Omagh: Encyclopedia II - Omagh - Climate

Omagh - Climate

Omagh has often been dubbed - 'The Wettest Town In Ireland' - but, no official figures have been released to prove this. In general summers are temperate and winters are cool to mild. In the Summer daytime temperatures usually range from 15°C to 22°C (59°F to 71.6°F) with warm days often extending to 25°C (77°F) or higher. During heat waves in 1995 and 2003 temperatures surpassed 40°C (104°F) which is rare for the local area's climate. Night time temperatures are usually between 8°C and 14°C (46.4°F and 57.2°F) though rather uncomfortable temperatures of 20°C (68°F) or even higher have occoured.

During the winter the days are usually either cloudy and mild (and often wet) or sunny and cool. Snow is fairly common (especially on the hills/mountains) and tends to fall during the months of December, January and February though it has been known for it to fall as early as November and as late as May. On milder days temperatures can range between 9°C and 12°C (48.2°F and 53.6°F) with it only being marginally less at night. On cooler days the temperature can often struggle to rise above 2°C or 3°C (35.6°F or 37.4°F) or even above freezing (0°C or 32°F) during the day, and fall below freezing at night. On very cold nights the temperature can fall as low as -7°C (19.4°F) while in late December 1995 a temperature of -17.6°C (0.32°F) was recorded.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Climate", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki