September 2025 has been a much wetter month when compared with other years, with some parts of the country almost four times wetter than normal.

This is despite a relatively improved week this week in terms of rainfall, with farmers able to carry out field work and graze cows without doing as much damage to land as before.

According to Met Éireann data for the last seven days between Tuesday 16 September and Tuesday 22 September, rainfall at Johnstown Castle, Co Wexford has been three times higher than normal.

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However, last week the data over the previous seven days showed that rainfall was touching four times the normal amount.

Some 140mm of rain has fallen so far this September at Johnstown Castle with 64mm of this falling in the last seven days.

The climatological long-term-average (LTA) for September at Johnstown Castle is 84.4mm.

Oakpark in Co Carlow has had twice the normal level of rainfall over this past seven days with 33m of rain during this period, according to Met Éireann data.

So far this month (up to Tuesday 22 September), the highest rainfall levels were recorded at Valentia Observatory in Co Kerry with 186mm of rain.

Last September just 84mm of rain was recorded for the whole month at this weather station.

Just under 180mm has fallen in Newport in Co Mayo while 147mm has fallen at Sherkin Island in Cork.

Mean air temperatures over the last seven days came in below normal by up to a degree and a half or so, according to Met Éireann data.

They ranged from 11°C at Knock Airport to 13.2°C at Roches Point in Cork.

At the same time, mean soil temperatures were above normal over the past week, ranging between 12.2°C and 14.6°C.