Station: 						Kilconnel Rectory
County:							Galway
Met Éireann Reference Code:				RR/D/19/23
Lat:							53°19'52"N [approx.]
Lon:							08°24'04"W [approx.]
Observer:						Records completed by Rev. H.G. Murid.
Start year:						1875
End year:						1886
Missing:						none
Missing data indicator:					-999
Time of Observation:					09:00am
Unit of measurement:					inch
Rain gauge pattern:					n/a			
Diameter:						5 inches
Height of top of gauge above ground:			11.5 inches [1875]; 10 inches [1876-1877]; 2 feet, 6 inches [1878-1885] 
Height of top of gauge above sea level:			320 feet
Nearest railway station:				n/a
Distance to nearest railway station:			n/a


Additional Information:					1875: 1st-3rd Jan no observations recorded
							1885: In 1886 the gauge was moved to Woodlawn - 3 miles west of Kilconnell Rectory.

				
Notes:							1875: Gauge not in position until 3rd Jan.

							
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)
