Summer Weather 2016

Gonzo

Mikayla Delightful Stag wrote: »

I wonder will the rain really come as expected today. So far it has been a sunny dry day in West Dublin, but fairly fresh and cool. I'd like some proper rain in the daytime.

did you not get enough rain yesterday? After yesterday's biblical rain ive had enough to last the rest of this year, unfortunately loads more rain to come over the next week.

JCX BXC

BabyE wrote: »

How is Ireland not way more depressing? I mean its not great but generally the vibe is ok in spite of a horrendous climate

We literally do not have an outdoor culture hence why everyone is so stoked on nightlife.

Because it's alot easier sit in a pub in bad weather than at home:D

sryanbruen

BabyE wrote: »

How is Ireland not way more depressing? I mean its not great but generally the vibe is ok in spite of a horrendous climate

We literally do not have an outdoor culture hence why everyone is so stoked on nightlife.

Hey Ireland is my love. :cool:

r93kaey5p2izun

Gonzo wrote: »

did you not get enough rain yesterday? After yesterday's biblical rain ive had enough to last the rest of this year, unfortunately loads more rain to come over the next week.

There was only passing drizzle until around 6pm here yesterday, then light rain for the evening. Still a bright dry day here at the moment. We only seem to get proper rain at night or very early morning.

Emme

I remember the summers of 1985 and 1986. They were bad but not as bad as this summer. I have seasonal affective disorder and it's hitting me really badly these last two months.

We have had only 4 days without rain for the last two months in Kildare. That's not even a week!!!

sryanbruen

Emme wrote: »

I remember the summers of 1985 and 1986. They were bad but not as bad as this summer. I have seasonal affective disorder and it's hitting me really badly these last two months.

We have had only 4 days without rain for the last two months in Kildare. That's not even a week!!!

You certainly don't remember the summers of 1985 and 1986 if you're saying they're not as bad as this summer.

Summer 1985 had arguably one of the worst Augusts on record and probably the equal third most horrible August ever recorded after 1912, 1986 and 2008. The Summer also had one of the most deadly thunderstorms or lightning strikes Dublin recorded on 26 July but as usual, this type of weather leads to a great number of deaths.

Summer 1986 had a fairly unremarkable but thundery June whilst July was the dullest on record with many places recording less than 100 hours of sunshine (And I'm talking like more than half the stations) all month. August as you know from what I said about Summer 1985 was again one of the worst Augusts ever on record. It was the coldest in Ireland's records with mean temperatures that are more suited to October and not August. It was the second coldest in the UK after 1912. It was also the wettest August on record at the time across many stations whilst many of those stations had an even wetter August in 2008. A storm brewed on the 5th of August 1986 and brought a good dose of over 60-80mm widely across southern parts with Caherciveen (Valentia Observatory now) recording 85.6mm on this day, its wettest day on record until September 1993 and is now its second wettest day on record. Hurricane Charley arrived on the Emerald Isle's shores on the 25th and brought another atrocious day among Ireland with Kippure in Wicklow recording over 200mm on this day. Dublin Airport itself recorded 58.9mm which was remarkable for August at the time but has been beaten twice in 2008 and then again in 2014. (Funny fact: August 1986, 2008 and 2014 all have the same calendar.....)

Summer 2016 has had an unremarkable dull, warm and wet June mixed with a fairly unremarkable very dull, mild and rather variable rainfall July and what is coming to a wet, dull and cool / mild August. Oneiric3 the whole point why I was really saying it's average looking at this now is because there is nothing remarkable about it, absolutely nothing.

Tigerandahalf

Today is quite typical of the summer we have had. Not heavy rainfall but very dull and misty weather. Although there is a very heavy band of rain in the south west at the moment. At least this month isn't as humid as July was.

But overall the amount of sunshine we are getting is pretty shocking. I haven't been to the beach in Ireland in over 2 years.

I can see why people retire to sunnier climes.

sryanbruen

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Today is quite typical of the summer we have had. Not heavy rainfall but very dull and misty weather. Although there is a very heavy band of rain in the south west at the moment. At least this month isn't as humid as July was.

But overall the amount of sunshine we are getting is pretty shocking. I haven't been to the beach in Ireland in over 2 years.

I can see why people retire to sunnier climes.

Neither have I and frankly, I don't like the beach, sorry.

OldRio

Awful summer in Leitrim. 2/10.

Sick of the rain.

JCX BXC

Absoutley pouring out of the heavens here in Ennis at the fleadh, heaviest rain I've seen in a long time. Place is starting to flood

km79

Carnacalla wrote: »

Absoutley pouring out of the heavens here in Ennis at the fleadh, heaviest rain I've seen in a long time. Place is starting to flood

Really hope that misses us
Will be touch and go jusging by radar

Lumi

Relentless drizzle in Galway city all day; 7.2mm in the gauge since midnight

Gonzo

raining here for past few hours. The past 4 days ive seen more rain than I have between mid May and last Tuesday, or at least it seems like that.

sryanbruen

Gonzo wrote: »

raining here for past few hours. The past 4 days ive seen more rain than I have between mid May and last Tuesday, or at least it seems like that.

Yes it just seems like that, I know how you feel though.

Clonmel1000

A few pages ago a couple of regular posters were haranguing me for suggesting it wasn't a good summer.....

Oscar Bravo

cloudy and dull in Castlebar with outbreaks of rain/drizzle .18 degrees, light westerly. 1015.

pauldry

Well the only positives for Sligo Summer 2016

May quite sunny
June Sunny for half the days warm
July 3 warm days 2 sunny ones
August it didnt rain last Monday

Tigerandahalf

For those of you with weather stations do the rain gauges empty automatically after each day?

sryanbruen

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

For those of you with weather stations do the rain gauges empty automatically after each day?

Yes

r93kaey5p2izun

Mikayla Delightful Stag wrote: »

I wonder will the rain really come as expected today. So far it has been a sunny dry day in West Dublin, but fairly fresh and cool. I'd like some proper rain in the daytime.

Well, the answer to that was no - it was another dry day. Just starting to get dark now and no sign of the rain. Rain for tomorrow downgraded to periods of drizzle so will most likely remain dry. Disappointing for me but it has been great weather for working outside and the kids in the estate have had another full weekend outside.

sryanbruen

Mikayla Delightful Stag wrote: »

Well, the answer to that was no - it was another dry day. Just starting to get dark now and no sign of the rain. Rain for tomorrow downgraded to periods of drizzle so will most likely remain dry. Disappointing for me but it has been great weather for working outside and the kids in the estate have had another full weekend outside.

YET a lack of sun which has been the only negative thing I can say about this Summer.

Lumi

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

For those of you with weather stations do the rain gauges empty automatically after each day?

Most personal weather stations have tipping bucket rain gauges that tip and empty once a predetermined amount of water is collected, usually 0.2mm

Standard rain gauges are emptied and measured manually

Tigerandahalf

Lumi wrote: »

Most personal weather stations have tipping bucket rain gauges that tip and empty once a predetermined amount of water is collected, usually 0.2mm

Standard rain gauges are emptied and measured manually

Would the standard one not be vulnerable to evaporation if only emptied once a day?

Lumi

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Would the standard one not be vulnerable to evaporation if only emptied once a day?

The precipitation collected in a standard gauge is fed by a funnel into a narrow-necked container so any evaporation is minimal.

Gonzo

still lashing here, might be a brief break from the rain in the morning than a potential 12-24 hours of rain in the east between tomorrow evening and wednesday.

Oneiric 3

sryanbruen wrote: »

Oneiric3 the whole point why I was really saying it's average looking at this now is because there is nothing remarkable about it, absolutely nothing.

I agree, which is why it gets a bit fat

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from me.

Low stratus/drizzle and incessant, uncomfortable humidity may be some peoples idea of 'not bad', but it ain't mine. I'd much prefer typhoon conditions to be honest.

MJohnston

I'd give this summer a 6/10 for the Dublin 7 area. Really dry, mostly not too windy, and a few lovely days of sun.

Drove back there from north Donegal earlier and it was like a cross section of this thread - mainly dry at the start, some miserable downpours through NI/Monaghan, brightening up a bit with just some light drizzle around Slane, then hit the M50 and a few blue patches of sky start peeking out.

JCX BXC

17.4c here at 1 am, uncomfortable.

Clonmel1000

The only place I've heard a discussion on the merits of this summer is on this thread. To your average Joe public out there it's been a pretty crappy few months and I say this after another drenching this morning on a gloomy dark manky Monday morning.

ArKl0w

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

A few pages ago a couple of regular posters were haranguing me for suggesting it wasn't a good summer.....

But it was in the East,with the exception of the past few days
No amount of bad weather in the west will change that

It seems comparing clonmel ,Sligo and Gort to S Dublin ,Bray ,Wexford and Arklow is like trying to compare London weather with Blackpool or west wales

The nuances here in the East are the long land track dries out the air which helps the lee of the hills to bring sunny breaks not experienced further west