On This Day (15 April) in Irish Weather History

A chronological list of weather events and extremes that occurred in Ireland on 15 April down through history.

1892: Markree Castle in Sligo records the lowest shaded air temperature on record in April. The mercury level dips to -7.7°C on this day.

1912: RMS Titanic sinks on her maiden voyage after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic with the loss of 1,513 souls, 110 of them Irish. 732 passengers survive.

1982: Under high pressure conditions, an “absolute drought” is declared in Ireland that lasts until the end of the month.

1986: The maximum daytime temperature reached at Clones, County Cavan, is just 4°C.

2000: The temperature drops to -3.4°C at Kilkenny Castle.

2003: The air temperature at Casement in Dublin reaches 20.7°C.

2019: Cork Airport records its highest daily rainfall record for April (54.6 mm).

2022: The highest air temperature (18.5°C) of the month for Ireland is recorded at Phoenix Park, Co Dublin.

2023: 25.5 mm of rainfall is recorded at Newport, Co Mayo, its highest daily fall for April since 2013.