Hot summers in ireland

Denzil2222

Remember the great hot summers we used to get? summer 1989 was wonderful so was summer 1990, then in 1995 it was so hot you couldnt sleep at night, more recently we had summer 2003 it was as hot as summer 1995 and crazy in love by beyonce was the big song that summer and it was perfect, 3 years later we had summer 2006 our final hot summer it was a great summer, little did we know its was going to be our last hot summer and the last summer or the celtic tiger.

Alanstrainor

Stop your moanin'

Well I thought we had a lovely summer in 2010.

minidazzler

Deleted User wrote: »

Well I thought we had a lovely summer in 2010.

I concur, the weather was fantastic this year, people jsut like to complain!!

Uriel.

It was a hot summers night and the beach was burning, there was a fog crawling over the sand. When I listen to your heart I hear the whole world turning, I see the shooting stars falling in your trembling hands...

............I digress

Dudess

Ee... when I were a lass it were nowt but clear blue skies from April to September... Oh wait, 1985 and 1986 were two of the sh1ttiest summers I've ever known. They were miserable.

I was born in 1978: in my lifetime there have been five heatwaves (1983/4, 1989, 1995 and 2006). 1990 definitely wasn't an amazing summer in Cork anyway - maybe there were a few days of great weather around the World Cup (and it's understandable that's what stands out) but the rest of it, while it wasn't too bad, it certainly wasn't glorious.

1989 and 1995 totally rawked though.

4zn76tysfajdxp

Denzil2222 wrote: »

then in 1995 it was so hot you couldnt sleep at night

I still can't sleep at night. That has less to do with the weather and more to do with those murders I committed, though.

Mr Benevolent

Another 'sure everything in the past was better' thread. Do these people ever think about what they're saying? We had great weather this summer.

laugh

Dudess wrote: »

I was born in 1978:

Dudess is 32 :eek:

BraziliaNZ

it was an awful summer, you who say otherwise are just deluded. We don't get summers, let's just accept it and start saving to go somewhere hot!

starbelgrade

minidazzler wrote: »

I concur, the weather was fantastic this year, people jsut like to complain!!

And when it was hot, there was a rake of people in AH moaning their f*cking holes off, saying.. "Oh, it's too hot"... "Oh poor me, I'm all sweaty & sticky".

Shower of whinging, UV ray fearing, sun hating weirdos.

Phill Ewinn

It was fantastic, a vintage year for ribena.

Dudess

laugh wrote: »

Dudess is 32 :eek:

You think that's weird? Snyper is an 18-year-old girl.

Brendog

you're very picky aren't you Denzel.


also your movies suck!!!

ascanbe

laugh wrote: »

Dudess is 32 :eek:

It's not possible! No-one could live to such an age.

jester77

Had a fantastic summer here, was even warm this weekend while chilling out at the local beach bar. Can't say I miss those rainy summers

starbelgrade

jester77 wrote: »

Had a fantastic summer here, was even warm this weekend while chilling out at the local beach bar. Can't say I miss those rainy summers

Yeah - Germany would be perfect if it wasn't for all the bloody Germans.

gurramok

June was a scorcher with record temps. Rest of the summer was a mixed bag. It'll never top 1995 for example in longevity of that shining star!

I like the winter.


There, I said it.

Dudess

How come 2006 seems to have been so easily forgotten? It was sweltering! And it lasted a lot longer than the hallowed heatwave of 2003, which was very shortlived.

Pighead

bluewolf wrote: »

I like the winter.


There, I said it.

Easy to say on a beautiful cool early Autumn evening. That's like Pighead saying "I like dolphins and would love to have one in the back garden"

Truth is it would be a nightmare. For a start there's no water in the back garden and secondly the way they show off all the time is a tad needy and would get old pretty quickly. Nah, you're just saying you like Winter because you've forgotten how rubbish it is to walk around with a bright red bulbous nose. Come back to Pighead in December when you have chillblains and frozen snots.

Pighead

Pighead wrote: »

Easy to say on a beautiful cool early Autumn evening. That's like Pighead saying "I like dolphins and would love to have one in the back garden"

Truth is it would be a nightmare. For a start there's no water in the back garden and secondly the way they show off all the time is a tad needy and would get old pretty quickly. Nah, you're just saying you like Winter because you've forgotten how rubbish it is to walk around with a bright red bulbous nose. Come back to Pighead in December when you have chillblains and frozen snots.

Ok, I will. And I'll say it then! Especially since it'll be christmas time and even more awesome!

Dudess

Winter, the ideal: numbingly cold, crisp, sunny days; everything glistening with frost (it happens, but it's not regular enough).

Winter, the reality: dark most of the time, pissing rain most of the time (and if not pissing rain, damp), bad colds going 'round non stop, depressing grimness when getting up early in the pitch dark for work, extreme traffic jams as it's too miserable for people with cars (myself included) to walk/cycle, gale-force winds, horrible damp coldness as opposed to frosty coldness which is lovely and a lot healthier, people being moany holes about all of the above (myself included).


Christmas is ace though.

Pighead

bluewolf wrote: »

Ok, I will. And I'll say it then! Especially since it'll be christmas time and even more awesome!

You might say it but you definitely won't mean it. It'll be a lie. Just like when Nadine Coyle said she was 18. Like when Peter said "Who the fcuk is Jesus? Never heard of him mate" Like when the Greeks convinced their deadly rivals, the dopey Trojans that the enormous wooden horse heading their way was a gift and definitely not a cunning plot to slaughter and defeat them.

Lies lies lies. Just because you say it Bluewolf doesn't make it true. Actions speak louder than words. There is no way you like Winter. January, bleak. Yuck. Christmas, overrated. Pow. November, paganised. Kapow. Definitely the worst season. Not even debatable. People who say they like Winter are the kind of people who pretend they like cats.

Red Hand

Dudess wrote: »

Winter, the ideal: numbingly cold, crisp, sunny days; everything glistening with frost (it happens, but it's not regular enough).

Winter, the reality: dark most of the time, pissing rain most of the time (and if not pissing rain, damp), bad colds going 'round non stop, depressing grimness when getting up early in the pitch dark for work, extreme traffic jams as it's too miserable for people with cars (myself included) to walk/cycle, gale-force winds, horrible damp coldness as opposed to frosty coldness which is lovely and a lot healthier, people being moany holes about all of the above (myself included).


Christmas is ace though.

T'wont be long now till Christmas.

Pighead

Pighead wrote: »

You might say it but you definitely won't mean it. It'll be a lie. Just like when Nadine Coyle said she was 18. Like when Peter said "Who the fcuk is Jesus? Never heard of him mate" Like when the Greeks convinced their deadly rivals, the dopey Trojans that the enormous wooden horse heading their way was a gift and definitely not a cunning plot to slaughter and defeat them.

Lies lies lies. Just because you say it Bluewolf doesn't make it true. Actions speak louder than words. There is no way you like Winter. January, bleak. Yuck. Christmas, overrated. Pow. November, paganised. Kapow. Definitely the worst season. Not even debatable. People who say they like Winter are the kind of people who pretend they like cats.

I love winter when it's all cold and then you can go inside and snug up all warm
And christmas! all the christmas lights and carols

AckwelFoley

Dudess wrote: »

You think that's weird? Snyper is an 18-year-old girl.

Only on the internet

Scráib

Thing with Autumn/Winter is when the weather is terrible outside it's totally acceptable to sit down on the couch with the fire going and watch a DVD!

In Spring/Summer you'd feel guilty doing it when the Sun is shining!

Back on topic: Summer 2010 has been one of the best Summers in ages!

Leftyflip

Am I the only one who saw the title as "Hot scummers in Ireland"?

Seannew1

In my lifetime the best summers have definitely been 1995,2003 and 2006.I remember the 2006 summer well because I was sitting exams at the time.

Overall I think 2006 was a fantastic year in terms of weather,we had a dry,mild spring with particular warm conditions in April, a hot dry summer right until the end of september/beginning of october and a cooler than usual Winter. Oh the nostalgia....

up for anything

1976!

Jesus Wept

Beyonce is sh1te btw.

admiralofthefleet

i was 14 during the summer of 1995, ill never forget it. it was the best time of my life

Copper23

Denzil2222 wrote: »

Remember the great hot summers we used to get? summer 1989 was wonderful so was summer 1990, then in 1995 it was so hot you couldnt sleep at night, more recently we had summer 2003 it was as hot as summer 1995 and crazy in love by beyonce was the big song that summer and it was perfect, 3 years later we had summer 2006 our final hot summer it was a great summer, little did we know its was going to be our last hot summer and the last summer or the celtic tiger.

Are ya reelin' in the yeeeee-eeaaaaaars....
Are ya rollin' back the tiiiii-iiiime....

Son Of A Vidic

Whether you take the term 'Summer' to mean from the 1st of May to the 31st of July. Or perhaps to the 31st of August, regardless, I don't think Ireland has ever had continuous, wonderour sunshine during this period of months. We've had intermittent spells of good weather for 6-8 weeks on occasion, but certainly not a whole summer.

rossie1977

anyone saying we had a good summer in ireland in 2010 weather wise is having a laugh or was baked

1995 i do remember vividly and in august 2003 i was in france and switzerland so will never forget that, whatever it was like here then it was 10 times worse in france

2006, can't remember anything special about that summer to be honest

Denzil2222

rossie1977 wrote: »

2006, can't remember anything special about that summer to be honest

you must have been on jupiter so, summer 2006 was as hot if not hotter than summer 2003

rossie1977

Denzil2222 wrote: »

you must have been on jupiter so, summer 2006 was as hot if not hotter than summer 2003

nah, i remember graduating with my masters that summer, multiple weddings and roscommon winning the minor all-ireland, honestly can't remember it being that warm, i think one or two good days and people go mad in this country

1995 now that was a summer, it didn't rain for months, i remember the grass went yellow even here in roscommon

nlgbbbblth

best for me

1976
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1989
1995

Dudess

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

i was 14 during the summer of 1995, ill never forget it. it was the best time of my life

That was the summer of '69, not '95!

rossie1977 wrote: »

nah, i remember graduating with my masters that summer... can't remember it being that warm, i think one or two good days and people go mad in this country

I did too (in 2006) and was living in Dublin where my hayfever is worse than in Cork and I suffered badly that year - the weather was absolutely roasting from June to August. The temperature reached 32 in Kilkenny that July.

Tapes

Yep we sure had one great long hot summer in 2006 www.rte.ie/news/2006/0718/sunbathing.html

Wibbs

up for anything wrote: »

1976!

Yep. Mad summer. Drought, record temps, the reservoir in Blessington drying up enough to reveal some of the old buildings

cocoshovel

I think it was about 2007 or 2008 that we had a roasting one! Nearly reaching the mid 30's around here for a good while.

But even at that it was only for about a week or 2. We always get a good bit of hot weather late May/early June and then again mid August. Between that its just rain rain rain. 2010 wasnt soo bad.

BraziliaNZ

cocoshovel wrote: »

I think it was about 2007 or 2008 that we had a roasting one! Nearly reaching the mid 30's around here for a good while.

But even at that it was only for about a week or 2. We always get a good bit of hot weather late May/early June and then again mid August. Between that its just rain rain rain. 2010 wasnt soo bad.

Hottest temperature ever recorded in Ireland was 33c. So no i dont think it was nearly reaching the mid 30s. Why do we all romanticise our summers? They're AWFUL!
2010 ffs - people think this was a good summer - it rained nearly every day. It was the wettest summer in 40 years I think.

cocoshovel

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Hottest temperature ever recorded in Ireland was 33c. So no i dont think it was nearly reaching the mid 30s.

Well it definitely was at about 30c then, I remember it well.

BraziliaNZ

cocoshovel wrote: »

Well it definitely was at about 30c then, I remember it well.

No you obviously don't remember it well, as the highest temperature recorded in Ireland between 2007 - 2010 was 28.6c.

Dubba

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Hottest temperature ever recorded in Ireland was 33c. So no i dont think it was nearly reaching the mid 30s. Why do we all romanticise our summers? They're AWFUL!
2010 ffs - people think this was a good summer - it rained nearly every day. It was the wettest summer in 40 years I think.

Had a great summer here in Cork, nicest I can remember in a good few years.

Tapes

Can you people not read? 2006 was the hottest summer of the 00s

cocoshovel

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

No you obviously don't remember it well, as the highest temperature recorded in Ireland between 2007 - 2010 was 28.6c.

It was 2006 Im thinking of then. 30 degrees was recorded here in Kilkenny.

BraziliaNZ

cocoshovel wrote: »

It was 2006 Im thinking of then. 30 degrees was recorded here in Kilkenny.

Yes there was some kind of European heatwave then. I don't recall the weather being particularly good then though although I do remember some nice days during the world cup.

Tapes

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Yes there was some kind of European heatwave then. I don't recall the weather being particularly good then though although I do remember some nice days during the world cup.

ye after hours people are very strange, ye cant remember the hottest summer being hot but ye think last summer 2010 the wettest summer on record was a nice summer? You people need help.