2023 was the warmest on record in Ireland.
2023 was the warmest on record in Ireland.
Met Éireann's annual report says the average temperature was greater than 11 degrees Celsius for the first time.
September 2023 was the third warmest September with rare September heatwaves and the highest temperature of the year, with 29.1°C on Friday September 8th, 2023 at Kildare's Lullymore Nature Centre.
It also recorded the lowest temperature of the year with -7.2°C, on Tuesday January 17, 2023.
2022 was previously the warmest year on record.
June was the warmest month ever recorded, while March and July were the wettest.
The forecaster says we've never had a year where we've broken records for two months having the wettest months ever.