Station: 						Gorey [Ram's Gate]
County:							Wexford
Met Éireann Reference Code:				RR/D/7/13
Lat:							52°40'10"N
Lon:							06°18'00"W
Observer:						Records completed by Liuet. Commander Jr. A. Claud L. Ellis 
Start year:						1928
End year:						1940
Missing:						none
Missing data indicator:					-999
Time of Observation:					9:00am GMT [Winter]; 9:00am Summer Time [Summer]
Unit of measurement:					inch
Rain gauge pattern:					Funnel and bottle				
Diameter:						5 inches
Height of top of gauge above ground:			1 foot [up to 31st May 1929]; 4 feet, 3 inches [from 1st June 1929]; 1 foot [1939]
Height of top of gauge above sea level:			170 feet
Nearest railway station:				Gorey
Distance to nearest railway station:			0.5 miles East


Additional Information:					1928: Multiday accumulations 19th Mar; 9th Apr; 17th May; 23rd Jun.
							1929: Multiday accumulation 11th Oct.
							1930: Multiday accumulation 14th Apr. 
							1931: Multiday accumulation 20th Jan. 
							1934: Multiday accumulation 25th Oct. 
							1935: Multiday accumualtion 9th Oct.
							1938: Multiday accumulations 9th, 18th, 20th, 23rd Jan; 11th, 24th Feb; 15th, 24th Mar; 3rd, 26th Jun; 4th, 24th Jul; 28th Sep; 3rd, 12th, 15th, 21st, 24th, 29th, 31st Oct; 29th Nov; 7th, 17th, 24th, 31st Dec. 
							1939: Multiday accumulations 3rd, 8th Jan; 17th, 23rd Feb; 25th Mar; 12th Apr; 21st, 25th Jun; 9th Jul; 2nd, 20th, 25th Aug; 4th Sep; 8th, 17th Oct.
							1940: Multiday accumulations 22nd Jan; 16th Feb; 11th Jun.


Notes:							1928: Probably 9 inches low. Letter to observer. 
							1929: New gauge from 1st June 1929: diameter of gauge does not change; elevation does not change; height of top of gauge above ground changes from 1 foot to 4 feet, 2 inches.
							1930: Observer unable to lower gauge or find new site.
							1933: Feb 3 inches low. Observer notified of adjustments to Feb. Observer sends amendments 03/05/1934.
			
				
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)
