A timeline of notable weather events and extremes that have taken place in Ireland on October 3rd throughout history.

1908: Ireland’s highest October temperature on record, 25.2 °C, is logged at Clongowes Wood College, Kildare.

1959: Dublin records one of its highest October temperatures ever at 24.2 °C.

1988: RTÉ launches a new weather service with longer, more frequent reports using modern graphics from a purpose-built studio. Met Éireann forecasters say updates will now be more tailored, timely and engaging for viewers.

1990: Drought conditions persist in Leinster. The reservoir at Roundwood, County Wicklow, is at its lowest level ever. The amount of water leaving Roundwood has been reduced by 10 million gallons per day and a water expert says because of changing weather patterns more water will have to be taken from beneath the ground.

2016: Kerry records 201.2 mm of rainfall at Waterville, a record for October in Ireland. Valentia Observatory reports its wettest day since opening in 1866, with 131.6 mm of rain.

2019: Storm Lorenzo makes landfall along the west and southwest coasts, bringing high winds, torrential rain and heavy seas. Mace Head in Galway records a 107 km/h wind gust.

2020: Storm Alex, named by Météo-France, brings widespread rainfall across the southern half of Ireland.