December 2024
The humpyback bridge over the River Dinan on December 8th after a stormy night. Storm Darragh passed through on the evening of the 7th/8th and produced some strong gusts. One gust near midnight reached 104km/hr which was the strongest gust since January 2018.December Weather Summary
Overall it was a mild month. The last 10 days in particular were mild with no frost during the Christmas period. The highest temperature wa 14.2 ° on 17th and lowest was -2.4° on 3rd. There were only 4 frosts.
There was plenty of dry weather and it was our driest December since 2010. Wettest day was the last day of the month with 18.8mm of rain.
November 2024
A sea of fog covers the River Suir valley and looking across to the Comeragh Mountains on the late afternoon of November 12th. There was a lot of foggy and frosty mornings this month but also some very mild days. Overall it was a mild and drier than normal month.November Weather Summary:
It was a mild month with the mean temperature just over 1° above normal. Top temperature was 16.0° on 10th and lowest was -2.7° on 20th. There were 8 air frosts.
It was drier than normal and the wettest day was 22nd with 22.3mm of rain. Sleet and snow On high ground was observed on 21st and the top wind gust of 60 km/hr was recorded during Storm Bert on 24th.
October 2024
A frosty morning at the weather station in Greenshiill on October 11th. It wasn't a particularly cold month with average temperatures but there was a lot of useful dry days and with rainfall total near half the normal.October Weather Summary:
The mean temperature was 10.8° which was 0.2° above the most recent norm. The highest temperature recorded was 18.0° on the 6th and the coldest was -1.6° on the 11th (pictured above). There were 2 air frosts and 11 ground frosts. Lowest grass minimum was -6.9° on 11th.
It was a drier than normal month with a total of 52mm. Our driest in 8 years. Wettest day was 7th with 12.0mm. Top wind gust was 82 km/hr during Storm Ashley on the 20th.
September 2024
A pleasant evening on the River Nore just south of Kilkenny on September 17th. There were quite a few warm, dry days like this with very little rain until the final week.September Weather Summary:
The mean temperature for the month was just slightly below the 1991-2020 norm. The warmest day was the 6th with 24.7° and coolest night was 13th with a min of 1.8°. There were 5 days with ground frost. Coolest since 2018.
It was drier than normal with a total of 48.6mm. Wettest day was 11.7mm on 25th. Driest since 2021. Top wind gust occurred on the 29th with a gust of 60 km/hr.
August 2024
Some big shower clouds near Tullahought on Saturday 24th. There was a lot of bright weather that day but some blustery showers were fed in on a west wind. Overall though there was lots of dry days this August.August Weather Summary:
The mean temperature for the month was close to normal and yet it was our coolest August in 7 years. Top temperature of 23.7° occurred on the 1st of the month and the coolest was 4.8° on the 30th. There was also a ground frost that night with a grass min of -0.3 °.
Only 30.5mm fell in the month and it was our driest August in 13 years. Wettest day was 9.3mm on the 26th and top gust was 62km/hr during Storm Lillian on the 23rd.
Overall Summer 2024 was cooler than normal and our coolest in 9 years. It was also a dry summer with only 53% of normal rain.
July 2024
The flowers in full bloom on the evening of the 24th July near Friar's Bridge. Summer took a while to get going. The first 12 days had maximum temperatures all below 20° but after that we had 13 days above that mark with the highest being 24.2° on the 31st. The coolest night was on the 8th when it dipped to 6.7°.July Weather Summary:
Mean temperature was 15.2° which was a little below normal and coolest July since 2015.
It was however drier than normal with a total of 29.6mm. Wettest day was 15th with 6.8mm, but thankfully the St Swithin's Day proverb did not hold true and 7 of the remaining 16 days of the month had no measurable rainfall.
June 2024
View down Maudlin Street on the last day of June. It was a cooler and drier than normal month. Cool nights with 5 ground frosts and yet it did reach 20° or more on 7 occasions.June Weather Summary:
Mean temperature was 13.5° which is a little below the most recent normal period but bang on normal when compared with the 1961-1990 norm. This was our coolest since 2019. Top temperature was 23.5° on 23rd and 24th and lowest was 2.8° on 12th. Lowest grass min was -2.3° on 12th.
Rainfall total was 38.8mm (58% of normal) and wettest day was 6.6mm on 21st but 10.7mm fell on the calendar day Saturday 29th. As daily rainfall readings are taken at 10am, the rainfall on this Saturday was spread over 2 dates. Top wind gust was 58 km/hr on 27th.
May 2024
A large thunderstorm passed just to the south of the City on May 19th. Thunder was heard on 3 occasions this month, the 19th, 21st and 26th. Overall it was warm, cloudy and wetter than normal.May Weather Summary:
May was warm and the mean temperature was almost as high as May 2023. The warmest day was the 19th when 24.0° was recorded. It exceeded 20° on 7 occasions. The lowest temperature was 2.7° on the 5th and a touch of ground frost was also recorded.
It was wetter than normal. Our wettest in 3 years. The wettest day was 21st with 11.5mm of rain. Top wind gust was 48km/hr on the 28th.
April 2024
The cherry blossom tree near John's Bridge on a dreary April 8th. The blossoms were out early this year - one of the earliest on record here (to rival 2017 and 2019). The first half of the month was wet but thankfully it did dry out after that.April Weather Summary:
April was 1° above the latest average temperature. The top temperature of 18.2° occurred on the 21st and the lowest was -1.1° occurring late in the month on the 28th. This was the only occasion it dipped below zero.
The first half of the month was wet but the were 7 grateful, dry days from the 18th to the 24th. Overall it was the wettest April in 6 years. Top wind gust was 93 km/hr on Saturday 6th during Storm Kathleen.
March 2024
A showery March 27th looking east over the flooded fields near the Bleach Road. The month was much wetter than normal with very few dry days. The mean temperature was about 1° above normal.March Weather Summary:
Another milder than normal month. About 1° above the 1991-2020 mean temperature. Very few frosts. The only day to go below zero was on the 28th when it dipped to -1.1°. Top temperature was 16.1 on the 12th.
Rainfall was very frequent. A total of 111.3mm fell, not quite as wet as 2023. Wettest day was 13th with 18.0mm. Top wind gust was 62 km/hr on the 4th. Snow and sleet was observed for a time on the 1st but it didn't last for long.
February 2024
100s of crocuses in bloom in the middle of February behind the war memorial. Spring came earlier this year with many mild days this month and very few frosts.February Weather Summary:
It was much milder than normal. It ended up the second mildest February on record. Top temp was 14.7° on the 4th and the coldest night was -1.2° on the 1st. There were only 4 air frosts.
It was wetter than normal with a total of 80.4mm of rain. No snow, until the very last day there was a shower of sleet at 4pm.
Top wind gust was 55km/hr on the 4th.
January 2024
Looking south at the Comeragh Mountains in the frosty clear air near Owning, Co. Kilkenny on January 19th. Frosts were very severe at this point of the month. We had our coldest night for just over 13 years.January Weather Summary:
It was colder and drier than normal. the coldest mean temperature in 3 years. There was however a big range in temperature over the course of the month. Almost 22°. The coldest night was -7.5° on the 19th and four days later it rose to 14.4° during Storm Jocelyn. There were 14 days with air frost and even an ice day on Jan 7th when it failed to rise above zero.
Rainfall was 75% of normal with the wettest day coming on New Year's Day with 11.7mm. There were a few windy episodes with the highest gust of 92 km/hr coming on the evening of the 23rd (Storm Jocelyn).