CONNEMARA RAINFALL 22 PER CENT BELOW AVERAGE

Date Published: 06-Jan-2013

Connemara has bucked the perception that 2012 was a wet year, as statistics from the Mace Head weather research station in Carna show that last year had an unfair reputation for rain.

The figures from Mace Head - which is part of the MET Éireann network - show that last year's rainfall on the Connemara coast was 22% below average.