Station: 						Kenmare [Derreen, Lauragh]
County:							Kerry
Met Éireann Reference Code:				RR/D/2/16
Lat:							51°46'10"N
Lon:							09°46'50"W
Observer:						Records completed by William Holbrow; William H. Arrowsmith
Start year:						1912
End year:						1939
Missing:						Sep-Dec 1922; 1923-1936
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:			1 foot 
Height of top of gauge above sea level:			74 feet [1912-1922]; 55 feet [1937-1940]
Nearest railway station:				Kenmare
Distance to nearest railway station:			18 miles East


Additional Information:					1912: Multiday accumulations 31st Jan; 7th Feb.
							1940: Multiday accumulations 19th, 23rd Jan; 2nd, 6th, 10th, 20th Feb; 25th Mar; 7th Apr; 27th May; 26th, 30th Jun; 11th, 14th, 16th Jul; 10th, 15th, 25th Aug; 21st Sep; 23rd Nov; 28th Dec.

				
Notes:							1912: Jan 17th-Feb 7th estimated from Dromore.
							1937: Derreen residence is situated 18 miles west of Kenmare.
							1939: Jan 15th and Oct 8th adjusted by nearby stations.

							
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)
