On This Day (3 May) in Irish Weather History
A chronological record of weather events and extremes that occurred in Ireland on 3 May down through history.
1898: The Irish Times reports that Dublin experienced its wettest day of the year, adding that the “rain came down liberally”.
1906: A doctor and his wife from Castleisland in Kerry are rescued from a steamer than sinks off Sark in the Channel Islands. 36 lives are lost in the tragedy.
1924: The inaugural flight of the Belfast Air Mail Service takes off from Malone Aerodrome.
1941: Tillage farmers issue an appeal for State supports as crops are impacted by persistent wet weather.
1954: Sporting and cultural events across Ireland are abandoned after three weeks of dry weather ends with torrential rain. Dublin records 1.5 inches of rain.
1966: Met Éireann reports that Ireland recorded its wettest April on record, with Dublin registering 370% of its average rainfall total for the month.
1990: Birr in County Offaly records a top temperature of 25.7c.
2007: Claremorris in Mayo records a top temperature of 23.7c, while Rosslare‘s maximum is 14c.
2015: Heavy rain sweeps across Ireland, with 7 stations recording close to an inch of rain.
