On This Day (23 April) in Irish Weather History

A chronological list of weather events and extremes that occurred in Ireland on 23 April down through history.

1947: The record mean wind speed (Violent Storm Force 109 km/h) and gust (165 km/h) for April is recorded at Shannon Airport in County Clare.

1979: Strong northwest winds associated with an area of low pressure tracking to Ireland’s north causes power outages in West Munster, Connacht and Ulster.

1984: The temperature rises to 24c at Valentia in County Kerry.

1998: The largest dry bulk carrier ever to dock at an Irish port, the 183,000-tonne Buccleuch, arrives at the deep-water Shannon Estuary jetty of the ESB‘s generating station at Moneypoint in West Clare.

2007: Stop Climate Chaos, a new coalition highlighting climate change, says Ireland is one of the worst polluters in the European Union.