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Donegal suffered it's wettest summer in 19 years in 2017 according to Met Éireann.
Weather stations across Ireland recorded higher than average monthly rainfall in the last six months of last year.
Newport in Co Mayo and Valentia in Co Kerry experienced the heaviest rainfall in the country between June and December.
Newport recorded the highest annual total rainfall in the country at 1,754.4mm – more than double the amount of rain recorded at Dublin Airport, which received the lowest annual rainfall recorded at 660.5mm.
Knock Airport in Mayo had the lowest average temperature in Ireland last year.
The unseasonably wet and changeable weather during the silage-making season affected many farmers across Ireland, and a link has been confirmed between areas in the west and northwest of Ireland that experienced higher than average rainfall during summer months and are now facing a shortage of fodder.
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Extreme weather events also wreaked havoc on farms, with Donegal experiencing its wettest day since 1955 on 22 August with almost a metre of rain falling.
Ex-hurricane Ophelia hit the south in October, which saw Roche’s Point in Cork recording its highest ever wind speed of 155.6km/h.
Overall, Met Éireann referred to summer 2017 as “cool and wetter than normal”, with noticeably “unsettled” weather in July and August.
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