silverzzr
11/24/2016 04:21 EST
I hear so much about the rain in Ireland ... Like every other conversation has something to do with rain. I don't get it ... Where exactly are these ppl who say it rains a lot from ... Arizona? In East Tennessee we get an average of about 55-60 inches a year from what I've found Dublin gets about 30 inches. I think I may be the only person to step foot on Ireland who will see less rain lol. In this part of the US our mountains are considered a temperate rainforest. We see rain almost every week. It's called the Great Smoky Mountains because clouds get trapped here and it rains and rains. The heat causes evaporation refueling the clouds again that mix with new clouds coming in from the gulf.
I welcome Irish weather. Slán
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FlowerFairy
11/24/2016 04:47 EST
Before we headed to Ireland in February 2015 we lived on Magnetic Island, North Queensland, Australia where it was hot, humid and had a Wet Season. Tropical rain is wonderful but unfortunately it comes with high humidity. After spending 16 months in Ireland the majority of the time it rained. Trouble was it was the cold miserable stuff not the warm tropical rain we had been used to for 12 years. We returned to Australia in June 2016. One of the things that sent us back Downunder was the Irish rain. We were based in South West Cork, a wonderful area, but the rain seemed relentless. We still miss aspects of life in Ireland but not the rain. We did not return to the Tropics but decided on Metung, East Gippsland in Victoria.
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DonieHoran
11/24/2016 05:03 EST
Well said ,silverzzr - good to see things like the weather in Ireland put into perspective - overall in Ireland we have what I call a relatively mild climate,a very mild climate for an island nation on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean & thankfully we experience few,if any weather extremes like huge storms,hurricanes,earthquakes etc. so overall we should thank our lucky stars & be grateful.
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dsdlprice8
11/24/2016 05:38 EST
I'm from Oregon, and it isn't any wetter here than at home. Certainly more sunbreaks here, even when it is rainy. Summers cooler here.
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silverzzr
11/24/2016 11:19 EST
Yeah I don't mind cool summers at all. The lack of extreme temperature changes is great. I Tennessee we can wake up freezing at 35°F (1°C) and by middle of the day it can be 80°F ... From what I gather Ireland rarely swings that much all year long.
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silverzzr
1/1/2017 04:36 EST
Been in Ireland for going on 3 weeks and I still haven't seen this rain everyone speaks of. Is there a drought? It rained the first day I got here and it's had a few days where it rained about 2 hours but that's pretty much it. I am on Valentia which is suppose to be very rainy. You wanna see rain go to Tennessee where it lasts about 3-5 days at a time every other week. I think I understand the wetness though. It never really dries out because it doesn't get hot enough so the soil just kinda always stays moist. I love it here though. It's amazing and I couldn't be happier. Even better than expected.
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Muddled
1/1/2017 04:44 EST
We are experiencing an unusually dry winter this year; definitely not the norm!!!
We sometimes have summers that are complete washouts.
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FlowerFairy
1/1/2017 04:58 EST
We were in Ireland for 16 months South West Co. Cork (2015/2016) and I kid you not it rained in excess of 12 months. I have been noticing lately from afar how nice the weather has been. Lucky you! Enjoy.
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silverzzr
1/1/2017 05:21 EST
It's been very pleasant ... Warm and pretty much dry lol. Guess I'll enjoy it while it lasts.
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FlowerFairy
1/1/2017 06:52 EST
At the end of 2015 we were told it was the worst year ever. 2016 didn't seem much better. A beautiful country but, unfortunately, after 45 years in Australia the Irish weather defeated us. Yes, enjoy it while you can. When it stopped raining it was glorious!
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CalamityJan
1/1/2017 07:09 EST
This is very unusual weather this winter for Ireland. Other years always wet and cold. We had a cold summer, so I guess we are getting our summer now.
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FlowerFairy
1/1/2017 13:37 EST
That's the problem with Ireland, you never know when you are going to get the good weather. The rain and wind seemed relentless during our time there and was a major contributor why we ended up back in Oz.
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Joshuak
1/19/2017 20:43 EST
The average number of inches of rain in Dublin is about the same as New York City. However, Along the west coast of Ireland it can be much more coming right off the broad Atlantic Ocean. I lived for 1 year in Wexford County in the Southeast which is supposed to have on average the most sun. It was fine the time we lived there. Some sun and some rain. It drizzles a lot, but we did have a few wild downpours with thunderstorms. I live in Florida now and summer here can see rain for 45 - 60 minutes every day and coming down in buckets. It hardly ever drizzles in Florida.
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