Editing Limerick (section)

==Climate==
Limerick's climate is classified as [[Oceanic climate|temperate oceanic]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfb''). Met Éireann maintains a climatological weather observation station at [[Shannon Airport]], 21 kilometres west-northwest of the city in [[County Clare]]. Shannon Airport records an average of 977 millimetres of precipitation annually, most of which is rain. Limerick has a mild climate, with an average daily maximum in July of {{convert|20|°C|°F}} and an average daily minimum in January of {{convert|3|°C|°F}}. The highest temperature recorded was {{convert|32.0|°C|°F}} in June 2018, and the lowest {{convert|-11.4|°C|°F}} in 2010. Limerick is the cloudiest city in the country, averaging only 1,295 sunshine hours annually, 3.5 hours of sunshine every day. There are on average 62 days of no recordable sunshine, 6 days of thunder, 22 days of hail, 32 days of fog and 11 days of snow per year. Shannon Airport is located by the ocean at an elevation of 14 metres.

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| location = [[Shannon Airport]] [[Weather station|Weather Observing Station]] (1981 to 2010)
| Jan record high C = 14.8
| Feb record high C = 15.5
| Mar record high C = 20.2
| Apr record high C = 23.5
| May record high C = 28.0
| Jun record high C = 32.1
| Jul record high C = 30.6
| Aug record high C = 29.8
| Sep record high C = 26.1
| Oct record high C = 22.3
| Nov record high C = 18.2
| Dec record high C = 15.3
| year record high C = 31.6
| Jan high C = 8.8
| Feb high C = 9.2
| Mar high C = 11.1
| Apr high C = 13.3
| May high C = 16.0
| Jun high C = 18.5
| Jul high C = 19.8
| Aug high C = 19.6
| Sep high C = 17.7
| Oct high C = 14.3
| Nov high C = 11.1
| Dec high C = 9.0
| year high C = 14.0
| Jan mean C = 6.0
| Feb mean C = 6.2
| Mar mean C = 7.8
| Apr mean C = 9.5
| May mean C = 12.1
| Jun mean C = 14.6
| Jul mean C = 16.4
| Aug mean C = 16.2
| Sep mean C = 14.2
| Oct mean C = 11.2
| Nov mean C = 8.3
| Dec mean C = 6.3
| year mean C = 10.7
| Jan low C = 3.2
| Feb low C = 3.2
| Mar low C = 4.5
| Apr low C = 5.7
| May low C = 8.2
| Jun low C = 11.0
| Jul low C = 13.0
| Aug low C = 12.7
| Sep low C = 10.8
| Oct low C = 8.2
| Nov low C = 5.5
| Dec low C = 3.6
| year low C = 7.4
| Jan record low C = -11.2
| Feb record low C = -9.8
| Mar record low C = -7.8
| Apr record low C = -4.1
| May record low C = -0.9
| Jun record low C = 1.5
| Jul record low C = 6.0
| Aug record low C = 2.9
| Sep record low C = 1.3
| Oct record low C = -2.0
| Nov record low C = -6.6
| Dec record low C = -11.4
| year record low C = -11.4
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 102.3
| Feb precipitation mm = 76.2
| Mar precipitation mm = 78.7
| Apr precipitation mm = 59.2
| May precipitation mm = 64.8
| Jun precipitation mm = 69.8
| Jul precipitation mm = 65.9
| Aug precipitation mm = 82.0
| Sep precipitation mm = 75.6
| Oct precipitation mm = 104.9
| Nov precipitation mm = 94.1
| Dec precipitation mm = 104.0
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| Jan humidity = 88
| Feb humidity = 87
| Mar humidity = 85
| Apr humidity = 81
| May humidity = 77
| Jun humidity = 79
| Jul humidity = 81
| Aug humidity = 83
| Sep humidity = 85
| Oct humidity = 88
| Nov humidity = 88
| Dec humidity = 89
<!-- Average afternoon % humidity -->
<!-- If entering the average afternoon % humidity, then the average daily % humidity table should be used. -->| Jan afthumidity = 82
| Feb afthumidity = 75
| Mar afthumidity = 70
| Apr afthumidity = 65
| May afthumidity = 64
| Jun afthumidity = 67
| Jul afthumidity = 68
| Aug afthumidity = 69
| Sep afthumidity = 71
| Oct afthumidity = 77
| Nov afthumidity = 81
| Dec afthumidity = 84
| Jan precipitation days = 20
| Feb precipitation days = 16
| Mar precipitation days = 19
| Apr precipitation days = 16
| May precipitation days = 17
| Jun precipitation days = 16
| Jul precipitation days = 15
| Aug precipitation days = 18
| Sep precipitation days = 18
| Oct precipitation days = 20
| Nov precipitation days = 19
| Dec precipitation days = 20
| unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
| Jan snow days = 3.4
| Feb snow days = 3.2
| Mar snow days = 1.8
| Apr snow days = 0.6
| May snow days = 0.1
| Jun snow days = 0
| Jul snow days = 0
| Aug snow days = 0
| Sep snow days = 0
| Oct snow days = 0.1
| Nov snow days = 0.3
| Dec snow days = 1.5
| Jan dew point C = 4
| Feb dew point C = 4
| Mar dew point C = 5
| Apr dew point C = 5
| May dew point C = 8
| Jun dew point C = 10
| Jul dew point C = 12
| Aug dew point C = 12
| Sep dew point C = 11
| Oct dew point C = 9
| Nov dew point C = 6
| Dec dew point C = 5
| Jan sun = 49.6
| Feb sun = 65.6
| Mar sun = 100.0
| Apr sun = 153.1
| May sun = 180.0
| Jun sun = 156.0
| Jul sun = 140.5
| Aug sun = 140.1
| Sep sun = 117.0
| Oct sun = 89.9
| Nov sun = 60.0
| Dec sun = 43.4
| Jand sun = 1.6
| Febd sun = 2.3
| Mard sun = 3.2
| Aprd sun = 5.1
| Mayd sun = 5.8
| Jund sun = 5.2
| Juld sun = 4.5
| Augd sun = 4.5
| Sepd sun = 3.9
| Octd sun = 2.9
| Novd sun = 2.0
| Decd sun = 1.4
| source = Met Éireann<ref name="LK climate data">From [http://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/1981-2010/shannon.html met.ie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708024535/http://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/1981-2010/shannon.html |date=8 July 2012 }} ([[Met Éireann]]); see  {{cite web|url=http://www.met.ie/climate/shannonairport.asp|title=Shannon Airport (Weather Observing Stations)|access-date=14 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229071205/http://www.met.ie/climate/shannonairport.asp|archive-date=29 December 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| date = July 2012
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