Last month was wettest March on record in 83 years, according to Met Eireann

Everyone knows that March was an absolute washout. From Strom Mathis blasting some counties to just general wet and miserable days, many would comment that this may have been the wettest March they have ever seen.

Well, Met Eireann has confirmed this, announcing that based off provisional gridded data, March 2023 was indeed the wettest March ever on record in Ireland.

Furthermore, the wettest March followed on from what was confirmed provisionally as the fourth driest February on record. Before last month, the previous wettest March was in 2019.

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In a statement on its Twitter page, Met Éireann confirmed that this March was in fact the wettest on record in the 83 years that records have been kept.

It posted: "March 2023 is provisionally the wettest March on record in Ireland (record length 83 years) according to gridded data. This follows the fourth driest February on record last month. The previous wettest March was in 2019."

Meanwhile, the team at O'Flynn Medical, Cork compiled a list of the wettest locations across the nation this year so far by analysing Met Eireann rainfall data.

The west of Ireland in particular has taken quite the beating when it comes to rainfall this year, especially Mayo which occupies three out of the top five wettest positions in 2023.

The wettest parts of the country

1. Newport Furnace, Co. Mayo - 405.5 mm of rainfall
2. Valentia Observatory, Co. Kerry - 404mm
3. Sherkin Island, Co. Cork - 302.2mm
4. Knock Airport, Co. Mayo - 274.9mm
5. Belmullet, Co. Mayo - 269.6mm

Ireland's wettest county in 2023

1. Kerry - 404mm of rainfall
2. Cork - 307.95mm (based on avg. of 4 stations in Cork)
3. Mayo - 297.15mm (based on avg. of 4 stations in Mayo)
4. Galway - 249.85mm (based on avg. of 2 stations in Galway)
5. Sligo - 231.1mm

Co Kerry takes the podium as the wettest county in Ireland, with rainfall figures mostly up across the board.

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