On This Day (13 August) in Irish Weather History

A timeline of notable weather events and extremes that have taken place in Ireland on August 13th throughout history.

1946: Strong gale-force winds over the Irish Sea result in more than a dozen small fishing vessels sinking in Dún Laoghaire Harbour. Rathfarnham Castle records 1.7 inches of rainfall — the station’s highest daily rainfall in nine years. A Junkers 52 aircraft carrying 22 French Girl Guides and 5 crew members crashes in the Wicklow Mountains. All 27 survive.

1977: Warm and humid conditions spark thunderstorms in parts of Leinster.

1983: Temperatures soar into the mid to high 20s. It remains cooler in the far southeast and far north.

1985: Heavy rain is recorded in Dublin, with Phoenix Park recording just one dry day in the past 36 days.

1993: A deep area of low pressure to the northwest of Ireland produces strong gusts in the northwest.

2001: Thunderstorms bring spot flooding and power outages to parts of Ulster in humid conditions, with temperatures rising to the mid-20s.

2019: The lowest grass minimum (0.5 °C) of the month is reported at Dunsany, Co Meath.

2022: The heatwave continues with daily maximums of 30.6 °C at Moore Park, Cork; 30.5 °C in Oak Park, Carlow; and 30 °C in Shannon, Clare.