Weather Statistics

Historical weather data and insights from Killarney Regattas throughout the years

Observations from the Valentia station.

Avg Max Temp

17.3°C

Avg Rain

3.7 mm

Avg Wind

8.9 kt

Avg Pressure

1014.2 hPa

Dry Days

58.1%

Extreme Weather Days

All weather data shown is from the Valentia station.

Hottest Day

26.0°C

1995 - Mahony's Point

Min: 12.5°C

Coldest Day

7.8°C

1969 - Mahony's Point

Min: -0.9°C

Wettest Day

33.4 mm

1930 - Castlelough Bay

Windiest Day

20.4 kt

1968 - Mahony's Point

North/Northwest

Max Gust: 40 kt

Strongest Gust

53 kt

1976 - Mahony's Point

Driest Day

0.0 mm

2011 - Mahony's Point

Decade Comparisons

All weather data shown is from the Valentia station.

Key Insights

Warmest Decade

1980s

Average: 19.5°C

Driest Decade

1880s

Average: 0.2 mm

Wettest Decade

1930s

Average: 10.5 mm

Windiest Decade

1940s

Average: 14.5 kt

Decade Years Avg Temp Max Temp Min Temp Avg Rain Avg Wind
2010s 2 18.2°C 18.2°C 18.1°C 2.4 mm 10 kt
2000s 10 17.5°C 20.7°C 14.2°C 3.8 mm 7.3 kt
1990s 10 17.8°C 26°C 14.9°C 4 mm 7.2 kt
1980s 10 19.5°C 24.4°C 15.8°C 1.4 mm 7.9 kt
1970s 10 16.1°C 24.6°C 5.6°C 3.7 mm 9 kt
1960s 6 14°C 20.9°C 7.8°C 3.3 mm 10.2 kt
1950s 8 17.5°C 21.2°C 14.4°C 2.7 mm 9.7 kt
1940s 7 16.6°C 20°C 10.7°C 2.7 mm 14.5 kt
1930s 6 — — — 10.5 mm —
1920s 7 — — — 5.1 mm —
1910s 3 — — — 9.5 mm —
1900s 3 — — — 1.6 mm —
1890s 9 — — — 1.7 mm —
1880s 2 — — — 0.2 mm —

Wind Direction

All weather data shown is from the Valentia station.

Most common wind direction: South (10 occurrences)

South 16.4%

10 occurrences

West 13.1%

8 occurrences

Southwest 11.5%

7 occurrences

North/Northwest 11.5%

7 occurrences

South/Southwest 8.2%

5 occurrences

Northwest 6.6%

4 occurrences

West/Northwest 6.6%

4 occurrences

North 6.6%

4 occurrences

East 4.9%

3 occurrences

Southeast 3.3%

2 occurrences

South/Southeast 3.3%

2 occurrences

West/Southwest 3.3%

2 occurrences

Northeast 1.6%

1 occurrence

East/Southeast 1.6%

1 occurrence

East/Northeast 1.6%

1 occurrence

Rainfall

All weather data shown is from the Valentia station.

Dry Days

54

Days with less than 1mm rain

Wet Days

39

Days with 1mm or more rain

Dry Percentage

58.1%

Of all regatta days

All Regatta Weather

Every recorded regatta day with temperature, rain, and wind.

All weather data shown is from the Valentia station.

93 days
Year Date Location Max Temp Min Temp Rain Wind Pressure
2011 July 3, 2011 Mahony's Point 18.1°C 10.4°C 0.0 mm 5.8 kt South 1,014 hPa
2010 July 4, 2010 Mahony's Point 18.2°C 13.4°C 4.8 mm 14.1 kt South/Southwest 1,013 hPa
2009 July 5, 2009 Mahony's Point 17.5°C 12.4°C 10.6 mm 9.4 kt West 999 hPa
2008 June 29, 2008 Mahony's Point 16.6°C 12.6°C 0.3 mm 11.1 kt West 1,013 hPa
2007 July 8, 2007 Mahony's Point 17.3°C 11.4°C 5.0 mm 6.2 kt West 1,014 hPa
2006 July 3, 2006 Mahony's Point 20.7°C 13.1°C 0.0 mm 4.5 kt East 1,016 hPa
2005 July 4, 2005 Mahony's Point 16.9°C 10.0°C 0.5 mm 7.2 kt Southwest 1,009 hPa
2004 July 4, 2004 Mahony's Point 16.1°C 10.0°C 0.0 mm 5.6 kt North/Northwest 1,014 hPa
2003 July 6, 2003 Mahony's Point 17.2°C 12.5°C 1.4 mm 10.1 kt South/Southwest 1,017 hPa
2002 July 7, 2002 Mahony's Point 14.2°C 11.2°C 14.1 mm 9.2 kt Southwest 1,006 hPa
2001 July 1, 2001 Mahony's Point 19.0°C 14.3°C 0.0 mm 7.0 kt Southwest 1,024 hPa
2000 July 2, 2000 Mahony's Point 19.7°C 13.4°C 6.3 mm 3.0 kt North/Northwest 1,004 hPa
1999 July 4, 1999 Mahony's Point 17.4°C 12.6°C 12.0 mm 8.0 kt South 999 hPa
1998 June 28, 1998 Mahony's Point 16.0°C 12.4°C 0.1 mm 5.1 kt Northwest 1,015 hPa
1997 July 6, 1997 Mahony's Point 18.5°C 9.3°C 0.0 mm 2.1 kt West/Northwest 1,030 hPa
1996 August 18, 1996 Mahony's Point 18.0°C 15.4°C 19.0 mm 10.2 kt South 1,009 hPa
1995 July 9, 1995 Mahony's Point 26.0°C 12.5°C 0.0 mm 5.5 kt Southeast 1,015 hPa
1994 July 10, 1994 Mahony's Point 17.0°C 12.0°C 0.2 mm 7.8 kt South 1,013 hPa
1993 July 11, 1993 Mahony's Point 14.9°C 10.2°C 0.2 mm 8.1 kt North 1,015 hPa
1992 July 12, 1992 Mahony's Point 16.7°C 11.5°C 4.7 mm 8.3 kt West/Northwest 1,008 hPa
1991 July 14, 1991 Mahony's Point 15.7°C 13.1°C 2.0 mm 11.6 kt South 1,013 hPa
1990 July 15, 1990 Mahony's Point 18.0°C 11.9°C 1.5 mm 5.0 kt South 1,017 hPa
1989 July 16, 1989 Mahony's Point 22.7°C 11.6°C 0.0 mm 1.9 kt West 1,027 hPa
1988 July 10, 1988 Mahony's Point 16.9°C 11.2°C 2.2 mm 14.6 kt Southwest 1,006 hPa
1987 July 12, 1987 Mahony's Point 19.2°C 13.5°C 0.3 mm 8.6 kt South 1,017 hPa
1986 July 13, 1986 Mahony's Point 19.5°C 13.0°C 0.2 mm 4.4 kt South 1,023 hPa
1985 July 7, 1985 Mahony's Point 19.1°C 9.2°C 0.0 mm 6.7 kt South/Southeast 1,027 hPa
1984 July 22, 1984 Mahony's Point 19.9°C 12.7°C 0.0 mm 2.5 kt Northeast 1,020 hPa
1983 July 10, 1983 Mahony's Point 24.4°C 16.4°C 1.1 mm 6.0 kt East 1,016 hPa
1982 July 18, 1982 Mahony's Point 20.1°C 14.6°C 0.0 mm 2.1 kt West/Southwest 1,027 hPa
1981 July 5, 1981 Mahony's Point 17.3°C 11.8°C 9.8 mm 15.9 kt South/Southwest 1,007 hPa
1980 July 20, 1980 Mahony's Point 15.8°C 9.1°C 0.6 mm 15.9 kt North 1,011 hPa
1979 July 8, 1979 Mahony's Point 16.8°C 12.9°C 0.5 mm 10.2 kt Southwest 1,019 hPa
1978 July 16, 1978 Mahony's Point 18.5°C 11.9°C 0.0 mm 2.3 kt East 1,021 hPa
1977 January 1, 1977 Mahony's Point 5.6°C 1.2°C 0.2 mm 13.2 kt North 1,002 hPa
1976 January 1, 1976 Mahony's Point 12.4°C 2.2°C 4.1 mm 17.4 kt West/Southwest 1,012 hPa
1975 July 6, 1975 Mahony's Point 24.6°C 11.7°C 0.0 mm 4.2 kt East/Southeast 1,018 hPa
1974 June 30, 1974 Mahony's Point 16.6°C 8.6°C 5.2 mm 8.9 kt Southwest 1,007 hPa
1973 July 1, 1973 Mahony's Point 15.8°C 10.8°C 26.0 mm 7.1 kt South 1,011 hPa
1972 July 9, 1972 Mahony's Point 14.1°C 8.8°C 0.6 mm 12.4 kt West 1,017 hPa
1971 July 4, 1971 Mahony's Point 17.7°C 11.2°C 0.0 mm 5.0 kt Northwest 1,015 hPa
1970 July 5, 1970 Mahony's Point 18.8°C 14.1°C 0.8 mm 9.7 kt Southwest 1,019 hPa
1969 January 1, 1969 Mahony's Point 7.8°C -0.9°C 0.0 mm 2.1 kt North 1,036 hPa
1968 January 1, 1968 Mahony's Point 10.8°C 6.3°C 4.0 mm 20.4 kt North/Northwest 1,011 hPa
1967 July 30, 1967 Mahony's Point 17.3°C 12.1°C 0.4 mm 9.9 kt South/Southwest 1,006 hPa
1962 July 1, 1962 Mahony's Point 20.9°C 8.9°C 0.0 mm 4.2 kt Northwest 1,029 hPa
1961 January 1, 1961 Mahony's Point 10.4°C 6.2°C 6.6 mm 14.1 kt West 1,000 hPa
1960 July 3, 1960 Mahony's Point 17.0°C 13.1°C 8.6 mm 10.4 kt South/Southwest 1,012 hPa
1959 July 12, 1959 Mahony's Point 16.2°C 11.4°C 0.8 mm 16.3 kt West/Northwest 1,012 hPa
1958 July 6, 1958 Mahony's Point 17.5°C 13.4°C 0.0 mm 9.8 kt North/Northwest 1,021 hPa
1957 July 7, 1957 Mahony's Point 17.1°C 13.6°C 13.8 mm 11.1 kt Northwest 1,010 hPa
1956 July 1, 1956 Mahony's Point 16.6°C 10.2°C 0.1 mm 7.4 kt West/Northwest 990 hPa
1955 July 10, 1955 Mahony's Point 21.2°C 12.3°C 0.0 mm 2.8 kt West 1,020 hPa
1954 July 5, 1954 Cahernane 14.4°C 9.5°C 1.4 mm 12.7 kt North/Northwest 1,012 hPa
1953 August 9, 1953 Cahernane 17.9°C 12.7°C 4.3 mm 6.0 kt South/Southeast 1,019 hPa
1952 August 24, 1952 Cahernane 18.7°C 15.1°C 0.8 mm 11.3 kt South 1,016 hPa
1946 January 1, 1946 Cahernane 10.7°C 7.2°C 12.6 mm 19.5 kt Southeast 1,011 hPa
1945 July 30, 1945 Cahernane 17.9°C 14.3°C 0.0 mm 11.0 kt North/Northwest 1,028 hPa
1944 July 29, 1944 Cahernane 16.7°C 14.1°C 0.4 mm 12.9 kt North/Northwest 1,010 hPa
1943 July 17, 1943 Cahernane 20.0°C 13.4°C 0.6 mm 12.8 kt East/Northeast 1,012 hPa
1942 July 22, 1942 Cahernane 17.8°C 14.2°C 0.7 mm 16.5 kt West 1,017 hPa
1941 August 3, 1941 Cahernane — — 3.9 mm — —
1940 August 25, 1940 Innisfallen — — 0.8 mm — —
1936 August 9, 1936 Innisfallen — — 0.3 mm — —
1935 August 4, 1935 Innisfallen — — 2.4 mm — —
1934 August 5, 1934 Innisfallen — — 26.1 mm — —
1933 August 6, 1933 Innisfallen — — 0.0 mm — —
1931 July 26, 1931 Castlelough Bay — — 0.9 mm — —
1930 August 17, 1930 Castlelough Bay — — 33.4 mm — —
1926 August 19, 1926 Innisfallen — — 22.1 mm — —
1925 August 13, 1925 Innisfallen — — 0.3 mm — —
1924 August 2, 1924 Innisfallen — — 5.7 mm — —
1923 July 19, 1923 Innisfallen — — 2.3 mm — —
1922 July 30, 1922 Innisfallen — — 4.7 mm — —
1921 January 1, 1921 Innisfallen — — 0.4 mm — —
1920 January 1, 1920 Innisfallen — — 0.0 mm — —
1915 August 19, 1915 Innisfallen — — 0.0 mm — —
1913 August 6, 1913 Innisfallen — — 0.0 mm — —
1911 July 19, 1911 Innisfallen — — 28.4 mm — —
1906 August 8, 1906 Innisfallen — — 1.8 mm — —
1905 July 29, 1905 Innisfallen — — 1.0 mm — —
1901 January 1, 1901 Innisfallen — — 1.9 mm — —
1899 July 29, 1899 Innisfallen — — 0.0 mm — —
1897 July 28, 1897 Innisfallen — — 0.0 mm — —
1896 July 21, 1896 Innisfallen — — 0.5 mm — —
1895 July 28, 1895 Innisfallen — — 0.0 mm — —
1894 August 11, 1894 Innisfallen — — 0.0 mm — —
1893 August 22, 1893 Innisfallen — — 2.8 mm — —
1892 August 25, 1892 Innisfallen — — 0.0 mm — —
1891 August 26, 1891 Innisfallen — — 6.4 mm — —
1890 August 14, 1890 Innisfallen — — 5.8 mm — —
1889 August 7, 1889 Innisfallen — — 0.3 mm — —
1888 August 10, 1888 Innisfallen — — 0.0 mm — —

Weather data courtesy of Met Éireann.