On This Day (11 October) in Irish Weather History

A timeline of notable weather events and extremes that have taken place in Ireland on October 11th throughout history.
1969: Dense fog affects the Irish coast, prompting an RTÉ News report.
2017: Hurricane Ophelia is officially named and begins to intensify. It will later impact Ireland as an extratropical storm on the 16th.
2018: Storm Callum brings storm-force winds to Sherkin Island, Co Cork. The station records the month’s highest 10-minute mean wind speed of 49 knots (91 km/h).
2023: Dublin records a top temperature of 21.7 °C.
2024: Moore Park, Co Cork, records the month’s lowest air temperature of -1.6°C, 8.0°C below the long-term average. A vivid display of the Northern Lights is also observed across Ireland.
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