Summer 2024 - General Discussion

1971 driest, 2023 wettest

2023 was the wettest year on record in Ireland (records going back to 1941).

The provisional analysis carried out at the end of 2023, using mostly near real-time rainfall observations, had indicated that 2023 was in the top three wettest years on record*.  As is Met Éireann’s procedure every year, the collection and inclusion of thousands of manually recorded rainfall observations allows for a more complete analysis and ranking of last year’s rainfall totals.

With all station rainfall observations now included and quality-controlled, 2023 finished narrowly wetter than 2009 and 2015, the two previous wettest years on record.

To provide a timely estimate of how a month or a year ranks in Ireland’s climate record, a ‘provisional’ statement is developed. Largely, observations from Met Éireann’s 25 primary weather stations along with other near real-time weather observations are used in this analysis. It provides a quick look and helps to put our recent weather into a climatological context.

For a more complete analysis, manual rainfall observations from hundreds of Met Éireann manual stations are collected and quality- controlled, a process that takes several months. When this additional data is included in the analysis, it provides a more complete picture of rainfall throughout the year and allows for a more definitive analysis and ranking.

Now that the rain has gone and the sun is shining, the chilly wind gets up. 🙄

YES! Thank you!

I remember also working for two weeks of that month in Berkshire and the temperature was regularly hitting low to mid thirties with an absolute epic thunderstorm ⛈️ also

Remember the summer 2018 heatwave? It had the famous hosepipe ban. It was great from late May until late July but August was a total washout

That perpetual northwest wind is a head-wrecker. I have a few flower containers exposed to it that are being dried out and wilted quicker than I can keep them watered. Even the days where the sun shines, it's chilly and blustery away from sheltered spots.

So far this summer hasn't even produced a proper thunderstorm, with those low temps and NW winds quelling any hope of convection or humidity to generate a few sparks. I don't recall such boring weather for years.

The child of Prague is out. The weather models flipped to unsettled this week for next week, let’s see can they flip back…

Did you knock your meadow. The neighbour beside me mowed his on Monday and hasn't touched it since. I'm hoping the contractor mows tomorrow and bales it Saturday. I don't think it's a summer for hay. I think the heat will come in August but hopefully it's not accompanied by thundery deluges.

no it’s still standing. And will be into August at this rate.

25 years in aviation, 15 years active on this forum, speak to Met Eireann on a daily basis in work and I was today years old when I heard "Wet Eireann" for the first time 😂😂

Brilliant, I'm using that in future thanks pauldry.

Yep think May will go down as the best month of this Summer....you normally don't say that...

Yeah this summer is a total bore. At least last summer we had lots of thunderstorms in June before it all went tits up July onwards.

Surely August will be better. We need some heat badly. A hot plume from Spain/Africa would be ideal and might give us some nice storms. One can dream.

Yeah GFS showing decent shower risk for both days of the weekend

On RTE few minutes ago she said we would have a HP for a few days then went on to forecast rain and showers from this evening, I give up at this stage.

Just normal summer weather

This crappy weather is hardly Met(Wet) Eireann's fault.....?