On This Day (22 September) in Irish Weather History
A timeline of notable weather events and extremes that have taken place in Ireland on September 22nd throughout history.
1870 – A record high temperature of 24.7 °C is recorded at Phoenix Park, Dublin.
1884 – Poor weather leads to the gunboat HMS Wasp is wrecking on a reef off Tory Island, Co Donegal, with 52 lives lost and only eight survivors.
2016 – The month’s lowest grass minimum temperature of -4.5 °C is reported at Castleconnell, Co Limerick.
2018 – High pressure builds over Ireland, keeping conditions settled through to the start of October.
2019 – Heavy rain causes flooding in Sion Mills, Co Tyrone. Northern Ireland’s Fire & Rescue Service responds to 30 flood-related calls. 48.8 mm of rain is reported at Ballyhaise, Co Cavan – 61% of the site’s average monthly rainfall.
