Last updated Tuesday 23 January 2018

The overall record is shaded.

Temperatures (°C)

Highest air temperature recorded in the 20th Century: 32.5°C at Boora, Co. Offaly on 29th June 1976

Lowest air temperature recorded in the 20th century: -18.8°C at Lullymore, Co. Kildare on 2nd January 1979

Lowest grass minimum temperature: -19.6°C at Glasnevin, Dublin on 12th January 1982

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Highest

Shaded Air (°C) 18.5

Dublin

(Glasnevin)

10th 1998 18.1

Dublin

(Phoenix Park)

23rd 1891 23.6

Dublin

(Trinity College)

28th 1965 25.8

Donegal

(Glenties)

26th 1984 28.4

Kerry

(Ardfert Liscahane)

31st 1997 33.3 Kilkenny

(Kilkenny Castle)

26th 1887 32.3

Roscommon

(Elphin)

19th 2006 31.5

Carlow

(Oak Park)

2nd 1995 29.1

Kildare

(Clongowes Wood

College)

1st 1906 25.2

Kildare

(Clongowes Wood

College)

3rd 1908 20.1

Kerry

(Dooks)

1st 2015 18.1

Dublin

(Peamount)

2nd 1948 Lowest

Shaded Air (°C) -19.1

Sligo

(Markree)

16th 1881 -17.8

Longford

(Mostrim)

7th 1895 -17.2

Sligo

(Markree)

3rd 1947 -7.7

Sligo

(Markree)

15th 1892 -5.6

Donegal

(Glenties)

4th 1979 -3.3

Offaly

(Clonsast)

1st 1962 -0.3

Longford

(Mostrim)

8th 1889 -2.7

Wicklow

(Rathdrum)

30th 1964 -3.5

Offaly

(Clonsast)

8th 1972 -8.3

Sligo

(Markree)

31st 1926 -11.5

Wexford

(Clonroche)

29th 2010 -17.5

Mayo

(Straide)

25th 2010

Rainfall Totals (mm)

Highest annual total: 3964.9mm at Ballaghbeama Gap, Co Kerry in 1960

Highest hourly total: 52.2mm at Clonroche, Co. Wexford on 27th June 1986

Lowest annual total: 356.6mm at Glasnevin, Co Dublin in 1887

Longest absolute drought: 3rd April to 10th May 1938 in Limerick

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Highest

Monthly

Total (mm)

since 1942 711.2

Kerry

(Ballagh

beame

Gap)

1990 780.0

Kerry (Mt

Cummeragh)

1995 685.8

Kerry (Mt

Ballagh

beama)

1989 445.5

Kerry

(Glenvickee)

1966 605.0

Wicklow

(M.Lough

Dan)

1993 469.0

Kerry (Mt

Cummeragh)

2012 577.9

Kerry

(Ballagh

beama

Gap)

1950 615.0

Donegal

(Mt Lough

Eske)

1985 650.0

Kerry

(Beenreagh

Mtn)

1999 790.0

Kerry (Mt

Cummeragh)

1996 650.0

Kerry

(Ballagh

beama

Gap)

2000 943.5

Cork (Gernapeka)

2015

Lowest

Monthly Total (mm)

since 1942 7.5

Dublin

(Lusk)

1950 0.0

Galway

(Inverin GS)

1965 0.1

Carlow

(Leighlin

bridge GS)

1961 1.3

Laois

(Abbeyleix)

1942 3.0

Louth

(Ardee)

1980 0.8

Dublin

(Lambay

Island)

1942 0.7

Cork

(Glanmire)

1955 0.4

Wexford

(Bunclody)

1995 0.0

Dublin

(Dun Laoghaire)

1986 2.5

Kildare

(Naas)

1969 3.5

Offaly

(Eden

derry)

1942 8.4

Wicklow (Mt

Rathdrum)

1967 Highest

Daily

Total (mm)

since 1942 115.3

Kerry

(Lauragh

GS)

27th

1954 146.5

Dublin

(Ballyed

monduff)

3rd 1994 132.1

Kerry

(Waterville)

15th 1956 105.6

Kerry

(Cloone

Lake)

20th 1999 104.6

Kerry

(Gap of

Dunloe)

4th 1985 111.0

Leitrim

(Aughna

sheelan)

28th 1986 112.9

Cork

(Macroom)

23rd 2005 206.5

Kerry

(Glenvic

kee)

5th 1986 243.5

Kerry

(Cloone

Lake)

18th 1993 201.2

Kerry

(Waterville)

3rd 2016 167.1

Kerry

(Killarney)

9th 1941 160.8

Mayo

(Kennagh

Beg)

4th 2015

Wind Speeds (km/h) since 1942

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Highest 10-minute

Mean Wind Speed (km/h)

since 1942 131

(Hurricane Force)

Limerick

(Foynes

Airport)

18th 1945 120

(Hurricane Force)

Galway

(Mace

Head)

12th 2014 124

(Hurricane

Force)

Donegal

(Malin Head)

2nd 1982 109

(Violent

Storm)

Clare

(Shannon

Airport)

23rd 1947 102

(Storm

Force)

Donegal

(Malin

Head)

23rd 2011 96

(Storm

Force)

Donegal

(Malin

Head)

24th 1962 102

(Storm

Force)

Donegal

(Malin

Head)

25th 1988 83

(Strong Gale)

Donegal

(Malin Head)

9th 1973 122

(Hurricane

Force)

Donegal

(Malin

Head)

16th 1961

Debbie 115

(Violent

Storm)

Cork

(Roches

Point)

16th 2017

Ophelia 117

(Violent

Storm)

Limerick

(Foynes

Airport)

12th 1940 126

(Hurricane

Force)

Cork

(Roches

Point)

24th 1997 Highest

Gust (km/h) since 1942 182

Limerick

(Foynes

Airport)

18th 1945 172

Mayo

(Belmullet)

9th 1988 167

Donegal

(Malin

Head)

20th 1986 165

Clare

(Shannon

Airport)

23rd 1947 144

Mayo

(Belmullet)

23rd 2011 137

Donegal (Malin

Head)

24th 1962 137

Donegal

(Malin

Head)

25th 1988 144

Mayo

(Claremorris)

11th 1999 181

Donegal

(Malin

Head)

16th 1961

Debbie 178

Wexford

(Rosslare)

24th 1995 170

Donegal

(Malin

Head)

6th 1996 178

Donegal

(Malin

Head)

26th 1998

Mean Sea Level Pressure (hPa)

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Highest MSLP

(hPa) 1051.9

Kerry

(Valentia

Observatory)

28th 1905 1049.1

Westmeath

(Mullingar)

7th 1964 1047.1

Kerry

(Valentia)

13th

1900 1043.4

Clare

(Shannon

Airport)

26th

1948 1042.4

Cork

(Cork

Airport)

12th 2012 1043.1

Monaghan

(Clones)

14th 1959 1037.9

Donegal

(Malin

Head)

1st 1933 1036.0

Kerry

(Valentia)

17th 1940 1041.3

Donegal

(Malin Head)

11th 2009

Cork

(Cork Airport /Sherkin Island)

24th 2018 1043.8

Cork

(Sherkin Island)

22nd

2018 1046.0

Mayo

(Knock

Airport)

10th

1999 1049.5

Donegal

(Malin

Head)

24th

1926 Lowest MSLP

(hPa) 936.6

Sligo (Markree)

26th 1884 942.3

Cork

(Midleton)

4th 1951 950.0

Galway

(Mace

Head)

10th

2008 952.9

Donegal

(Malin

Head)

1st 1948 970.3

Mayo

(Belmullet)

10th 1983 975.3

Dublin

(Phoenix Park)

8th 1843 978.0

Mayo

(Belmullet)

25th 1988 967.8

Mayo

(Belmullet)

14th 1959 957.3

Mayo

(Claremorris)

21st 1953 957.5

Kerry

(Valentia)

28th

2004 931.2

Limerick

28th

1838 942.8

Cork

(Cork

Airport)

17th

1989

MSLP : Mean Sea Level Pressure

Sunshine Duration (hours) since 1942