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Kerry weather station records highest ever hourly rainfall total

Aug 22, 2023 13:45
By radiokerrynews
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Kerry weather station records highest ever hourly rainfall total

A weather station in Kerry recorded its highest rainfall total in an hour ever, during Storm Betty.

 

More than 36 millimetres of rain was measured at Valentia Observatory on Friday evening.

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The total amount of rain there on Friday was also the highest daily measuring in August since 1986.

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