Rainfall has been above average across Ireland over the past week, with totals ranging from 104% to 309% of normal.

According to Met Éireann’s latest farming commentary, the west saw the heaviest rainfall, with 77.3mm recorded at Knock Airport in County Mayo, while the driest conditions were in the south, where Roche’s Point in County Cork recorded 20.2mm.

The coming week is expected to remain largely unsettled, with rain and showers on most days. Seven-day rainfall totals of 30 to 50mm are likely across much of the country, with higher amounts in some areas.

Temperatures were generally above average last week, apart from Claremorris in County Mayo, which recorded a mean temperature of 13.7 degrees, 0.3 degrees below normal. Dublin Airport experienced the warmest conditions relative to the climatological average, with a mean temperature of 15.9 degrees, 1.4 degrees above normal. Mean soil temperatures ranged from 15.1 to 17.2 degrees, 1.4 to 2.3 degrees above average. While the coming week is expected to be cooler than recent days, mean air temperatures should remain close to normal or up to one degree above, and soil temperatures are likely to stay above average.

Sunshine levels varied widely last week. The northwest and west were relatively dull, with just 9.5 hours of sunshine at Knock Airport, 36% of the average. The east and southeast were brighter, with Johnstown Castle in County Wexford recording 41.7 hours, 120% of the norm. Mixed and often cloudy conditions are expected in the coming week. Sunshine is likely to be below normal in the west and around average in the east.