'Wettest March on record' according to provisional data

Last month was the wettest March on record in Ireland, according to provisional data from Met Éireann.

There was an average of 173.3 millimetres of rainfall around the country - 169% of the 1981-2010 Long-Term Average (LTA).

The forecaster said the previous wettest March was in 2019, with the rainfall records going back 83 years.

It follows the fourth driest February on record earlier this year, with some areas recording the driest February in over half a century.

The lowest monthly rainfall total in February was recorded at Johnstown Castle, Co Wexford, which saw just 7.4mm of rain.

Met Éireann said that more information would be provided in the March Climate Statement tomorrow.

Meanwhile provisional figures from the UK Met Office also showed that England had its wettest March in more than 40 years.

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