Last year was wet, warm and sunny almost nationwide, according to figures released by Met Éireann.
Rainfall totals were near or above the long-term average figure at almost all monitoring stations, with the exception of Mace Head in Co Galway.
The midlands, south and east fared worst in terms of rainfall, with Oak Park in Carlow reporting 131% annual percentage of average rainfall.
Long-term average figures were also double or triple their normal rates level nationwide for the month of February.
Despite this, the wettest day of the year was recorded at Clonaslee, Co Laois, where 95mm fell on 1 August.
Temperatures were also on or above their LTA nationwide, with a difference of up 0.8C recorded at Dublin's Phoenix Park.
The months of April and September were both between 1-2C warmer than average, while August was up to 1.5C colder than usual.
The warmest day of the year was recorded at the climate station in Durrow, Co Laois on 25 July when temperatures reached 28.8C.
The coldest day of the year was recorded in Mullingar last week, with temperatures falling to -6.9C on 29 December.
Almost all stations, with the exception of Knock Airport, reported sunnier than usual years.
The strongest gust of the year was recorded at Shannon Airport on 12 February where gusts reached 159km/h, the strongest wind recorded there since 1961.
Most stations around the country reported their windiest days during particularly stormy spells on 3 January and 12 February.
Temperature records broken in Europe
Meanwhile, 2014 broke a series of heat records in France, Britain, Germany and Belgium.
In France, "2014 was the hottest year since 1900," the Meteo-France weather agency said in a statement.
The country's average annual temperature in 2014 was 1.2C higher than normal, defined by the long-term average for 1981-2010.
The year dethroned 2011 as the previous warmest year, which was an average 1.1C higher than the benchmark.
Meteo-France also pointed to records in Germany and Belgium, saying in both countries the average annual temperature in 2014 was 1.4C higher than normal.
In Britain, provisional data showed 2014 was the country's warmest year since 1910, according to the Met Office.
The mean temperature in 2014 was 9.9C, 1.1C above the 1981-2010 average or 0.2C higher than the previous record of 2006.
It said that eight of Britain's top ten warmest years have happened since 2002.
Fifteen of the hottest years in France since the start of the 20th Century have been in the last 25 years, Meteo-France said.
"In Paris, the thermometer went below 0C only on two days, compared to the usual 25-odd days of sub-zero temperatures per year," it added.
The Met Office said 2014, which began with flooding across much of Britain, was also the nation's fourth wettest year since 1910, with 1,297.1mm (51 inches) of rainfall.
Five of Britain's six wettest years have happened since 2000.
The UN's World Meteorological Organisation last month said 2014 was set to be the hottest worldwide since record began, in step with a global warming trend.
UN nations have agreed to sign a global pact in Paris in December in an attempt to halt climate change through curbs of Earth-warming greenhouse gas emissions.
The goal is to limit overall global warming to 2C over pre-Industrial Revolution levels, but scientists warn that on current trends Earth is heading for potentially devastating levels of 4C or more.
