A timeline of notable weather events and extremes that have taken place in Ireland on October 24 throughout history.

1945: A DC-4 aircraft operated by American Overseas Airlines lands at Shannon Airport, making history as the first scheduled commercial transatlantic passenger flight from the United States.

1987: The overnight temperature drops to -3.5°C in Claremorris, Co Mayo.

1995: A 3-second wind gust of 178 km/h is recorded at Wexford (Rosslare), the highest wind gust ever recorded in October in Ireland.

2011: Heavy rainfall affects the greater Dublin area, causing localised flooding and disruptions. The daily rainfall of 82.2 mm recorded at Casement Aerodrome is the station’s greatest October daily total since records begin in 1954.