Ireland experienced a mild winter overall with both December and February seeing above average temperatures at all 25 Met Eireann synoptic stations across Ireland.
In its Climate Statement for winter, Met Éireann noted that January brought below average temperatures at most stations, due to a cold Arctic airmass descending over Ireland from the north during the first third of the month.
Pressure was higher than average through most of December, which led to drier than average conditions overall, but often quite cloudy.
Storm Darragh, named by the Met Office (UK), crossed over the northern half of the country late on Friday 6th and early Saturday 7th December and brought the strongest winds of 2024.
Rainfall varied during January from dry in the North and Northwest to progressively wetter towards The cold airmass over Ireland early in the month brought heavy snow to the south Midlands, South, Southwest and West, which stayed on the ground for several days in places.
Storm Éowyn, named by the Met Office (UK), reached peak intensity as it brushed by the northwest coast of Ireland in the early hours of Friday 24th January and brought extreme winds across the country with widespread disruption and power outages.
Rainfall during February varied between wet in the South to relatively dry in parts of the Midlands and North.
There was a prolonged period of easterly winds during the middle of the month due to blocking high pressure over Scandinavia, which brought a lot of cloud, but the month finished sunny.