Schadenfreudia wrote: » I think he meant it in the sense of "It's funny how quickly one forgets some of the awful Summers that we've had previously I have records of the weather going back to my first childhood - but if you asked me about the 23rd July 1988 - I'd have to look it up.
sryanbruen wrote: » What about the windstorm??
Schadenfreudia wrote: » Was there one on 23rd July 1988? :eek:
BuilderPlumber wrote: » Certain weather dates stick out in one's head. Like: August 2, 1997 when 5 days of non stop rain commenced. December 24, 1997 when violent hurricane force winds ruined Christmas. December 26, 1998 when violent hurricane force winds ruined the post Christmas period. November 37, 2010 when a month of bad snow and ice commenced. February 12, 2014 when we saw unseasonally violent hurricane force winds. There have been a few really really bad summers (just going from the past 20 years, these would be 1997, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009 and possibly 2012). And a few very good ones (1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2013 and 2014). Most including this
BuilderPlumber wrote: » Certain weather dates stick out in one's head. Like:
August 2, 1997 when 5 days of non stop rain commenced.
There have been a few really really bad summers (just going from the past 20 years, these would be 1997, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009 and possibly 2012). And a few very good ones (1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2013 and 2014).
Schadenfreudia wrote: » Off-hand I can't remember but the rest, definitely. Oddly I remember all the good ones - but '97 and '02...I'd have to look them up....
Philburns wrote: » I have lived in south Sligo for the last 25 years and have only experienced 3 good summers so far: 1995 - 2003 - 2014
Philburns wrote: » Actually 2013 wasn't too bad, I remember there was a ridiculously hot spell for a couple of weeks, nearly too hot, but overall it wasn't what I would call great.
sryanbruen wrote: » One of the worst SUMMER days in Ireland was the 1 July 1997 due to a northerly airstream bringing very unseasonably cold conditions for July in Ireland. Maximums widely on this day were only of 10-12c.
Xenji wrote: » Sounds like the whole summer in Mayo this year.
sryanbruen wrote: » Well it isn't, Mayo has had at least 14c on every day this Summer so far. Grange has had its lowest number of days with 20c or more since Summer 2002 with only 13 days {June 16th, 17th, 18th, 23rd, 29th, 30th, July 1st-3rd and August 2nd, 12th, 13th, 18th} compared to the average of 37 days.
Xenji wrote: » Ah it has actually, Belmullet recorded sub 13C temps for the first 2 days in June, while Knock recorded 11.7C, I recorded a a couple of sub 14C days in Castlebar as well.
Schadenfreudia wrote: » Does Poulter not rate 1985 as worse than '86?
sryanbruen wrote: » Again remember Grange's records started in 1986! And even if it did have 1985 as one of the years of records, 1986 would still be worse according to Donaghmede-Baldoyle (previous station)'s poulter index
cute geoge wrote: » Down here in kerry it is a bleak,cold and damp summer ,hard to call if it worse as 07 ,08 and 09 but it is as bad anyway . 2012 was definitely the worst Baled some hay in marsy ground on 15/8 which was not possible to travel in 2012 The same marshy ground was baled in silage barely in 1998 and 2002 was another tough summer down here .As far as i remember we got great falls in 1998,02 ,07 and 09 which made up a small bit for the sad summers but by god all we got in 2012 was a bare 6 days from around 2nd-8th of september and then continous rain with a lot of cattle indoors in july,august and sep. it led to the fodder shortage in the following spring 2013 1-2012 2-2009 3-tie between 98,02,07,08 and 2015
OldRio wrote: » This year has been the worse for the last 15 IMHO. Cold, wet and very little sun. '10 hours of sunshine a day?' In april. not since.
sryanbruen wrote: » These are all the very sunny days (10 hours or more) Grange recorded this Summer: 7th June 8th June 9th June 10th June 23rd June 30th June 3rd July 12th August 13th August 14th August 18th August 20th August 21st August
