Station: 						Malin Head 
County:							Donegal
Met Éireann Reference Code:				MÉ/MO/7; RR/D/26/29
Lat:							55°22'20"N
Lon:							07°20'20"W
Observer:						Records completed by Signalman; John O'Doherty; Owen Doherty; M. Reilly; John Dutt; Read [Coastgaurd]
Start year:						1885
End year:						1955
Missing:						7th-12th Nov 1921; Jan & May 1954						
Missing data indicator:					-999
Time of Observation:					08:00am [1885-Jun 1908]; 07:00 [Jul 1908-Dec 1941]; 09:00am [Jan 1942-Jun 1946]; 07:00am [Jul-Dec 1946]; 09:00am [Jan-Dec 1947]; 07:00am [Jan 1948]; 09:00am [Feb-Mar 1948]; 07:00am [Apr-Jun 1948]; 09:00am [Aug 1948-Sep 1949]; 06:00am [Oct 1949]; 09:00am [Nov 1949-Jul 1950]; 06:00am [Aug 1950]; 09:00am [Sep 1950-Jan 1951]; 06:00am [Feb-Mar 1951]; 09:00am [Apr 1951]; 06:00am [May-Jul 1951]; 09:00am [Aug-Sep 1951]; 06:00am [Oct 1951]; 09:00am [Nov 1951-Jan 1952]; 06:00am [Feb 1952]; 09:00am [Mar-May 1952]; 06:00am [Jun-Jul 1952]; 09:00am [Aug 1952-Jan 1953]; 06:00am [Feb 1953]; 09:00am [Mar-Apr 1953]; 06:00am [May 1953]; 09:00am [Jun 1953]; 06:00am [Jul 1953]; 07:00am [Aug 1953]; 09:00am [Sep-Dec 1953]; 08:00am [Feb 1954]; 09:00am [Mar-Apr 1954]; 08:00am [Jun 1954]; 06:00am [Jul-Aug 1954]; 09:00am [Sep-Oct 1954]; 06:00am [Nov-Dec 1954]; 09:00am [Jan-Mar 1955]; 06:00am [Apr-Dec 1955].
Unit of measurement:					inch [Jan 1885-Apr 1914]; millimeter [May 1914-Dec 1955] 					
Rain gauge pattern:					n/a				
Diameter:						n/a
Height of top of gauge above ground:			1 ft [Jan 1885-Jul 1922]; 15 ins [Aug-Sep 1922]; 16 ins [Oct 1922]; 14 ins [Nov 1922]; 15 ins [Dec 1922-Jan 1923]; 14 ins [Feb-Mar 1923]; 15 ins [Apr 1923]; 14 ins [May 1923]; 16 ins [Jun-Aug 1923]; 14 ins [Nov 1923-Jan 1924]; 12 ins [Feb 1924]; 14 ins [Mar 1924]; 12 ins [Apr-May 1924]; 14 ins [Jun 1924-Jul 1926]; 12 ins [Aug 1926-Dec 1937] n/a [Jan 1938-Nov 1938]; 8 ins [Dec 1938-Oct 1939]; 5 ins [Nov 1939]; 8 ins [Dec 1939-Dec 1941]; n/a [Jan 1942-Dec 1955].
Height of top of gauge above sea level:			220 ft [Aug 1889-Jul 1897]; 230 ft [Aug 1897]; 220 ft [Sep 1897-May 1899]; 230 ft [Jun 1899-Dec 1901]; 231 ft [Jan-Mar 1902]; 230 ft [Apr 1902-Jul 1911]; 216 ft [Aug 1911]; 226 ft [Sep 1911]; 230 ft [Oct-Nov 1911]; 220 ft [Dec 1911]; 225 ft [Jan 1912]; 215 ft [Feb 1912]; 225 ft [Apr-Jun]; 210 ft [Jul 1912]; 225 ft [Aug-Sep 1912]; 230 ft [Oct 1912]; 225 ft [Nov 1912]; 230 ft [Dec 1912-Sep 1913]; 225 ft [Oct 1912-Jan 1914]; 230 ft [Feb-Apr 1914]; 225 ft [May 1914]; 230 ft [Sep 1914-May 1918]; n/a [Jun 1918-Apr 1922]; 21.9 ft [May-Jul 1922]; 15 ft [Aug 1922]; 16m [Sep 1922]; 60 ft [Oct 1922]; 20.9m [Nov 1922]; 20m [Dec 1922-Jan 1923]; 21.9m [Feb 1923]; 60 ft [Mar 1923]; 17.9m [Apr 1923]; 60 ft [May 1923]; 17m [Jun 1923]; 16m [Jul 1923]; 21.9m [Aug 1923]; 17m [Oct-Nov 1923]; 16m/52ft [Dec 1923-Oct 1926]; 16.9m [Nov 1926-Feb 1927]; 16.3m [Mar 1927]; 25.3m [Apr 1927]; 16.3m [May-Jun 1927]; 16.9m [Jul 1927]; 16.3m [Aug-Sep 1927]; 16.9m [Oct 1927-Aug 1929]; 25.3m [Sep 1929]; 16.9m [Oct 1929-May 1930]; 25.3m [Jun 1930]; 16.9m [Jul 1930-Mar 1931]; 52ft [Apr 1931]; 16.3m [May-Jun 1931]; 52 ft [Jul 1931]; 16.9m [Aug 1931]; 52m [Sep-Oct 1931]; 16.9m [Nov-Dec 1931]; 83 ft [Jan-May 1932]; 82 ft [Jun-Dec 1932]; 83 ft [Jan 1933-Jun 1935]; 87 ft [Jul 1935]; 86 ft [Aug 1935]; 89 ft [Sep-Nov 1935]; 87 ft [Dec 1935]; 84 ft [Jan-May 1936]; 85 ft [Jun-Jul 1936]; 84 ft [Aug 1936-Jul 1938]; 83 ft [Aug 1938-Dec 1941]; n/a [Jan 1942-Dec 1955].
Nearest railway station:				n/a
Distance to nearest railway station:			n/a


Additional Information:					Jan 1885-Feb 1912: Corrected for wrong day.
							Jun 1914-Feb 1915: Corrected for wrong day.
							1921: From Mar readings are taken twice daily [7h to 18h; 18h to 7h]. The sum of the two readings [7h to 7h] is given here.
							1921: No readings 7th-12th November.
							1930: Two measurements provided for height of gauge above mean sea level: 16.9m & 25.3m.
							1932: New measurement provided for height of gauge above mean sea level: 83 ft [Flagmast site].
							1942: From Mar readings are taken twice daily [9h to 21h; 21h to 9h]. The sum of the two readings [9h to 9h] is given here.
							1946: From Jul-Dec readings are taken twice daily [7h to 18h; 18h to 7h]. The sum of the two readings [7h to 7h] is given here.
							1949: Oct readings are taken twice daily [6h to 18h; 18h to 6h]. The sum of the two readings [6h to 6h] is given here.
							1955: Old station closed on 30th Apr 1955; new station opened 1st May 1955.

				
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)
