On This Day (11 May) in Irish Weather History
A chronological record of weather events and extremes that occurred in Ireland on 11 May down through history.
1963: A low attendance is recorded on Day 2 of the RDS Spring Show in Ballsbridge as driving rain and strong winds sweep across the Dublin venue.
1974: Ten Met Éireann synoptic stations record gusts exceeding 80 km/h.
1982: Valentia in Kerry registers a 109.5 km/h gust of wind.
1990: Clones in Monaghan begins the day with a temperature of 1.7°C, which rises 16.7°C to 18.4°C by the late afternoon.
2003: Claremorris in Mayo records 23°C.
2008: Temperatures reach the low 20s in the Midlands and west.
2018: Sherkin Island, Malin Head and Casement Aerodrome each record the month’s maximum wind gust of 85 km/h.
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