On This Day (14 April) in Irish Weather History
A chronological list of weather events and extremes that occurred in Ireland on 14 April throughout history:
1661: The birth takes place in Dublin of scientist, archaeologist, physician, and MP Sir Thomas Molyneux, who became the first scientist to assert that the Giant’s Causeway is a natural phenomenon.
1864: Following a cold end to March and beginning of April, Ireland enters the 10th day of a dry and unseasonably warm spell of weather.
1876: Good Friday is marked by sleet and snow showers and a severe overnight frost.
1903: Lying snow is reported across Ulster and east Leinster as bitterly cold northerly winds sweep over Ireland.
1912: The Belfast-built RMS Titanic collides with an iceberg in the North Atlantic shortly before midnight.
1930: Two new Vickers Vespa aeroplanes for the Irish Free State Army Air Corps finally arrive in Baldonnel, Dublin, after their delivery is delayed by bad weather.
1963: Parts of Connacht and Ulster wake up to snowfall.
1984: Severe gales affect the west coast of Ireland, with particularly strong winds recorded in counties Galway and Mayo.
2012: Parts of Ireland experience unseasonably cold temperatures, with frost and some snow showers in higher ground locations.
2020: The lowest air temperature of the month is recorded at Mount Dillon, Roscommon (-3.2°C).
