On This Day (18 March) in Irish Weather History
Weather conditions on this day down through Irish history.
1993: Ireland’s first and successful Everest expedition gets underway. The expedition includes the late Richard O’Neill-Dean from Stackallen, Meath.
1995: Cold north-westerly winds bring heavy snow showers to Ulster, Connacht and west Munster.
2016: Mullingar, Co Westmeath records the month’s lowest shaded air temperature at -5.1°C, while the month’s lowest grass minimum is reported at Straide, Co Mayo with -10.3°C.
2018: Snowfall forces the cancellation of some St. Patrick’s Day festivities, including the Big Day Out event in Merrion Square, Dublin.
