According to Met Éireann, this year has been the warmest on record in Ireland.
The forecaster said Ireland’s average annual temperature exceeded 11 degrees this year for the first time on record.
The warmest year ever recorded in 124 years was 2022, with an average annual temperature of nearly 10.9 degrees Celsius.
According to this year’s interim Irish climate report, June was the warmest month on record in Ireland, with average temperatures exceeding 16 degrees Celsius.
On the other hand, this year also saw the wettest March and wettest July on record.
On July 21, 2023, fewer beachgoers than usual can be seen enjoying a swim off the coast of Forty Feet in Dublin. Image: Sam Boal/RollingNews“Ireland has had a remarkable year with rainfall and warming levels at times unprecedented,” said Keith Lamkin, director of Met Eireann’s climate change service.
“These record-breaking extreme events have cascading effects on many parts of society,” he says.
“Past weather events are no longer reliable indicators of future weather events, but knowing this allows us to better plan and adapt to a changing climate.”
Annual average temperature anomalies for the island of Ireland (long-term average 1961-1990) 1900-2023. Image: Met ÉireannThe report said it was the first time in 23 years that four of the year’s months were among the five warmest on record.
The coldest temperature this year was -7.2C, recorded at Lallymore Nature Center in Kildare on January 17th.
There were 11 named storms that year, with three in December alone (storms Erin, Fergus and Gerrit).
Preliminary monthly precipitation anomalies for 2023. It was the wettest March and wettest July on record.Image: Met AlienIreland’s coldest months: March (1919), April (1922), May (1923), July (1922), August (1912), September (1918), November (1919) More than a century has passed since it was recorded in .
The main image shows the high-flowing River Avonmore in County Wicklow.Image: Eamonn Farrell/Rolling News