were broken in 2022; at the Phoenix Park on Monday 18th July (33.0°C which is 12.9°C above its 1981-2010 long-term average (LTA)) and Durrow, Co. Laois on Saturday 13th August (32.1°C). Station records, heatwaves and ice days: Ten stations had their highest maximum temperature for January on record on New ...
Dunboyne Weather - Met Éireann Forecast for Dunboyne, Ireland https://www.met.ie/weather-forecast/dunboyne-meath What we measure Weather Observing Stations Temperature Rainfall Atmospheric Pressure Lightning Lightning Archive Sunshine Wind Upper Air ... The temperature is direct model output from Numerical Weather Prediction models but is a guideline only. It forecasts air temperature on land and over sea in °C for the top of each hour, 3 hourly and ...
Nenagh Weather - Met Éireann Forecast for Nenagh, Ireland https://www.met.ie/weather-forecast/nenagh-tipperary What we measure Weather Observing Stations Temperature Rainfall Atmospheric Pressure Lightning Lightning Archive Sunshine Wind Upper Air ... The temperature is direct model output from Numerical Weather Prediction models but is a guideline only. It forecasts air temperature on land and over sea in °C for the top of each hour, 3 hourly and ...
Special Collections - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service https://www.met.ie/education/library/special-collections Weekly weather reports for Ireland dating from 1878. Registers of meteorological observations for approximately 40 sites in Ireland, dating back to 1855. These cover temperature, wind, rainfall, solar radiation, snow and sunshine. Daily registers of rainfall in Ireland, dating from the 1870s. A number of early weather diaries.
Newbridge Weather - Met Éireann Forecast for Newbridge, Ireland https://www.met.ie/weather-forecast/newbridge-kildare What we measure Weather Observing Stations Temperature Rainfall Atmospheric Pressure Lightning Lightning Archive Sunshine Wind Upper Air ... The temperature is direct model output from Numerical Weather Prediction models but is a guideline only. It forecasts air temperature on land and over sea in °C for the top of each hour, 3 hourly and ...
Connemara National Park Weather - Met Éireann https://www.met.ie/weather-forecast/connemara-galway What we measure Weather Observing Stations Temperature Rainfall Atmospheric Pressure Lightning Lightning Archive Sunshine Wind Upper Air ... The temperature is direct model output from Numerical Weather Prediction models but is a guideline only. It forecasts air temperature on land and over sea in °C for the top of each hour, 3 hourly and ...