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Eh, not sure what happened with the video when I uploaded to BlueSky. It seems to have overexposed it 🤔 here’s a screenshot from it showing the rainbow at the lighthouse.

Dehaze and contrast in Lightroom.

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Live video from the phone. It was with a Nikon Z8 and a 24-120mm Z lens. Also what do you mean HEAVILY photoshopped. Photoshop is often used to say it’s fake. All I did was dehaze in Lightroom and add some contrast.

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Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Google exists in your country though 🤔 It’s Dublin, Ireland.

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The end of a sunset rainbow over Poolbeg Lighthouse from the Bull Wall, Clontarf this evening.

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Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

2025 and 2026 the only times in the HadUK Grid that had a national summer mean in the 16s. How long until the first 17C?

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Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Very rough maps inspired by the UK Met Office showing the year of the warmest summer on record over various parts of Ireland. These maps are up to 2025 and do not include 2026 yet. The first is of mean daily max temp and the second is mean daily temp. 1995 dominates.

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Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

50x30 inches canvas framed print of my Poolbeg lightning shot. Printed and framed by Appletons Stillorgan. Looks absolutely fantastic 👌

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Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

No discernible trend in back to school week improving weather wise in Ireland despite what Irish people say. Likely just a cultural thing of expectation (expectations being higher in summer/August vs early Sep with many going back to work/school).

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Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ryanair transits to the moon ✈🌝 Not what we aimed for but happy with this image in the end

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Richard Dixon @catinsight.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

For interest, the top 10 population-weighted hot days in the UK from HadUK-Grid's maximum temperature data: not including Aug 2026. Weighted value in top-left of plots. Three of June 26's days in the list. Wondering if the extent of heat in August might sneak at day or two into the top 10 as well.

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Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The min temp of 0.4C also makes it the lowest August temperature in the Republic of Ireland since 2010 when the same station observed an air frost of -0.6C on 30th August.

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Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Mount Dillon (Co. Roscommon) had a min temp of 0.4C yesterday 24th August and a max temp of 23.6C. A very high diurnal temp range for Ireland of 23.2C which lands it in the top 10 biggest diurnal temp ranges at an Irish station on record.

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James Peacock @peacockreports.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Will this be the last NW Europe heatwave of 2026? Based on forecasts for an active MJO to be in phases 6-7 on approach to September, I suspect not. Composites for this behaviour during an El Niño event show significant correlation with ridging over NW Europe; a typically hot pattern.

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Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

91 hrs averages 11 hrs per day. That avg maintained would mean a monthly total of 341 hrs. A record sunny July followed by a record sunny August would be quite something. April/May 2020 was the last time the UK had 2 consecutive record sunny months. April/May 2025 almost too.

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Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Away from the north, August is continuing where July left off with exceptional sunny conditions for the south of the UK. Shoeburyness on 91 hrs of sunshine for the month to date with Odiham not far behind. Would be a record sunny August if it continued like this.

Interesting the Met quoted 2 days of 37C in 2026 in the UK. So are we including the discounted Yeovilton figure now? Because if not then it was just one day no?

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Undoubtedly. Thus the /s to mark sarcasm.

I ask this question as the number of 30C days in the UK this summer is now under some question marks if we were to disregard Charlwood. Other stations like Frittenden also up to question.

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So with how suspect Charlwood has been and the UK Met are clearly disregarding its past 2 day readings, does that mean it should be disregarded for other times this summer it set the 30C mark. 30th July was another one but they mentioned it for that one.

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(Of course not counting today the 4th August which is irrelevant as your post was up to yesterday the 3rd)

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Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

When was the 20th one? I count only 19 such days in 2026 so far May: 24th, 25th, 26th, 28th (4 days) June: 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th (6 days) July: 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 29th (8 days) August: 3rd (1 day) = 19

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Cork Airport had its driest, warmest and sunniest of ANY month on record in July 2026. 1.1mm of rain, prev record 4.5mm in May 1991 18.5/18.6C tmean, prev record 18.3C in August 1995 315.1 hrs of sun, prev record 290.4 hrs in May 2025 315.1 hrs is also an Irish national record.

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Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Campbell-Stokes sunshine recorder

Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

This is pretty crazy. The final KZ sun total for Bournemouth/Hurn was 381.1 hrs in July 2026. That's without any correction applied for CS equivalent. Reminder the national UK monthly sun record was with CS at Eastbourne in July 1911 with 383.9 hrs.

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Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

There was another day yesterday with 30C in the UK which makes the total for the month 17 so the second most out of any month on record in the UK with only July 2006 at 18 higher.

Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

July 2026 is only the fourth time on record that a station on the island of Ireland has achieved a monthly sun total of 300 hrs. July 1955, June 1959, May 2025 and July 2026 are the only occasions to do so. Showing you how exceptional and rare it is.

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Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Cork Airport is guaranteed to beat Valentia's standing record of 308.2 hrs of sunshine in July 1955 today with 306.2 hrs as of yesterday July 30th for July 2026.

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Spectacular Buck Moon rising behind Our Lady Star of the Sea from Clontarf seafront this evening.

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A month with 250 hrs of sunshine is quite a rare feat here in Dublin. Only May 2020, May 2025, June 2018 and now July 2026 have achieved that in my lifetime (since 2000). Before June 2018, the last time was May 2000. This is the first time since 1975/1976 that it has happened two years in a row.

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Hurn/Bournemouth KZ sun total for July 2026 now on 360.9 hrs as of the 29th. Applying correction gives an estimate around 397 hrs to CS equivalent comfortably beating the all-time UK record monthly sun of 383.9 hrs at Eastbourne from July 1911.

Wow, Cork Airport now sitting on 294.3 hrs of sun for July 2026 beating its sunniest month on record in May 2025 (second year in a row). It only needs 14.0 hrs today and tomorrow to beat the Irish monthly sun total record from July 1955 of 308.2 hrs. Good bit of sun expected...

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Remember when we thought July 2022 was very dry with 22.6mm in England & Wales. Yeah that was the driest since 1911, more than a century. Well get this... July 2026 is sitting at 𝟓.𝟔𝐦𝐦 to the 27th... The driest July on record was 1825 with 8.2mm.

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 29/07/2026

It's not normal to have a single day of 35C in a given calendar year, at least once was. It's becoming more so.

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Temperatures reached 35.2°C today, marking the 7th day of 2026 where the UK has recorded 35°C or higher 👇 Prior to this year, the record was 5 days of ≥35°C, set in 1976 and 2020 🌡️

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1995 had only 16 30C days as of July 29th showing just how much of a "head start" 2026 has to smash it but August 1995 was one of the hottest months on record in both the UK and Ireland. August 2026 has a tall order to compete with that month.

July 2026 has had 16 days where the UK has achieved 30C, equal to July 2018 and August 1995. Only July 2006 with 18 days has had more in a single calendar month on record as far as I'm aware.

Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The gap is closing. 1995 now only has 3 more 30C days than 2026 in the UK. Technically, there is still August, September and even October if records break for more potential 30C days.

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2024, 2025 and 2026 all exceptional in different ways but 2026 a different kettle of fish.

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Sryan Bruen @sryanbruen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

What more do I say about July 2026 than what I've already said. Incredible month.

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Oof, this was my best one. From 7th-8th July which had NLCs lasting throughout the night.

Somehow Dublin Airport managed to snag 20.0C within the hour during the afternoon today. This continues its record-breaking streak of 24 consecutive days of 20C or greater. The previous record I'm aware of was 21 days back in July 1989. This is some run for here.

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Driest months on record for Dublin Airport July 2026 2.0mm (so far) Sep 1986 3.6mm May 1991 3.6mm Jun 1942 4.0mm Mar 1961 4.0mm Feb 1965 4.7mm Jun 2018 4.8mm Aug 1976 6.6mm Aug 1995 7.2mm Sep 1972 7.5mm Apr 1980 8.2mm Jul 1982 9.2mm Mar 1953 9.3mm May 2020 9.3mm

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There was a time the Irish looked in envy of our English neighbours getting all the heat spikes. Now, not so much. What has changed? Why have the heat spikes or heatwaves started to affect Ireland more of late? This week's brief spike is an exception.

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