Dullest December since 2011 recorded at Malin Head
According to the Weather Provisional Statement for December 2024, issued by Met Éireann, there were 21 dull days recorded at Malin Head last month
The weather station at Malin Head recorded its dullest December in 13 years.
According to the Weather Provisional Statement for December 2024, issued by Met Éireann, there were 21 dull days recorded at Malin Head last month.
A dull day is a day with less than 0.5 hours of sunshine.
The monthly sunshine total at the Malin Head station was 12.7 hours, the lowest since 2011.
There were two days of storm force winds recorded at Malin while the number of days with up to strong gales at Malin Head was four.
There were 11 days of gales recorded at the Malin Head station during December. The highest monthly mean wind speed was recorded at Malin, registering 33.7km/.h or 18.2 knots.
Mean wind speeds reached violent storm force on December 6, during storm Darragh.