On This Day (21 August) in Irish Weather History

A timeline of notable weather events and extremes that have taken place in Ireland on August 21st throughout history.

1955: Dublin records its heaviest rainfall for August up to that year, with 71 mm at Phoenix Park.

1983: A train traveling from Galway to Dublin crashes into a Tralee-bound train that had broken down near Cherryville Junction, south of Kildare. Dense fog contributed to the accident. Seven passengers die, with another later succumbing to injuries.

1985: Minister of State Paul Connaughton reports that persistent wet conditions have caused millions of pounds in harvest losses in the west of Ireland. Autumn grazing is described as “all lost” in south Roscommon.

1995: The temperature reaches 28.2°C at Casement, Dublin.

2009: Train passengers narrowly escape when part of the Dublin–Belfast line collapses at the Broadmeadow Estuary near Malahide.

2014: The remnants of Hurricane Ernesto bring heavy rain and strong winds to western Ireland.

2016: Kilgarvan (Gortnaboul), Co. Kerry, records its wettest August day since 1986, with 40.0 mm of rain.

2017: The remnants of Hurricane Gert cause severe flooding and landslides in Donegal and the northwest.

2024: Storm Lillian, the 12th named storm of the season, marks the highest number of named storms since the system was introduced. Gale and rainfall warnings are issued.