On This Day (4 April) in Irish Weather History

A chronological list of weather events and extremes that took place in Ireland on this day down through history.

1950: Fishing boats remained tied up at port due to strong gale force northwesterly winds.

1958: Good Friday travel plans are disrupted as a bitterly cold northeasterly wind brings scattered snow and hail showers.

1966: Numerous fires in the Wicklow Mountains prompt local authorities to appeal to the public to stop burning gorse.

1978: Met Éireann reports that the previous month (March) was the wettest on record.

1983: Outdoor Easter Monday activity is curtailed due to heavy wintry showers carried on a strong northwest wind.

2006: The Marine Institute relocates to Galway.

2012: Temperatures hover between 3 and 5 C as Donegal records its first snowfall of the year.