Station: 						Valentia Observsatory
County:							Kerry
Met Éireann Reference Code:				RR/D/2/20; MÉ/MO/8
Lat:							51°56'17"N 
Lon:							10°14'36"W
Observer:						Records completed by O'Sullivan; J.E. Cullum; M. Sugrue.
Start year:						1875
End year:						1950
Missing:						none
Missing data indicator:					-999
Time of Observation:					08:00am [1875- Jun 1908]; 07:00am [Jul 1908-1914]; 09:00am [1915]; 07:00am [1916-1950]
Unit of measurement:					inch [1875-Apr 1914]; millimeter [May 1914-1950]
Rain gauge pattern:					n/a				
Diameter:						n/a
Height of top of gauge above ground:			1 foot [1876]
Height of top of gauge above sea level:			10 feet [1876]
Nearest railway station:				n/a
Distance to nearest railway station:			n/a


Additional Information:					1876-1911: Corrected for wrong day.
							1914: Changes to millimeter from May 1914.
							1875-1914: Telegraphic reports.
							1915: No record for 1915 - values taken from Rainfall Register records.
							1916-1950: Telegraphic gauge. 
										
Notes:


							
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)
