Ireland has a mild, changeable and Oceanic climate with a few extremes. The warmest recorded air temperature was 33.3 °C (91.94 °F) at Kilkenny Castle and the lowest temperature that was recorded so far was -19.1 °C (-2.38 °F) at Markree Castle, County Sligo. The weather in Ireland is quite a mild one with few variations. The driest year was 1887, with only 356.6 mm of rain recorded at Glasnevin. The highest annual rainfall was 3964.9 mm in the Ballaghbeena Gap in 1960. The longest period of drought was in Limerick where there was no recorded rainfall over 38 days during April and May of 1938
The climate of Ireland is insular with moderating moist winds. This usually prevails from the South-Western Atlantic and it is temperate, avoiding the extremes in temperature of many other global areas that share the similar latitudes.There is rain throughout the year. It is often light especially in the east. The west is wetter on average and prone to the Atlantic storms especially in the late autumn and winter months. Winds are destructive and there is high rainfall snow and hail. The regions of North Galway and East Mayo have the highest incidents of recorded lightning on an annual basis. Ulster in the north is more prone to snow while Munster in the south records the least snow. Some of the areas along the south and southwest coasts have not had snow since February 1991. The inland areas are warm in summer and colder in winter. Ireland is also at times affected by heat waves, most recently 1995, 2003, 2006.
The weather in Ireland is unique in its own way. The temperature is relatively moderate through out the year, not too hot to or too cold. Temperatures typically range between 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit (16 to 21 Celsius) in the summer months and 40 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit (4 to10 Celsius) in the winter months.It rains a lot though. It can be sunny in one moment and raining the next. It can be sunny, shower for sometime and once again become sunny. They often produce absolutely spectacular and fantastic rainbows.
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