Flash contest -- almost a heat wave 26-28 June top temp

M.T. Cranium

It's a flash contest, and easy ... predict the highest temperature in the Republic of Ireland during the core of the predicted warm spell (almost a heat wave? you be the judge) ... the contest will refer to the three days Wed 26th to Fri 28th, if by any chance a warmer temperature occurs before or after that, it doesn't count in the contest.

So you would predict the highest temperature, which day of the three, and the location. The possible locations are the 25 met.ie stations that normally report daily and hourly temperatures on their web site, other locations won't be in the contest.

I will start the bidding with

29.8 at Mountdillon on Thursday.

Have at it.

Entries are accepted to 0300h Wednesday, anything later than that will be noted separately and not ranked in the contest.

Points structure will be 70/100 for max temp, losing 1 point per 0.1 error, then 20 points for location, awarding 15 if your chosen location has second highest temperature, 12 if third, 10 if fourth, and 9 down to 1 if anywhere from fifth highest to 13th highest. That leaves ten points for the date, all or nothing on that one (if dates are tied, anyone with a correct date gets 10 points). If locations are tied, you get the points but the next level of scoring drops down (e.g., two tied for 2nd warmest, points awarded for 2nd and 4th warmest).

Regarding non-met-ie locations offered as warm spots, I will score them as closest participating location, if you say something vague like Dublin and not Dublin A, Phoenix Park or Casement, then Dublin will be DubA not the other two, Galway will be Athenry for scoring, Waterford please note is not one of the 25 stations and neither is Kerry Airport. The qualifying locations can be seen on the met.ie website, just click on current weather or yesterday's weather, the same list of stations will appear. This will be the source of verification for the contest.

Note: temperatures offered without decimals will be listed as .0 in the scoring table.

Beechwoodspark

28.7 oak park Thursday

27.5 at Shannon Airport on Thursday.

Oscar Bravo

27 degrees at Mt Dillon 5pm Thursday

Darwin

Gurteen (Tipperary) 27.3c on Thursday.

sunflower3

28.0 Shannon Thursday

Artane2002

27.5 Mount Dillon Thursday

Dero123

28.2 Oak Park Thursday

Zeek12

27.3 Shannon. Thursday.

Reckless Abandonment

27.2 Oakpark

JCX BXC

29.7 Shannon Thursday

Gonzo

28.5C, Shannon Thursday

iPhone.

28.6 Claremorris Friday

pauldry

27.9c Oakpark Thursday

seamusk84

30.2 Shannon Thursday

mrskinner

29.5 Casement Thursday

nacho libre

28.4C Mount Dillion on Friday

Darc19

26.6c Moore Park Thursday

Little snowy old me

25.8 Claremorris on Thursday

JanuarySnowstor

28.1 Claremorris thursday

pad199207

26.3c Shannon on Thursday

ZX7R

27.8 oak Park Thursday

amadangomor

Gurteen 28.1 Thursday

Tazio

30.2 Shannon Airport on Thursday

Bsal

26.5 Shannon airport Thursday

Rougies

28.6 Gurteen Friday

smallgarden

26.7 Shannon Thursday

Meteorite58

27.2C Shannon Thursday

dublincelt

29.3 Oak Park, Thursday

KevRossi

29.2 Mount Dillon. Thursday

'Hon the Rossies!!

sdanseo

29.5 Shannon (allowing for its ridiculously sited thermometer) - Thursday.

adam240610

29.3 Shannon friday

Neddyusa

30.1 Mount Dillon. Thursday

John.Icy

Oak Park - 34.1 degrees

q85dw7osi4lebg

31 Shannon Thursday

rickis tache

29.7 Shannon Thursday

Slieve Gullion

Shannon: Thursday: 28.4c

sryanbruen

27.4c at Shannon Airport on Thursday.

Slieve Gullion

sryanbruen wrote: »

27.4c at Shannon Airport on Thursday.

You're way out with that guess.

Danno

Oak Park 29.7c Friday

Pops_20

28.6 Celsius, Gurteen, Thursday.

scottigael

30.4 Shannon airport Thursday.

Jpmarn

27.5°c Shannon on Friday

nthclare

Lahinch 28 degrees on Friday

snowstreams

26.8c Gurteen on Thursday

reg114

29.9 c Birr

sryanbruen

amadangomor wrote: »

Sorry for interrupting but is Birr still one of the eligible stations? Has anyone a list of the full 25? Thanks

No, Birr was closed in 2008.

25 synoptic stations of choice are:

Athenry
Ballyhaise
Belmullet
Casement Aerodrome
Claremorris
Cork Airport
Dublin Airport
Dunsany
Finner Camp
Gurteen
Johnstown Castle
Knock Airport
Mace Head
Malin Head
Markree Castle
Moore Park
Mount Dillon
Mullingar
Newport Furnace
Oak Park
Phoenix Park
Roches Point
Shannon Airport
Sherkin Island
Valentia Observatory

reg114

sryanbruen wrote: »

No, Birr was closed in 2008.

25 synoptic stations of choice are:

Athenry
Ballyhaise
Belmullet
Casement Aerodrome
Claremorris
Cork Airport
Dublin Airport
Dunsany
Finner Camp
Gurteen
Johnstown Castle
Knock Airport
Mace Head
Malin Head
Markree Castle
Moore Park
Mount Dillon
Mullingar
Newport Furnace
Oak Park
Phoenix Park
Roches Point
Shannon Airport
Sherkin Island
Valentia Observatory

Ah Cheers then I'll opt for Mullingar 24.9c Thursday June 27th

klaaaz

26C Shannon Thursday

Rikand

30.0 mount dillon thursday

And oak park and everywhere else in between!

mickger844posts

26.7c at Oak Park Thursday