Spring 2019 - General Discussion

Definitely the best evening for a while in Dublin once the cloud was clearing. Very starry sky out there now.

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Rainfall totals for May 2019 and % of their May LTA rainfall up to the 20th at all synoptic stations. I have given their May 2018 totals and driest May record totals (if available) to compare also.

If this dry May continues to the end of the month, it will definitely be among the driest Mays on record I would think for Ireland - following one of the wettest Marches on record.

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Thanks for the table. Out of interest what were June - Aug like in those dry May years?

You would fear this could be our summer!

1991 - A cold and wet June (coldest since 1972). July was dull and mainly dry with relatively mild conditions. August was warm and dry, rather dull to the northwest but sunny in the south and southeast. Late August and early September provided the best conditions of the summer with 28c reached in early September 1991.

1975 - A very sunny and warm June after a bitterly cold start (with some unseasonable snowfalls in Britain). July was warm with outbreaks of thunderstorms. August was hot, mostly dry and sunny - warmest August since 1947.

1956 - Atrocious summer with a dull, wet June. July was cool and wet. August was exceptionally wet and cool but also sunny which was a strange combination.

2012 - Very bad summer with one of the most cyclonic Junes on record - wettest June on record for a good few places. July was cool and very wet too generally. August was warmer but remained unsettled.

2010 - A warm, dry and sunny June was followed by a very wet, dull and mild July then a very sunny and dry but cool August.

2008 - Exceptionally wet with numerous rainfall records broken. Severe flooding events in July and especially August. Mild nights balanced the relatively cool days for mean temperature.

2018 - Do I even need to say? June was extremely dry to the south and east and sunniest June generally since at least 2009 (1957 for some). July was relatively dry, warm and sunny in the east but duller in the west. August was average - average temperature, rainfall and dull for the country as a whole - south and east were favoured for above average temperature and dry conditions but everywhere was dull.

Other dry/very dry Mays not here include:

1999 - A very warm, dry and sunny July (not as hot as 1983, 1989 or 1995) but cool June and unsettled August.

1989 - A warm June with a hot spell mid-month was followed by one of the best Julys of the 20th century for summer weather - very sunny, dry and hot - then a rather disappointing August with dull and more unsettled conditions.

1987 - A very dull and rather unsettled summer but not exceptionally so after June. Most notable for its lack of sunshine contributing in one of the dullest years on record.

There are many examples for different spots.

Would you like specific stations' stats for any of these summers?

lawred2 wrote: »

When was the last August that produced a heat wave? Or at least weather that wasn't overcast for the majority of the month?

2003 by the definition.

1995 probably considering how many people have said that the August 2003 hot spell or heatwave was often cloudy and humid.

lapua20grain wrote: »

Whats your feeling for the summer as a whole sryan?

You'll see this day next week, no spoilers .

lawred2 wrote: »

Actually I've just remembered that 2003 hot spell. Finished college that summer. God it was great.

That's the first time I've heard positive reception surrounding summer and August 2003 from this forum.