On This Day (23 July) in Irish Weather History

A chronological record of weather events and extremes that occurred in Ireland on 23 July throughout history.

1977: At Oak Park, County Carlow, the minimum temperature reached 16.2 °C, marking one of the warmest July nights on record at the station.

1983: Thunderstorms caused flash flooding across the Midlands as temperatures climbed into the mid-20s Celsius.

2005: Ireland recorded its wettest July day, with 112.9mm of rain falling in Macroom, County Cork.

2006: For the 15th consecutive day, the maximum temperature in Kilkenny exceeded 20 °C.

2018: Temperatures reached 27 °C at Casement Aerodrome in Dublin.

2021: Met Éireann issued a Status Orange thunderstorm and rain warning for Galway, Clare, and north Tipperary. Mace Head in Galway recorded 33mm of rainfall within a few hours.

2023: Knock Airport in County Mayo ended a run of 37 consecutive rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm). On the same day, Dunsany in Meath and Malin Head in Donegal concluded 15 wet days (≥ 1 mm/day).