Rainfall/Drought Watch 2020

beggars_bush · 28-06-2020 9:38am

Lucky I'm driving to Donegal tomorrow

Xenji · 28-06-2020 11:16am

Newport is at 107.4mm now for the month of June, we have definitely turned the corner as regards a drought.

nacho libre · 28-06-2020 11:58am

sparksfly wrote: »

We have had our first rain in months today (Thursday) . Started in earnest about 7:50 pm and is pelting still. It is very welcome.
I will update on the well situation next Thursday.

So what level is at it now? It must be nearly back to normal.

Three days of rain here now. The brown patches on the lawn are long gone, and the grass is growing very quickly .

pauldry · 28-06-2020 12:45pm

nacho libre wrote: »

So what level is at it now? It must be nearly back to normal.

Three day of rain here now. The brown patches on the lawn are long gone, and the the grass is growing very quickly .

Ahh remember droughts.

Rain at 128.3mm for month now and still lashing

watlantic · 29-06-2020 1:00am

Recorded 103.3mm so far this month near W'port, more than half of that in the past three days, and it's still raining as I write...
Drought seems over, as I'm going for a PINT later today (with a massive meal, of course) to celebrate the recovery and new growth in the garden

pauldry · 29-06-2020 1:23am

142mm in Sligo town now

Mortelaro · 29-06-2020 9:57am

pauldry wrote: »

142mm in Sligo town now

You've passed me out, that's some going
After a dry day yesterday and so far dry today, Arklow total stays at 125.2mm

pauldry · 29-06-2020 10:56am

Mortelaro wrote: »

You've passed me out, that's some going
After a dry day yesterday and so far dry today, Arklow total stays at 125.2mm

After last night we are up to 153mm

But Finners past me out

Theyr at 159mm

Oneiric 3 · 29-06-2020 5:15pm

Rainfall totals at from the reporting Met Éireann stations for the June so far (up to 28th yesterday) with the percentage totals included (and ordered by) for the same period:

Much variation across the country with the NW now excessively wet while the S. Midlands remains quite dry.

Yesterday's UK Met map just to keep archived. What a grim looking set up for late June:

Gonzo · 29-06-2020 7:10pm

I think the past 4 days in particular has put the tin hat on this June for many people. First half of July not exactly looking great either but hopefully it won't be as chilly or as wet as the past 4 days have been. Certainly for northwestern areas this has now been a deluge June with many eastern and southern areas also having a wetter than average June.

pauldry · 29-06-2020 9:01pm

This June was actually quite ok in Sligo bar 26th onwards

Since Friday morning at 3am we have had exactly 100mm of our now total of 160mm

Donegal Storm · 29-06-2020 9:33pm

Same story here, bar a couple of very windy/borderline stormy days early in the month it was at least passable up until this week. I'll mainly remember this month for the incessant cold wind and lack of sunshine than the rain I think

Oneiric 3 · 29-06-2020 10:10pm

Pretty much echo DS's and Pauldry's view of this June, warm and very dry for most of it, but unlike them, not much in the way of rain here at all bar one day and anything that did fall was light, despite numerous days with actual thunder. Odd month all round.

RobertKK · 29-06-2020 10:13pm

Yet some parts still have not received a lot of rain.

giveitholly · 29-06-2020 10:36pm

RobertKK wrote: »

Yet some parts still have not received a lot of rain.

Yeah it's hard to believe,I was working about an hour away from home today and it gave the full day raining,thick heavy drizzle that would soak you and the ground was squelching underneath me.When I came home I had only recorded .2mm

watlantic · 30-06-2020 12:06am

A further 9 mm today near Westport, and yes it's still raining, making it three days of almost incessant rain here.

Tigerandahalf · 30-06-2020 8:41am

Isn't Gurteen in south Sligo?
Less than half the rainfall compared to Markree Castle outside Sligo town.
113mm Markree
52mm Gurteen.

DumbBrunette · 30-06-2020 9:12am

It's in Tipperary

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Isn't Gurteen in south Sligo?
Less than half the rainfall compared to Markree Castle outside Sligo town.
113mm Markree
52mm Gurteen.

pauldry · 30-06-2020 10:36am

Gurteen is in South Sligo

But also tipp

Up to 163mm for June in Sligo Town

It stopped raining but still freezing.

Had heavy blanket on bed first time since March.

Oneiric 3 · 08-07-2020 8:18pm

Surprised to see that both Cork Apt and Roches Pt are running well below their LTA regarding rainfall totals for the first week of July this year with just 5.8mm (32%) at the Apt and 4.0mm (28%) at the Point. The National average for the same period is running at 30.6mm (186%).

-- From Met Éireann.

SouthWesterly · 08-07-2020 9:53pm

Had 16mm of rain today. Currently 14C.

Turf fire is, lit since 7.

pad199207 · 08-07-2020 11:01pm

60mm in Kildare now for July. That’s more than April and May combined here.

giveitholly · 08-07-2020 11:04pm

pad199207 wrote: »

60mm in Kildare now for July

How much had you for June? That is a serious amount of rain,ONLY 26mm so far around here in tipp

pad199207 · 08-07-2020 11:09pm

giveitholly wrote: »

How much had you for June? That is a serious amount of rain,ONLY 26mm so far around here in tipp

124mm

km79 · 08-07-2020 11:17pm

Change thread title to rainfall watch 2020?

Gonzo · 08-07-2020 11:19pm

I think many parts of the country could exceed their July monthly averages within the next week, some places in the east are getting close already.

Oneiric 3 · 08-07-2020 11:49pm

km79 wrote: »

Change thread title to rainfall watch 2020?

Read the thread title again! Covers 'rainfall and drought'.

Oneiric 3 · 10-07-2020 9:06pm

Both Dunsany and Casement Aerodrome have now exceeded their entire monthly average for July with 100.3% and 112.4% respectively, and it only the 9th. This is in stark contrast to Cork Apt's 12.5% and Roches Pt's 15.2%. If we break it down further, these two southern stations have only recorded about 50% of their average total for the first 9 days of the month, whilst the aforementioned eastern stations are well above 300% for same period.

Datums from Met Éireann

Danno · 10-07-2020 10:51pm

June 2020 had a total of 76.5mm in south Laois. Not *that* much above the usual average of 56mm for this location considering how wet the last two weeks of the month were.

67.3mm of this fell between June 18th and months' end.

Gonzo · 10-07-2020 10:59pm

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Both Dunsany and Casement Aerodrome have now exceeded their entire monthly average for July with 100.3% and 112.4% respectively, and it only the 9th. This is in stark contrast to Cork Apt's 12.5% and Roches Pt's 15.2%. If we break it down further, these two southern stations have only recorded about 50% of their average total for the first 9 days of the month, whilst the aforementioned eastern stations are well above 300% for same period.

Datums from Met Éireann

Really goes to show how bad it's been here since the end of June, at one stage it was day after day of 12 hour rain events which is why we have exceeded our July rainfall total in just one week! Hopefully the rest of July won't be quite as wet.

Danno · 10-07-2020 11:02pm

From St. Patrick's Day until June 17th I recorded 49.5mm at this location in South Laois. Since June 18th I have recorded 91.4mm, almost twice the amount in three weeks versus the preceding three months!

July currently stands at 24.1mm

pad199207 · 14-07-2020 8:49pm

Almost half way through July. 72mm in Kildare.

Densefog2008 · 14-07-2020 11:15pm

The very bottom of Kildare here, bordering Carlow. 31.6 mm July to date, a fair difference. We got just 40mm in June. We'd take a lot more rain if we could get it

Gonzo · 14-07-2020 11:24pm

June and July wetter than average at my local station of Dunsany. We exceeded our July monthly total within the first week of July.

With plenty more rain to come over the next 2 weeks and the possibility of a wet August, we are well on track for finishing up with a wet summer here in Meath.

Huge amount of moss growth on the driveway and in the garden since the beginning to July, something that is very rare here in the summer.

Densefog2008 · 14-07-2020 11:42pm

You don't foresee a settled dry spell the rest of this month I take it Gonzo? We'd be well used to very warm and dry Julys in this neck of the woods (near oak park) but the lack of sunshine this year has been very noticeable. Funny ould year in every way

Oneiric 3 · 15-07-2020 2:33pm

Highest and lowest number of totally dry days, including days with 'trace' amounts, at the reporting Met Éireann stations since June 1st:

Tops: Sherkin Island with 22 days, or 50% of days in total
Bottoms: both Phoenix Park and Casement with just 7 complete dry days, or 15.9% of the total number of days this Summer so far.

.... Met Éireann.

pauldry · 15-07-2020 3:38pm

Even though we have had rain most days the ground still appears thirsty and if there was a hot spell it wouldnt be long going back.

The ground isnt squelchy if you get me.

endainoz · 15-07-2020 4:55pm

pauldry wrote: »

Even though we have had rain most days the ground still appears thirsty and if there was a hot spell it wouldnt be long going back.

The ground isnt squelchy if you get me.

It would need no rain for a month for it to go back. Growth wise, what's needed now for grass is a bit of sunshine for photosynthesis to occur. Conditions for growth are ideal otherwise.

pad199207 · 25-07-2020 9:19pm

105mm in Kildare now for July

Danno · 25-07-2020 10:37pm

July rainfall here now stands at: 41.7mm
Year to date total is 451.8mm.

Hat tip to Pad from Naas for reminding me to tot up the totals!

Gaoth Laidir · 25-07-2020 11:06pm

July total for where I am here is 0.0 mm. Longterm average is 4.8 mm.

Here = Alghero, Sardinia.
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SleetAndSnow · 26-07-2020 1:17am

About 34.3 mm in my station in Cork City. While below average, The temperture is almost a full degree below average and its been grey skies for the majority of july. Makes the sun days more enjoyable though! (Doesn't stop the complaints from relatives though! :P )

pad199207 · 27-07-2020 10:00am

121mm for July now. My wettest July on record.

NIMAN · 27-07-2020 10:01am

Is there still a hosepipe ban?

pauldry · 27-07-2020 10:58am

Passed 100mm for July in Sligo this morning

Xenji · 27-07-2020 11:17am

Newport is up at 332.3mm for the Summer so far, 167.8mm for July alone.

RobertKK · 27-07-2020 1:54pm

Under 50mm still in Kilkenny, we just don't get a lot of rain, same in June, just 54mm and May was 26mm.

Larbre34 · 27-07-2020 3:26pm

RobertKK wrote: »

Under 50mm still in Kilkenny, we just don't get a lot of rain, same in June, just 54mm and May was 26mm.

All the same, I imagine the 20-30mm soil moisture deficits being mentioned for your neck of the woods 8 days ago have been eliminated.

Danno · 28-07-2020 3:58pm

Bang on 60.0mm of rain here in South Laois for July.

Annual Rainfall is 470.1mm

Summer 2020 to date (June-July* ...so far) is 136.5mm.

Meteorite58 · 28-07-2020 8:51pm

62.5mm here in Tralee for July so far, probably add on another 10 to 15mm or so in the next 24 hrs

623.4mm so far this year.

Rainfall/Drought Watch 2020

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