On This Day (13 May) in Irish Weather History

A chronological record of weather events and extremes that occurred in Ireland on 13 May down through history.

1984: An overnight low of -1.4c is in stark contrast of a daytime high at 17.3c in Kilkenny, an 18.7c swing in less than 12 hours.

1986: Wet and windy weather sweeps across Ireland with Malin Head recording an 89 km/h gust.

2001: Much of Ireland sees temperatures exceed 20c, with Belmullet in Mayo recording 23.1c.

2002: Ireland is hit by heavy rain and strong winds as a deep area of low pressure tracks along the west coast.

2003: Ferocious winds force an Irish team hoping to scale Mount Everest to return to their base camp. Two members of the team, Clare O’Leary from Cork and Hannah Shields from Derry, hope to become the first Irish women to scale the world’s highest peak.

2008: Belmullet records 24.4c, while the daily maximum is just 14.2c at Malin Head.

2019: Shannon Airport, Clare, and Johnstown Castle, Wexford, record 14.6 hours of uninterrupted sunshine.