On This Day (8 October) in Irish Weather History
A timeline of notable weather events and extremes that have taken place in Ireland on October 8th throughout history.
1869: Phoenix Park, Dublin records a top temperature of 23.0°C, the fourth warmest October day on record at the station.
1962: Minister for Transport and Power Erskine Childers launches the Technico-Telefunken precision approach system at Shannon Airport. Part of a £500,000 radar expansion programme, the system allows ground control to detect minute deviations in a plane’s course or altitude during landing.
1969: Belfast records its highest October temperature at 20.6°C.
1977: Heavy rain impacts the northwest, with 34mm recorded at Belmullet, Co Mayo.
1980: Cork records a maximum daytime temperature of just 8°C.
2021: Valentia Observatory, Co Kerry reports 64.7mm of rainfall, 37% of its monthly long-term average.
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