I was wondering when we last had rain so I looked it up on Met Eireann.
CLIMATOLOGICAL DROUGHTS AND DRY SPELLS 2020
A partial drought is ongoing at Dublin Airport. The length of this dry period is now at 35 days long with 5.8 mm of rain falling since Wednesday 18 March 2020. Between Wednesday 18 March to Wednesday 1 April 2020, there was 0.0 mm of rainfall recorded every day at that station. Meanwhile new dry spells are ongoing at three stations: 16 days at Claremorris, Co Mayo and 15 days at each of Markree, Co Sligo and Knock Airport, Co Mayo.
We are in County Mayo. We've had to water the garden every day, and it looks like several more days before we get any drops out of the sky. At least the solar-powered fountain has been working well. I hope the vineyard survives this. The rest of the garden is looking pretty fine.
Here's is the full drought statement to date. It's also been quite hot - shorts, T-shirts and flip flops weather. Lots of butterflies and bumblebees. But no honey bees.
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