On This Day (28 August) in Irish Weather History

A timeline of notable weather events and extremes that have taken place in Ireland on August 28th throughout history.

1869 – Phoenix Park in Dublin records a daily maximum of 29.0 °C.

1917 – Strong gale-force winds and intense overnight rainfall cause disruption to travel along the east coast.

1939 – The Irish Times reports that a search and rescue operation is continuing off Carnsore Point, Wexford, for survivors of a plane believed to have crashed into the sea.

1956 – Irish observatories join Dutch astronomer Dr Cornelis de Jager in a two-week vigil monitoring “Twelve Lacertae” in the Lizard Constellation, a star that has long baffled astronomers due to its pulsations in light and velocity.

1981 – A three-man Irish team returns home after a five-month scientific expedition in the previously unexplored Canadian High Arctic.

1990 – The government launches a marketing campaign to promote the forthcoming September 1st ban on the sale of smoky coal in Dublin, aimed at reducing smog in the city.

1997 – Strong winds and heavy rain force the Rose of Tralee festival to move from the Dome to the Mount Brandon Hotel.