Last month was Ireland's driest ever July and the third-hottest month on record

People sitting on the very dry grass in Merion Park, Dublin. Rollingnews.ie Record Breaking The mean temperature was 17.25C, according to Met Éireann. JULY WAS A scorcher and the driest on record, according to Met Éireann. An average of 16mm of rain fell across the month, which is 17% of the 1991 to 2020 average. The mean temperature was 17.25C, making it the second-hottest July since 1900. It was also the third-hottest month overall, shortly behind August 1995, which saw average temperatures reach 17.75C. The sweltering temperatures have seen the whole country under a hosepipe ban since late July, with people and businesses urged to conserve water as Ireland’s water sources have been put under pressure with the prolonged spell of hot, dry weather. Temperatures soared above 30C in many par