Comments on: Summer Weather in Ireland

By: Valerie

Valerie — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:42:35 +0000

938.8 total rainfall in 2008 to date.
1057.4 total rainfall for the year of 2007

May-August 2008 = 525.4
May-August 2007 = 418.0

http://www.met.ie/climate/monthly-data.asp?Num=55

You were sooo right!

By: Valerie

Valerie — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:27:56 +0000

I love this post! lol. I sent it to a friend in Ohio. I am living in Ireland and I will tell you this year was a lot worse than last summer. Last summer I did a lot of hiking. I have many photos to prove it. This year we were unable to do anything. Hey, I hang my clothes on the line and you know what my clothes remained wet for days on end. lol. I recently told my friend I now know where the rain god's live and there is no need for a dance to summon them. ha ha. I am a Stay at home mom so I am always home… If your not living in Ireland than you have no idea how true this is!!!!

By: Sandra

Sandra — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:51:59 +0000

I googled Irish weather 2008 and arrived here.

I moved to Ireland in mid June, from Berlin which was 30 degrees at the time.

Now I had lived here in my teens so I knew not to expect nice hot dry summers but this is beyond ridiculous. I'm trying not to talk about it and indeed I'm so truly grateful for any sun that pops through I'm on my knees outside wailing.

By: Bock

Bock — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:58:44 +0000

SeÃƒÂ¡n –

I know. We need to do something serious about this. Maybe we need to hire the Beijing Department of Weather- Modification after they've finished cleaning up the Olympic smog-filled skies.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:56:12 +0000

Googled "Irish Summer weather" and this is the top result. Well, true to form, and as predicted, it has fucking pissed rain for the last 3 months, culminating in a monsoon type effort over the last 5 days. I never thought I'd say this, but I cant wait for Oct/Nov, cos at least then I don't expect any sun, and it doesnt lash down all the time. In fact, I seem to remember in Nov Ireland was one of the warmest places in Europe. Some bollox is having some laugh at us I tell ya.

By: Hilary

Hilary — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:40:59 +0000

shit! we are coming in November, if it rains like that all summer, what will the winter be like? Oh well, we need to get away for a while, rain or not….

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:55:17 +0000

Anyone got a towel?

http://tinyurl.com/636dt9

By: jnyfox

jnyfox — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:55:28 +0000

get some waterproofs and just get on with it. It does make BBQ's more difficult but I'm sure you could fix up a tarp' to cover the small area required for cooking. If you're waiting for good weather to do things, you're wasting precious days

By: Bock

Bock — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:49:54 +0000

I wish you could ditto up a bit of sunshine.

By: Conan Drumm

Conan Drumm — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:51:43 +0000

I ditto all of that.