February 2025

The new bridge over the River Breagagh near Coote's Lane on Friday 21st. This was a rare bright day in what was otherwise a very dull month with frequent east and south east breezes.

 

February Weather Summary:

The overall mean temperature was above normal but it was still our coolest February in 4 years. Warmest day was the 20th when it reached 14.6° and lowest was -3.4° on 6th. There were 6 air frosts nut none between the 9th and 26th. 

Rainfall was above normal but not as wet as last February. Wettest day was the 20th with 16.3mm. Top wind gust was 71 km/hr on 23rd and thunder was heard on the 20th (with hail).

January 2025

A snowy Black Abbey on Monday January 6th. Starting on Saturday evening and occluded front stalled over Ireland and sleet turned to snow. This got heavier from noon on Sunday and by late afternoon there was as much as 10cm of lying snow. As temperatures were a little above zero, this melted a little but later re-froze and became a hard-packed mass of snow 7cm deep that remained on the ground until the end of the week. 

January Weather Summary:

The first third of the month was very cold but then it turned mild before finishing with average temperatures. The mean temperature for the month was below normal but not as cold as last year's. The coldest night was -6.4° on the 10th and there were 14 days with air frost. On the 8th, the temperature failed to rise above zero. The warmest day was the 14th when it reached 12.5°.  

Rainfall was a little above normal and it was our wettest January in 7 years. This was also the first month with above normal rainfall since May 2024. Storm Éowyn struck in the early hours of the 24th and registered a gust of 94 km/hr. But this was considerably lower than that recorded all points north and west of Kilkenny and we escaped lightly.