On This Day (26 August) in Irish Weather History
A timeline of notable weather events and extremes that have taken place in Ireland on August 26th throughout history.
1896: Dublin reports a daily high of 28.2 °C.
1922: Phoenix Park records one of its top ten coldest August nights of the 20th century at 2.2 °C.
1929: Temperatures reach the mid to high 20s as a plume of warm air drifts north from Iberia.
1936: The Irish Times reports heatwave conditions across Ireland.
1986: The cleanup begins after Hurricane Charley, which caused widespread flooding, particularly in Leinster. Kippure Mountain recorded Ireland’s heaviest single-day rainfall: up to 280 mm, including over 200 mm in 24 hours.
1997: Wet and windy conditions sweep across Ireland as a deep low-pressure area develops off the west coast.
2000: Intense thunderstorms leave 20,000 homes without power across Munster and Leinster.
2016: Castleconnell, Co Limerick, records the month’s joint lowest grass minimum at 1.0 °C.
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