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2018 vs 1798
The years 2018 and 1798 featured some odd similarities in one way or another. Let's compare the two going by the Central England...

Sunshine Totals for Irish Stations from the 21st June to 4th July 2018
Sunshine totals (hours) for Irish stations from the 21st June-4th July 2018 show yesterday (4th July) was a mostly sunny day but duller...

Sunshine Totals for Irish Stations from 21st June to 3rd July 2018
Sunshine totals (hours) for Irish stations from the 21st June-3rd July 2018 show that the 3rd July was a very sunny day again over...

Ireland Sunshine Battle: 21st June to 2nd July 2018 vs 4th to 22nd July 2013
Here are comparisons of Irish stations' sunshine totals (hours) for the 21st June to 2nd July 2018 and the 4th to 22nd July 2013....

Driest May/June combinations at Dublin Airport
Here are Dublin Airport's top 10 driest May/June combinations since its records began in 1941 before 2018. 2018 recorded 23.9mm during...

June 2018: A real flamer of a month
The provisional statistics for June 2018 would suggest that it has been indeed a "Flaming June". Contrary to belief, the phrase "Flaming...

Claremorris' Warmest Junes on record
It appears that Claremorris has broken its warmest June on record too in 2018 like Shannon Airport. Top 5 warmest Junes on record at...

Sunshine Totals for Irish Stations for 21st June to 1st July 2018
Sunshine totals (hours) for Irish stations from the 21st June-1st July 2018 show it was a cloudier day generally yesterday across much of...

June 2018 Temperature Stats for Irish Stations and Shannon Airport's warmest Junes on record
Chart below shows mean maxima, high max and the No. of days with temps equal or greater to 22/25/27/30°C at the majority of reporting...

Sunshine Totals for Irish Stations for 21st-30th June 2018
Sunshine totals (hours) for Irish stations from the 21st-30th June 2018 show Dublin Airport now in first place with Valentia Observatory...

Irish Sunshine Totals for 21st to 29th June 2018
Here's my usual daily update on the sunshine totals. Sunshine totals (hours) for Irish stations from the 21st-29th June 2018. Cork...

Droughts in the UK and Ireland
Met Éireann has now issued drought warnings for Ireland. Hosepipe bans have come into force for Northern Ireland and the Greater Dublin...

30°C in Ireland
The magic number that Irish weather enthusiasts hope to achieve on a maximum temperature in Summer time is 30°C but this figure is quite...

Ireland Temperature Battle: 28th June 2018 vs 19th July 2006
As can be seen by the data given, 19 July 2006 was 1.2c warmer than 28 June 2018. There are two possible reasons for this: 19 July 2006...

Sunniest day on record in Ireland AGAIN: 28th June 2018
Sunshine totals (hours) for Irish stations from the 21st-28th June 2018 show Valentia Observatory again in first place with Cork Airport...

Hottest June day in Ireland since 1976
The Emerald Isle enjoyed its hottest June day since 1976 today on the 28th June 2018 with a maximum temperature of 32.0°C being reached...

How does June 2018 compare to other sunny Junes at Dublin Airport?
Dublin Airport has had 221.4 hours of sunshine up to the 27th June making it the station's sunniest June since 2006 up to this point. How...

Ireland's sunniest day on record: June 27th 2018
Sunshine totals (hours) for Irish stations from the 21st-27th June 2018 show Valentia Observatory is still in first place for the warm...

How infrequent is a very dry May/June combined in the UK and Ireland?
It's needless to say that the UK and Ireland are widely known as having rainy temperate climates but are these general impressions...