. ▁ ▁The ▁maximum ▁daily ▁ra inf all ▁recorded ▁at ▁Kil ken ny ▁station ▁was ▁ ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁were ▁wet ▁but ▁ra inf all ▁had ▁been ▁steady ▁throughout ▁the ▁century . ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁wet ▁year ▁and ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁annual ▁ra inf all ▁has ▁been ▁increased ▁stead ily , ▁with ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁being ▁the ▁wet test ▁year ▁since ▁records ▁comm enced ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁At ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁county , ▁Kil ken ny ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁shelter ed ▁location , ▁over ▁ 6 0   km ▁in land ▁and ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁hills ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 m , ▁which ▁ens ures ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁wind y ▁location . ▁The ▁highest ▁wind ▁g ust ▁of ▁ 7 7   k not s , ▁from ▁a ▁south - west ▁direction , ▁was ▁recorded ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Ge ology ▁▁ ▁The ▁ge ology ▁of ▁Kil ken ny ▁includes ▁the ▁K ilt or can ▁Form ation ▁which ▁is ▁early ▁Car bon ifer ous ▁in ▁age . ▁The ▁Form ation ▁is ▁located ▁around ▁Kil ton can ▁Hill ▁near ▁B ally h ale ▁in ▁the ▁Call an ▁and ▁Kno ck top her ▁areas . ▁It ▁forms ▁the ▁upp erm ost ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Old