Station: 						Howth Castle
County:							Dublin
Met Éireann Reference Code:				RR/D/14/44
Lat:							53°23'10"N
Lon:							06°04'40"W
Observer:						Records completed by P. Stewart; J.C. Gaisford-St. Lawrence
Start year:						1913
End year:						1940
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:			1 ft, 6in [1913]; 1ft, 9in [1914-1926]; 1 ft, 7in [1927-1931]; 2 ft [1933]; 1ft, 6in [1934-1940]
Height of top of gauge above sea level:			50 feet [1913]; 25 feet [1914-1915]; 35 feet [1916-1940]
Nearest railway station:				Howth
Distance to nearest railway station:			n/a


Additional Information:					1940: Multiday accumulation 9th Oct.

				
Notes:							1915: Corrected by nearby stations.
							1936: Daily values corrected by surrounding stations. Observer notified.
							1937: Jan and Feb adjusted by surrounding 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)
