Tuesday, 1 July 2025

Rain falling down on me




We had more than 29 mm of rain yesterday. It was bucketing all day. Fortunately, I had a lovely 71st birthday the day before. Today was spectacularly gorgeous, and we had a nice lunch in town by the Clock Tower with a visitor to Westport, a friend of a friend. Right now, our weather is ideal. A day of rain followed by several days of sunshine. Temperatures are hovering around 20C during the day. 

On the continent, the weather has been abysmal. An unprecedented heat wave is smothering many countries. France, Spain and Portugal are dealing with an extreme heat wave, with temperatures soaring to 40°C plus in many regions. A deadly “heat dome” has descended on Europe, with one tourist dead, wildfires melting roads in Italy, and temperatures in Spain expected to hit 47°C this weekend. Much of Europe has been experiencing drought since April. They say much of Spain is heading for desertification. 

Climate change makes these heatwave events up to 10x more likely. This is not normal, this is not "summer" - the global thermostat is being turned up rapidly.  The European heatwave will bring temperatures as much as 10°C to 15°C above average. This is the difference between normal summer heat and a period of particularly high temperatures. The ongoing marine heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea is one of the largest marine anomalies observed globally.

Thankfully, Ireland has been spared this time. Our weather is particularly pleasant at the moment. 






Dark red shows areas more than 5C above the seasonal average




Monthly values for NEWPORT up to 30-jun-2025

Total rainfall in millimetres for NEWPORT

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
2025105.0112.459.3102.888.2153.8n/a621.5
2024125.7197.5152.5119.448.880.780.8257.544.1150.7143.3173.71574.7
2023183.291.6188.4121.148.577.9206.8139.8142.4144.7209.6293.81847.8
202298.8260.467.884.0107.0148.059.2104.197.3233.9187.5154.61602.6
LTA166.4146.6129.098.099.293.5111.6133.0131.8153.9180.9190.71634.6

Mean temperature in degrees Celsius for NEWPORT

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
20256.07.18.911.614.014.9n/a10.4
20246.17.97.99.913.112.914.914.913.611.89.28.210.9
20236.68.07.69.913.317.414.915.815.211.98.77.911.4
20227.27.18.09.912.613.815.916.2n/a12.29.45.210.7
LTA6.36.47.59.512.014.215.515.513.811.18.56.710.6

Mean 10cm soil temperature for NEWPORT at 0900 UTC

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
20255.16.08.110.915.416.3n/a10.3
20244.26.56.59.513.614.415.815.413.711.28.97.210.6
20235.26.86.69.113.718.616.316.314.711.17.66.711.1
20226.26.26.39.313.214.816.816.6n/a11.58.44.410.4
LTAn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a

Global Solar Radiation in Joules/cm2 for NEWPORT

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
202573081195525430446156450545465n/a199278
2024724812401230323968547333503664963238203314511662865864121326686
2023624510639214293727755732584734179736857293381622583264411326749
2022631110756333994055551569472464843951169n/a1598878696167319468
LTAn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a

Potential Evapotranspiration (mm) for NEWPORT

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
202512.922.039.570.1100.376.4n/a321.2
202415.418.236.056.974.776.780.960.849.027.614.215.6526.0
202314.320.933.056.483.3100.670.164.450.126.114.214.7548.1
202213.723.047.260.677.776.080.482.0n/a27.217.29.2514.2
LTAn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a

Evaporation (mm) for NEWPORT

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
202517.130.555.397.0139.0107.8n/a446.7
202420.225.451.983.7104.9109.8112.688.367.837.518.420.0740.5
202318.828.247.681.6118.2137.199.589.167.835.518.419.0760.8
202217.932.466.586.8114.5109.2111.1113.2n/a37.022.011.4722.0
LTAn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a

Degree Days Below 15.5 Degree Celsius for NEWPORT

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20252942352051328249N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
202429322123416991894541771171912281796
202327521024617185183926531182032371681
202225623423517197633028N/A103185320N/A

Notes on the Data

Evaporation and PE data are calculated using Penman/Monteith formulae.
The ‘LTA’ (referred to within a table) is average for the climatological long-term-average (LTA) reference period 1981-2010.
Data updated daily at Mid-day.
To view the Weather Events for Public Works Contracts data, select a station first, then click the link just below the map.



Monthly values for NEWPORT up to 29-jun-2025

Total rainfall in millimetres for NEWPORT

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
2025105.0112.459.3102.888.2129.7597.4
2024125.7197.5152.5119.448.880.780.8257.544.1150.7143.3173.71574.7
2023183.291.6188.4121.148.577.9206.8139.8142.4144.7209.6293.81847.8
202298.8260.467.884.0107.0148.059.2104.197.3233.9187.5154.61602.6
LTA166.4146.6129.098.099.293.5111.6133.0131.8153.9180.

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