Desert Ireland?

Lando Griffin

Hardly any rain now since the big floods last November. Is this what the experts call curtains for us all. How much longer will it before water starts running low? Is this global warning or just good weather?

Teutorix

Lando Griffin wrote: »

Hardly any rain now since the big floods last November. Is this what the experts call curtains for us all. How much longer will it before water starts running low? Is this global warning or just good weather?

It rained 2 days ago here

johngalway

I had to put out water for the sheep today. The stream has dried up. Any shallow bit of ground has turned orange and the grass is burnt off it. Not good, need rain.

Days are long sunny and breezy, great for evaporation.

dr gonzo

Lando Griffin wrote: »

Hardly any rain now since the big floods last November. Is this what the experts call curtains for us all. How much longer will it before water starts running low? Is this global warning or just good weather?

Ive been getting soaked the couple of times ive set foot out of the house, granted i dont leave my house very much but i think being youre being a bit premature with your catastrophic worry.

FearDark

And hows life in Lanzarote OP?

It rained this morning here in Ireland.

artanevilla

Lashing rain the weekend, fecking torrential.

plein de force

sunday was a washout and the weekend before that there was a lot of rain

sron

I don't like seeing the Liffey so shallow; I fear what might lie at its bottom.

Lando Griffin

Might have had the odd day here and there but nothing of great quantity. Might get some of the Boards Weather posters to supply me with figures in the morning.

Teutorix

sron wrote: »

I don't like seeing the Liffey so shallow; I fear what might lie at its bottom.

an army of dead head shop junkies

oppenheimer1

According to Met Eireann it only rains on 150 days of the year on the east coast and 225 on the west. Its not always raining here contrary to popular belief.

jd007

Jebus a few days of sun and we have a drought! It's not even that warm!

mink_man

great weather for the hay and the turf!

Greyfox

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

According to Met Eireann it only rains on 150 days of the year on the east coast and 225 on the west. Its not always raining here contrary to popular belief.

Thank god I live on the east coast, I fookin hate rain!

Lando Griffin

Lando Griffin wrote: »

Is this global warning or just good weather?

Lack of sunspots....

starbelgrade

Farmer's Journal, Star Date June 16, 2010

johngalway wrote: »

Had to put out water for the sheep today. The stream has dried up. Any shallow bit of ground has turned orange and the grass is burnt off it. Not good, need rain.

Days are long sunny and breezy, great for evaporation.

smellslikeshoes

Let's not forget all the cold and dry days in spring. We have had day's of rain but overall it's been dryer than usual since feb or so.

recylingbin

Rain dance: 2pm, Saturday 19th June, 2010.
Location: out the country.

Anyone?

rossie1977

wow just wow

yes OP global warming is hitting ireland and we will be just like the sahara come next summer http://www.dinglenews.com/news.asp?id=3303

recylingbin

recylingbin wrote: »

Rain dance: 2pm, Saturday 19th June, 2010.
Location: out the country.

Anyone?

Here learn the steps first!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXY28lUu-lM

owenc

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

According to Met Eireann it only rains on 150 days of the year on the east coast and 225 on the west. Its not always raining here contrary to popular belief.

OMG 225 days of rain it has never rained that amount here, before the weekend we hadn't got rain since april (which was snow, which closed the road above me, with 3 foot of snow!), i don't know how they survive with that, it must be very depressing!:eek:

saywhatyousee

i have a friend who runs his own weather station
(should get a better hobby)
he lives in sligo and only recorded 4 days of rain since march 27
and 1 of the recorded days was very low

IBTL

johngalway wrote: »

The stream has dried up.

Got a source for this?

Stinicker

I had the sprinkler on my earthy lawn last night, the first batch of grass seed failed three weeks ago and my front lawn has little dustdevils if it is too windy.

Posy

I thought this thread was going to be about desserts, like chocolate cake etc.
Disappointed.

Snowie

Posy wrote: »

I thought this thread was going to be about desserts, like chocolate cake etc.
Disappointed.

mmmm cake black forrest gattou mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm:D

El Siglo

mink_man wrote: »

great weather for the hay and the turf!

Glad somebody mentioned these!:pac:

srfc19

Posy wrote: »

I thought this thread was going to be about desserts, like chocolate cake etc.
Disappointed.

Devastated to find out it was about weather.

TiGeR KiNgS

To OP, the weather is variable. Last summer was a complete washout. So this year we may experience less rain to keep with the yr on yr averages. Pretty simple.

Dravokivich

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

mmmm cake black forrest gattou mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm:D

I'm fúcking dying for some of that.. but can't eat a whole 1 myself...

Mister men

Hammered down rain here the other night. Lack of water my arse.

KevR

owenc wrote: »

OMG 225 days of rain it has never rained that amount here, before the weekend we hadn't got rain since april (which was snow, which closed the road above me, with 3 foot of snow!), i don't know how they survive with that, it must be very depressing!:eek:

It's not 225 days of solid rain. It's 225 days where there is some rain. It might only be a 30 second shower and it's counted as a day where it rained.

The place would be constantly flooded if there were 225 x 24hrs of rain!

I love the dry weather we have being having lately. It's shocking if we are actually facing water shortages after having a few weeks of weather which is a bit drier than usual. How do other countries manage? Some have a lot less rain than us and they manage just fine.

Lando Griffin

Picture of Lake over the week somewhere in the Roscommon, the yellow stuff is usually where the water is.