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A number of trees at the Dark Hedges were damaged and felled by Storm Isha<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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It has been a year of extreme and varied weather for Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

From record-breaking storms and cold snaps to sunshine-filled days, we have seen it all.<\/p>\n

The year started with a bang with three named storms all arriving in January.<\/p>\n

Northern Ireland escaped the worst of Storm Henk at the start of the month but Storm Isha struck hard a few weeks later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Winter: A stormy start<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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The clean-up operation continued in the wake of Storm Jocelyn<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

Spring: Wet, stormy and record-breaking warmth<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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The colourful houses of Whitehead were sprayed by the waves during Storm Kathleen<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Spring was a season of extremes with March and April both soaked by heavy rainfall<\/p>\n

March<\/a> recorded 149% average rainfall (129.2mm of rain), while April<\/a> wasn’t far behind on 141%.<\/p>\n

Storm Kathleen<\/a> in April also brought unseasonably strong winds and rain which caused disruption to travel and power supplies across Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

But spring ended on a high note<\/a> with May becoming the warmest on record with a mean temperature of 12.9C – that’s 2.4C above normal, despite being a dull month with just 75% average sunshine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Summer was dull and dry, until August<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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August bucked the summer month’s trend and was very wet<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Contrasting weather continued through summer with June and July being cooler, drier, and duller than average.<\/p>\n

June<\/a> saw just 75% normal sunshine and 74% of the average rainfall.<\/p>\n

July<\/a> remained below average for both – 78% and 86% respectively.<\/p>\n

However, August<\/a> bucked the summer month’s trend and was very wet with almost 130% normal rainfall with temperatures and sunshine closer to average.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Autumn: New storm season<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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The Northern Lights lit up the sky in September<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Calm conditions returned to mark the start of autumn with a sunny September <\/a>(20% more sunshine that normal) and drier that normal conditions.<\/p>\n

However the quieter weather was short-lived.<\/p>\n

October<\/a> saw Storm Ashley bring winds up to 81mph (130km\/h) to County Down, causing disruption to travel and the electricity network.<\/p>\n

Storm Bert in November<\/a> triggered power outages, travel delays and severe flooding.<\/p>\n

Derrylin in Fermanagh recorded 65.2mm of rain in just a few days – more than half a month’s typical rainfall.<\/p>\n

Northern Ireland missed the worst of Storm Conall at the end of November, but Storm Darragh brought havoc at the start of December<\/a> with an amber warning issued across the country.<\/p>\n

A red wind warning – the highest level – was in place in some counties in the Republic of Ireland for the storm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Warmest Christmas Eve on record<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Swimmers came together for the annual Christmas Eve swim at Helen’s Bay in County Down<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Northern Ireland again missed out on a white Christmas in 2024, but the weather still made history.<\/p>\n

It was the mildest start to Christmas Day on record.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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