Yearly sunshine comparison Dingle Vs Rosslare

Interesting how that correlates with a Sat image I saved in the Summer of 2014 to highlight how the Summer of 2014 rivalled the epic Summer of 2013 for half the population but less than 10% of the countries landmass in a 20 mile wide coastal strip down the East and South Coast. Gin Blue skies all day most days that Summer in that Eastern/Southern Coastal Fringe whereas for the rest of the landmass, convective cloud would bubble up before noon day after day meaning a warm and muggy Summer but milky white to grey skies.

ie. Most don't remember the Summer of 2014 as anything special in this country yet if you lived somewhere within that Eastern and Southern Coastal Strip it rivalled some of the best Summers we've had historically.

These are the potential maximum sunshine hours I refer to when I'm calculating the % of sunshine a month reached its potential. Even in exceptionally sunny months like August 1995, we still only reached like 50-60% of our maximum possible sunshine.

Of course some sunshine will also be lost due to obstruction surrounding the station when the sun is lower in the sky around sunrise and sunset.

https://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/76952-maximum-possible-sunshine-hours-uk-and-ireland/

Yes. All variables are listed here. What we measure - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service