Wettest May in over 15 years recorded in Cork and Kerry

Adverse weather conditions have put silage contractors under pressure

Because of the above average rainfall in May, silage contractors are now under pressure to make up for lost time. Picture: Andy Gibson.  

Cork and Kerry have recorded their wettest May in years according to Met Eireann.

Cork’s last wettest May occurred in 1981, while rainfall to the extent of May 2021 hasn’t been recorded in Co Kerry since 2006.