On This Day (5 August) in Irish Weather History

A timeline of notable weather events and extremes that have taken place in Ireland on August 5th throughout history.

1975: A spell of warm weather triggers thunderstorms across northern and eastern counties.

1985: Following one of the wettest Julys on record, close to an inch of rain falls in the west and south, adding to already saturated ground and causing localised flooding.

1995: Temperatures soar into the mid to high 20s across Ireland as the long, hot summer continues. Hospital emergency departments report a surge in cases of sunburn and heat exhaustion.

1997: Clean-up operations continue in the village of Blackwater, Co Wexford, after severe flooding. Over 36 hours of heavy rain, combined with a high tide, causes the River Blackwater to rise to its highest level in years.

2003: Heatwave conditions develop as Shannon and Mullingar record maximum temperatures of 29°C.

2013: Heavy rainfall affects the southeast, with Oak Park in Carlow reporting over an inch of rain.

2021: Mullingar, Co Westmeath records 71.1 mm of rain — its highest daily rainfall total for August in 71 years.

2023: Storm Antoni brings very heavy rain to the northern half of the country, leading to some flooding. The strongest winds are mostly confined to the south.