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It wasn't July

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  • 01-08-2020 11:11pm
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    AllForIt
    Registered Users Posts: 8,269 ✭✭✭


    Weather wise, this has been the most depressing July I ever experienced.

    Here in the west of Ireland, of Wild Atlantic Way fame, it pissed down rain every day for the whole month of July ever single day.

    I'm not talking about showers here, I'm taking about wall to wall rain all day ever day for days and days non stop.

    That means no direct sunlight. None whatsoever. No sunshine. In July.

    The weird thing is, this happens, and no one brings the subject up.

    But Greta thinks she can change the weather.


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    dodderangler
    Registered Users Posts: 9,204 ✭✭✭dodderangler


    Agreed. This month I was gonna spend on doing the back and front garden but every singke weekend its been lashing out. Miserable month


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    Man with broke phone
    Registered Users Posts: 1,201 ✭✭✭Man with broke phone


    The last two years have spoiled ye. This is July. This is Ireland. Bring a plastic sheet with sleeves in it tucked into the pocket of your shorts everywhere you go.

    It mightened look like it, but, itll rain.


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    Montage of Feck
    Registered Users Posts: 3,491 ✭✭✭Montage of Feck


    Who's this Greta you speak of? Never heard of her.

    🙈🙉🙊



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    seamusk84
    Registered Users Posts: 880 ✭✭✭seamusk84


    Looking ok next Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
    August yeah, but hey that’s some good news.


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    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 59,724 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    Was on a roadtrip round connemara two weeks ago, blistering all morning and afternoon, rained like a pig that night. I might, for once have had my timing right.


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    Mr Meanor
    Registered Users Posts: 197 ✭✭Mr Meanor


    AllForIt wrote: »
    Weather wise, this has been the most depressing July I ever experienced.

    Here in the west of Ireland, of Wild Atlantic Way fame, it pissed down rain every day for the whole month of July ever single day.

    I'm not talking about showers here, I'm taking about wall to wall rain all day ever day for days and days non stop.

    That means no direct sunlight. None whatsoever. No sunshine. In July.

    The weird thing is, this happens, and no one brings the subject up.

    But Greta thinks she can change the weather.

    https://www.climatestotravel.com/climate/ireland

    Quote from site

    The island of Ireland has an oceanic climate, cool and damp, cloudy and rainy throughout the year.

    Rainfall is frequent throughout the island, but especially along the west coast, where it rains on average even more than once every two days; rainfall is more abundant on the slopes of the western hills, where it exceeds 2,000 millimeters (80 inches) per year. In Galway, on the west coast, 1,150 mm (45.5 in) of rain fall per year; in Cork, on the south coast, 1,200 mm (48 in). The least rainy area is the eastern one, where Dublin is located: here the rainfall is around 760 mm (30 in) per year.


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    AllForIt
    Registered Users Posts: 8,269 ✭✭✭AllForIt


    Gremlinertia wrote: »
    Was on a roadtrip round connemara two weeks ago, blistering all morning and afternoon, rained like a pig that night. I might, for once have had my timing right.

    I'm curious. Whats a round trip in commemaara. Like what's that.


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    shaveAbullock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 965 ✭✭✭shaveAbullock


    I got out for some exercise everyday, probably only rained on once.

    What's the problem?


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    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 59,724 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    A roadtrip out from galway by barna, coast road to clifden via ballyconneely, out to leenane, back to maam cross, oughterard, moycullen and back to galway


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    shaveAbullock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 965 ✭✭✭shaveAbullock


    Gremlinertia wrote: »
    A roadtrip out from galway by barna, coast road to clifden via ballyconneely, out to leenane, back to maam cross, oughterard, moycullen and back to galway

    Sound like a nice route for a cycle.


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    nthclare
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,316 ✭✭✭nthclare


    I had the best seatrout fishing since the early 2000's

    The river's were well up, but I'd say well get a really mild winter and a warm autumn...


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    dodderangler
    Registered Users Posts: 9,204 ✭✭✭dodderangler


    Montage of Feck wrote: »
    Who's this Greta you speak of? Never heard of her.

    HOW DARE YOU


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    washman3
    Registered Users Posts: 3,646 ✭✭✭washman3


    AllForIt wrote: »
    No idea that what the problem is.


    But everyone else seems to be complaining about their problems, so, why should I.
    I think a lot of the problem is the way the month of July was forecast.
    Remember the talk/headlines back in June, 'heatwave in July' along with 'there will be only 4 days with rainfall in July'.

    People took this on board and are now pissed off that the experts got it so wrong yet again.
    Another example, last Wednesday (29th) had been forecasted, the previous Sunday, to be a very good day, 'dry and humid with good sunshine developing in the afternoon with temps of 20-22 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds'
    What transpired was one of the worst days of wind and rain this year, at least in the mid-west anyway.
    If our forecasters get the calls this wrong, it's little wonder people become pissed off. It was only 3 days ahead after all.


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    nthclare
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,316 ✭✭✭nthclare


    dodderangler wrote: »
    HOW DARE YOU

    Gretta, Covid next Aliens will visit us...:)


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    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,632 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Fcuk 2020, amirite?


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    the.red.baron
    Registered Users Posts: 1,632 ✭✭✭the.red.baron


    AllForIt wrote: »
    Weather wise, this has been the most depressing July I ever experienced.

    Here in the west of Ireland, of Wild Atlantic Way fame, it pissed down rain every day for the whole month of July ever single day.

    I'm not talking about showers here, I'm taking about wall to wall rain all day ever day for days and days non stop.

    That means no direct sunlight. None whatsoever. No sunshine. In July.

    The weird thing is, this happens, and no one brings the subject up.

    But Greta thinks she can change the weather.

    Bull**** if course, been an average July, scorching or raining, one causing the other, a mini florida

    I'm walnut colour, all thanks to the sun of Galway


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    fryup
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    maybe it was a blessing in disguise??

    cause if the weather was fine you would have had loads of people out & about spreading covid


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    pgj2015
    Registered Users Posts: 8,926 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    fryup wrote: »
    maybe it was a blessing in disguise??

    cause if the weather was fine you would have had loads of people out & about spreading covid




    its having people inside that spreads viruses. that is why people get the flu in winter.


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    [Deleted User]
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    It sometimes surprises me that Irish people don't know our own weather. We get the same rainfall in June as we do in November.

    Our dry months are April and May, and this year was the classic example of that.


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    washman3
    Registered Users Posts: 3,646 ✭✭✭washman3


    fryup wrote: »
    maybe it was a blessing in disguise??

    cause if the weather was fine you would have had loads of people out & about spreading covid


    Well 'the experts' told you that so it must be true...:rolleyes::rolleyes:


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    shaveAbullock
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    A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »
    It sometimes surprises me that Irish people don't know our own weather. We get the same rainfall in June as we do in November.

    Also tend to overlook the advantages of living in a temperate climate and how rough most other countries have it with extreme weather changes.


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    juneg
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    A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »
    It sometimes surprises me that Irish people don't know our own weather. We get the same rainfall in June as we do in November.

    Our dry months are April and May, and this year was the classic example of that.

    You beat me to it. Before having a new pump installed our septic tank always flooded in two months of the year. July and November .

    Nice when the sun shines in July but its definitely a big month for rainfall. We get the Atlantic weather and the tail end of anything coming over from the Americas.

    We had a caravan in the west when the kids were small and July was always the same. Nice spells of sunshine where you would get out to the playground or for a walk or an ice cream or whatever. Then lashing rain later on. It is strange to see Europe in the grip of a heatwave and we're frozen here!! We had a French student here a few years back and she would be sending back pictures of her beside the fire and her own family would be on the beach.

    I hope August is better.


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    fleet_admiral
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    Montage of Feck wrote: »
    Who's this Greta you speak of? Never heard of her.

    The weather potato


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    monkeysnapper
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    The weather never bothers me one bit .... lifes to short.... I've never understood people who for example wont go out running or cycling because it's raining....
    I always say what's first thing you do when you come in from a run or cycle..... have a shower...

    Buy quality gear and do what ever you want what ever the weather unless its dangerous to do so.

    The one thing I did do end of last year was buy a smart cycle trainer and subscribed to zwift .... I have become a big fan of that especially during lock down .


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    [Deleted User]
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    juneg wrote: »
    You beat me to it. Before having a new pump installed our septic tank always flooded in two months of the year. July and November .
    It's something to do with warm air from the continent, isn't it? I remember learning this in school, but the details are hazy.

    I don't think I have any clear memories of dry July, it's often wet or at least very muggy and humid.

    Hoping for a dry August and September seems much more realistic.


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    Yellow_Fern
    Registered Users Posts: 2,570 ✭✭✭Yellow_Fern


    AllForIt wrote: »
    Weather wise, this has been the most depressing July I ever experienced.

    Here in the west of Ireland, of Wild Atlantic Way fame, it pissed down rain every day for the whole month of July ever single day.

    I'm not talking about showers here, I'm taking about wall to wall rain all day ever day for days and days non stop.

    That means no direct sunlight. None whatsoever. No sunshine. In July.

    The weird thing is, this happens, and no one brings the subject up.

    But Greta thinks she can change the weather.
    Pretty normal weather. The reality of weather in the west of Ireland may undercut people hoping to move there to work from home.


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    juneg
    Registered Users Posts: 1,083 ✭✭✭juneg


    A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »
    It's something to do with warm air from the continent, isn't it? I remember learning this in school, but the details are hazy.

    I don't think I have any clear memories of dry July, it's often wet or at least very muggy and humid.

    Hoping for a dry August and September seems much more realistic.

    I think its all that spring thaw draining into the Mississippi delta and being picked up and brought here on the gulf stream. Warm waters keep our coasts clear of ice in winter too. Warm waters in July brings warm rain. Lol


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    Gretas Gonna Get Ya!
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    AllForIt wrote: »
    Weather wise, this has been the most depressing July I ever experienced.

    Here in the west of Ireland, of Wild Atlantic Way fame, it pissed down rain every day for the whole month of July ever single day.

    I'm not talking about showers here, I'm taking about wall to wall rain all day ever day for days and days non stop.

    That means no direct sunlight. None whatsoever. No sunshine. In July.

    The weird thing is, this happens, and no one brings the subject up.

    But Greta thinks she can change the weather.

    Don't all you whine bags think it's about time you stopped crying like little babies about the rain, and just adapt to our climate?

    We've been inhabiting this Island for 1,000's of years... and some of you guys are just seemingly completely unable to acclimatize to your natural habitat!

    Imagine a tiger or a gorilla getting depressed, because it was raining again today... in the feckin rainforest... where it has lived for centuries!! :pac:

    I've been outdoors enjoying our beautiful country for the whole month of July... there may have been grey skies over my head, but there were none in my head!

    I think most people who complain about the weather are just mentally weak... or maybe I'm just mentally far stronger than all you whiney babies! :P


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    NIMAN
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    Interesting fact today OP that Feb 2020 had more sunshine that July 2020 in Ireland.

    Kinda sums it up.


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    Bobblehats
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    AllForIt wrote: »
    Weather wise, this has been the most depressing July I ever experienced.

    One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter


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