Climate in Ireland

TemperatureWhat is temperature?

Temperature is how hot or cold it is. Temperature is measured using

a________? A thermometer

The unit of measurement is degrees celcius or ˚C

This is a thermometer

Have you seen one before?

This is a map showing the average temperatures in Ireland

The cold colours, like purple, blue and white show areas where the temperature is less than 8˚ Celcius, and very cold

The warm colours like red, yellow and orange show warmer areas

The warmest areas are found along the south-west coast. Valentia Island, County Kerry has the highest annual mean temperature, at 10.4 °C

Rainfall Rainfall is measured using a rain gauge A rain gauge it works by collecting

rainfall falling into a funnel above the ground

The unit of measurement is millimetres, or mm

We’re going to make our own rain gauge

This is a rain gauge

The parts with lighter colours have less rain than the places with darker colours

Do you notice anything about the darker places?

Who records our weather? Met Eireann is the body responsible for

recording the weather in Ireland. They have set up over 30 recording

stations around Ireland, where the temperature, rainfall and wind speed are recorded daily

Meteorologists The name of the people who record and

study this weather, is meteorologists. They study the atmosphere and read

satellite images to predict the weather, we see on the news.