Dublin Airport sees wettest October for 10 years

Met Éireann said that 126.1mm of rainfall was recorded at Dublin Airport – its wettest October since 2013.

In its monthly climate statement, the forecaster said rainfall was above average in the midlands, east and south of the country during the month.

Speaking on RTÉ News, Met Éireann climatologist Paul Moore said “the south especially in the south and southeast and east had well above average rainfall, especially the south.”

“Nine nine stations around the country have had over 100% of their annual rainfall already with two months to go, so it has been a wet year so far.”

July notably broke records for the wettest July since records began.

He noted that there are currently no indication of the weather settling down soon.

Met Éireann said that the majority of rainfall totals were above the 1981-2010 Long-Term Average.

The climate statement said: “October was also very wet in the midlands, south and east, especially during the second half of the month, with record high October rainfall in places.”

Met Éireann said that October was a mild month everywhere, with record October maximum temperatures in places.

Nine stations broke their October maximum temperature records, according to Met Éireann with the Phoenix Park reporting a high of 23.4C. on October 9th. highest maximum on 9 October with a high of 23.4C.

Other stations which saw record October highs included Dublin Airport with 23.2C, and Casement Aerodrome hitting 22.9C.

All mean air temperatures across the country were above their LTA for the month, Met Éireann said.