July 2002 looks set to join April, May and June as one of the wettest on record at the Irish Meteorologist Service's four oldest weather stations which have been operating for over 100 years.
As the month draws to a close, the news for the rest of the week and the Bank Holiday weekend is a mixed bag with the only bright side being higher temperatures than of late.
A spokesman at the Met Service said yesterday that the absence of high pressure over the State was leaving it vulnerable to changing conditions and rainfall. "While July is not yet over, it looks as if it has continued in the same pattern as the previous three months with rainfall well above average," he said.
He said it would be warm and mainly dry over the next few days but could not guarantee sun as most regions will be swathed in cloud.
"The good news is that it will remain warm but there will be some showers as well so you can leave the gaberdine coat at home but take light raingear if you are going anywhere," he said.
In the North, heavy rain since Sunday has brought flooding to many parts of Ulster, causing disruption on the roads and hampering air passengers and farmers.
Significant downpours brought chaos to eastern counties and the Fire Service was called to deal with localised flooding in Newry and Banbridge, Co Down and Lurgan, Co Armagh.
In Co Antrim, disruption was caused at Belfast International Airport where 15mm fell in under 30 minutes early yesterday. The check-in and arrivals hall were flooded.