Sryan Bruen

Still only on 27.9 hrs of sunshine for Dublin Airport as of the 26th. It will beat February 1947 after some sunshine tomorrow but it will safely be the second cloudiest since records began in 1942.

2nd cloudiest and wettest Feb. What a terrible month.

Provisionally it's been the 5th cloudiest winter on record for Scotland since 1910 and most places have had a cloudier than average winter. I'm sure that will come as no surprise, mostly due to February though. December and January were not remarkable.

Another 1.4mm so far this morning. January was 137.7mm which was the wettest month since July 2023. Two consecutive 130+mm months here is rare. The last time was October/November 2002. The only other examples before that were May/June 1993 and September/October 1976.

It's officially the wettest February on record at Dublin Airport after yesterday evening's downpours which tipped the month over the previous record set in 2020.

132.2mm to 25th for 2026 vs 130.4mm in 2020

Widely still hovering around the 20-30 hrs of sun mark which is atrocious this far into the month.

Cloudiest on record for the nation was 1940 with 36.4 hrs

1993 was 42.2 hrs, the last sub 50 h Feb.

CET mean min for February 2026 to the 22nd is comfortably the equal 5th mildest on record since 1878.

February 2024 had a mean min that was 0.9C higher!

All the cloud helping to hold up the night temps this month. Probably the cloudiest since 1993 at least.

The UK has achieved 19C+ in the month of February in the following years:

2019, 1998, 1990, 1891.

Will 2026 join this exclusive club on Wednesday or will it fall short? Probably fall short but very mild nonetheless.

The perfect canvas for Baily Lighthouse sunrise 🎨

Portrane towers with the snowy Wicklow Mountains backdrop from Rush yesterday.

Ardgillan Castle with snow capped Mournes in the background.

Balbriggan Lighthouse with the snow capped Mourne Mountains in the background at sunrise.

Not the best foreground but it was not possible to get any other angle than this one for the shot I wanted so have to make do with it.

To the people asking where I was standing to capture this and yesterday's post, I was just past the bottom of Burdett Avenue in Sandycove looking towards Dún Laoghaire town.

Stormy Scotman's Bay. Not the biggest waves I captured yesterday but I always love to get birds in my shots to add to the stormy atmosphere.

This video sums up my day in Dún Laoghaire. Unreal

Just you wait until what I’ve captured today!

Can’t quite fathom what I was able to capture at Dún Laoghaire today. Biblical waves!

Only a phone shot for now as I have to go straight to work.

More shots from Tuesday at Balbriggan. No doubt there will be at least a few photographers here today to grab a few shots, there will be lots of waves.

Fleeting sunset light at St Doulagh’s Church, Balgriffin this evening.

That award goes to 2021 for me. 2021 didn't start off with a lovely period like early 2026 did and late Jan to mid-Feb was as awful as this one is.

The deer were moving fast, the light was dim so to get them sharp was a challenge and I'm not sure I did them justice especially in the first shot but at the same time, I think their lack of sharpness visualises their movement well.

Phoenix Park rush hour 🦌

These were some of the trickier shots to capture from a lovely morning in the park earlier in January 2026.

Huge waves covering Balbriggan pier today.

Great day for shooting waves at Balbriggan! First time I’ve ever filled my entire SD card on one shoot (I only formatted it this morning before setting out).

A gorgeous calm morning at Clontarf with lenticular clouds reflecting in Dublin Bay from January 2025, a contrast to this morning.

The aurora dancing over Howth Lighthouses, from October 2024.

Sunrise at Howth this morning.

Plane crossing the moon around this time last month ✈️

Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford has had 129.1mm of rain between 24th and 30th January 2026 inclusive, 592% of its average!

January 2026 is my wettest month since July 2023.

149.2mm in July 2023 vs 135.8mm in January 2026 (Dublin Apt data)

Finally got airside in Dublin Airport ✈️

A sunrise mirage aligned with Poolbeg Lighthouse around this time last year.