While Ireland was wetter than usual other parts of Europe suffered 'record breaking heat stress'
There were 'stark contrasts' in weather across Europe this summer according to the experts at Copernicus Climate Change Service. While Ireland was wetter and cooler than usual, other parts of the continent were found to have suffered record breaking heat stress in C3S's preliminary analysis of key climate variables.
According to the report, the northeastern Atlantic off the northwest coast of Ireland was also colder than usual. In June we had above average rainfall, while in August it was below average.READ MORE: Hundreds march through Dublin urging government to phase out all fossil fuels According to the data, southeastern Europe experienced up to 60% more 'warm daytimes' than average leading to 66 days of 'strong heat stress' which is an indicator of how temperatures affect the human body. The average number of heat stress days during summer is around 29.
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