Eric Blayney
Monthly
Climate of Dublin, Ireland
I chose to do my report
on a weather station in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland which is on the Eastern side
of the island on the coast of the North Sea. Ireland is not very mountainous
and is very consistent across the country, whether inland or on the coast.
Being on the coast gives Dublin a maritime climate which means there is more
moisture in the air and the high and low daily and annual temperature range are
consistently closer together. This is because of the Gulf Stream carrying moisture
into the North Atlantic which gives Dublin its mild climate. There is little to
no extreme weather in Dublin as a result to its rather stable atmospheric
conditions. The Bowen Ratio of Dublin would be like that of a maritime
climate. This means the ratio is going
to be lower than most inland cities. My estimate for Dublin’s Bowen Ratio would
be about 0.50.
I found this weather station at http://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/map/viewer/#cfg=cdo&theme=monthly&layers=1&node=gis
This is a graph that shows
the average monthly temperature of Dublin.
July and August have the warmest average temperatures and January and
February have the coldest average temperature. This is expected because of the
fact it’s in the Northern Hemisphere. This shows how little change there is in
seasons because of its maritime climate.
This is a graph that displays the average monthly
precipitation of Dublin, Ireland. The autumn and early winter months have the
most precipitation. Most of the precipitation comes in the form of rainfall.
Both graphs found at:
