A chronological record of weather events and extremes that occurred in Ireland on 7 July throughout history.

1971: Temperatures reach to mid to high 20s across Ireland as a three-week dry spell gets underway.

1977: Kilkenny records 28c.

1984: Temperatures soar into the mid to high 20s across all of Ireland.

2013: The fine summer continues with temperatures climbing into the mid-20s.

2020: 27mm of rain is recorded at Mace Head in Galway.

2023: Heavy rain sweeps across Ireland in what will become the wettest July on record. It’s also the warmest day of the month, with Malin Head reporting 24.1°C,