Station: 						Bray [Fassaroe]
County:							Wicklow
Met Éireann Reference Code:				RR/D/9/5
Lat:							53°11'46"N [approx.]
Lon:							06°09'00"W [approx.]
Observer:						Records completed by Richard M. Barrington.
Start year:						1871
End year:						1916
Missing:						none
Missing data indicator:					-999
Time of Observation:					09:00am
Unit of measurement:					inch
Rain gauge pattern:					Old pattern [same for 60 years]		
Diameter:						10 inches [1871-1915]; 5 inches [1916]
Height of top of gauge above ground:			5 feet [1871-1915]; 1 foot [1916]
Height of top of gauge above sea level:			250 feet
Nearest railway station:				Bray
Distance to nearest railway station:			3 miles East


Additional Information:					1875: Multiday accumulation 24th Feb.

							
Notes:							1876: Gauge overflowed on morning of 3rd Dec. A gauge one mile distant had 2.2 at 08:00am.
							1876: Total for Oct, Nov & Dec = 23.4 inches.
							1878: A change in gauge from April 1st.
							1916: Change in height of gauge and diameter of gauge.


Rainfall quality indicator:				0: Ok
							1: estimated
							2: daily value not available, accumulated value later
							3: Estimated and Cumulative (read)
							4: Trace (<0.05mm, entered as 0.0)
							5: Estimated Trace (same as 4)
							6: Cumulative Trace (same as 4)
							7: Estimated Cumulative Trace (same as 4)
							8: Not Available (no value entered)
							9: Cumulative value including preceding days with indicator 2 (read)
