Weather Station
The Valentia Island Weather Station is located 51° 56' 23"N, 10° 14'40"W and is 11 metres (36 ft) above the mean sea level. Valentia Observatory is part of Met Éireann, the Irish Meteorological Service. The observatory was set up in August 1868. Valentia island is, on average, the wettest weather station in Ireland. The monthly averages for Sunshine and Rainfall are based on 2010 statistics which are around average apart from July, which received only 40% of its normal sunshine hours and 219% of its normal rainfall.
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