On This Day (6 August) in Irish Weather History

A timeline of notable weather events and extremes that have taken place in Ireland on August 6th throughout history.

1979: A deep low-pressure system brings heavy rain and strong winds nationwide. Claremorris records over 35 mm of rain.

1986: Met Éireann reports the highest daily rainfall for August in Ireland — 206.5 mm falls at Glenvickee, Co. Kerry, over the previous 24 hours.

1996: A cold, wet day as a stalled front brings heavy rain to the Midlands and east. Temperatures struggle to exceed 13 °C in Dublin. Mullingar records over 50 mm (2 inches) of rain.

2003: A prolonged warm spell continues, with temperatures reaching the mid-20s across Ireland.

2008: Shannon Airport logs 38.4 mm of rain in one hour — the highest hourly total for any month in its 63-year record.

2016: Thunderstorms break out, with lightning reported at several stations. Temperatures again rise into the mid-20s.