Photo by Ireland has become warmer and wetter in the last thirty years.
Met Eireann has published Ireland's new Climate Averages for 1991 to 2020.
For this study, Met Eireann looked at two 30 year periods - 1961 to 1990 and 1991 to 2020.
Spring experienced the greatest temperature rise, with an increase of 0.8°C between the two average periods.
Highest rises in temperature were seen in May at around 1.0°C, followed by around 0.9°C in February, April and November.
Sunshine hours have also shown an upward trend between the two periods, with around 5% or 63 more hours of annual sunshine.
Annual average rainfall has increased by around 7% and almost all regions in Ireland have seen an increase in annual average rainfall between 1961 to 1990 and 1991 to 2020.
Met Eireann says "we know that the atmosphere is warming and what we're seeing at the local and national scale fits the international picture".
