On This Day (31 August) in Irish Weather History

A timeline of notable weather events and extremes that have taken place in Ireland on August 31st throughout history.

1903: Temperature reaches 29.3 °C at Phoenix Park, Dublin — a record high for the final day of August.

1919: An overnight low of 1.1 °C at Phoenix Park is the second-lowest August minimum on record for the station.

1974: Severe thunderstorms strike the south and southeast. Rosslare, Co. Wexford, records 48.3 mm of rainfall.

1981: RTÉ News airs a “Costa Del Connemara” report highlighting how a late burst of summer warmth boosts local tourism.

1984: Oak Park, Carlow, records a remarkably warm overnight low of 17.3 °C.

1993: Dense fog lingers across much of the country on a warm, muggy day.

2005: Severe thunderstorms hit the Midwest, causing spot flooding and power outages in Clare and Limerick. Thunderstorm activity is also reported in the Midlands.

2020: The month’s lowest air temperature, 1.6 °C, is logged at Mount Dillon, Co. Roscommon.