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TODAY WAS THE hottest June day on record since 1976, according to Met Éireann.
Temperatures soared across the country as Ireland’s extended heatwave continued unabated.
The highest temperature of 32 degrees was recorded at Shannon Airport.
This makes today the hottest June day on record in Ireland since 29 June 1976. Boora in Co Offaly recorded 32.5 degrees that day.
A number of reports stated that today was Ireland’s hottest day on record in any month since 1976, however this is inaccurate.
Today narrowly missed out on being the hottest day. That record is still held for 19 July 2006, when a temperature of 32.2 degrees was recorded at Elphin in Roscommon.
Other areas that passed the 30 degrees mark today include Mount Dillon, Athenry and Moore Park.
As temperatures have soared, widespread issues have been reported in relation to water supply and fires across the country.
The Defence Forces were called in as fire crews in Co Wicklow worked to protect homes after a number of fires broke out in the county.
Meanwhile, Irish Water said that it will tonight begin lowering water pressure levels in the Greater Dublin Area as demand for water has increased again in the past 24 hours.
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We best not moan too much before the sky gods return the rain and ice. Sky gods please forgive any complaints…we’re just not used to this heat. We appreciate it very much. Kindly strike anyone who complains. Thank you sky gods. Peace.
@The Girl: repeatedly
@The Girl: Don’t forget to sacrifice the family pet in their favour.
@Stefan Epure: and the toddler!
@The Girl: You must not be living with water restrictions … yet. I love the sunshine and heat, but not my hard worked garden dying. Can’t we have sunshine, heat and a little rain, too?
Thoughts and prayers to those who’ve gone on holidays !
@Hello DAVE!: Wicked!
@Hello DAVE!:
Bravo!
@Hello DAVE!: Brilliant!
@Hello DAVE!: actually glad to be in cool italy right now haha
@Keith Fay: 32c that’s Baltic! 39 where I am!
@Keith Fay: Surprised they let you in didn’t think they were taking migrants ?
Dublin buses. Yesterday on a brand new 181 bus. The temperature was reading between 33° & 36°.. For a bus that costs Just shy of €300,000 it amazes me that’s there’s no aircon. It felt like my eyes were boiling in there sockets.
@The Viking: that sounds like the cost of the toilet seat on a space shuttle or the likes. It can’t possibly cost that much. Money going under the table again.
@The Viking: their sockets
Yeah I know. Working from home in my boxer shorts.
@Ciaran Fairley: Working in work in my boxer shorts
Managed to get a strong draught going by opening the appropriate windows and getting a cross-draught going.
Very cold snow and ice winter ,
Very hot dry summer ,
Where is the climate change tax us more brigade to explain this phenomenon .
@Michael Maher: distinguish weather and climate.
@Michael Maher: SsssHhhhhhhhhh…..
@Michael Maher: are you really still denying climate change? you can argue the causes all you like but you can’t deny its happening. Really harsh winters follweed by really hot summers in Ireland are as rare as hens teeth. Plus the snow and ice happened in Spring, not winter.
@Michael Maher: you’re a fool. That is all.
@Michael Maher: it’s here, extreme weather!
@Dermot Lane: check your weather history and explain 1947 so.
@Paul Laing: Always find one good man Paul
@Steve Mac: I know what you are………so I excuse you ,
@Dermot Lane: As my comment stated all I asked was for you the climate change brigade was to explain yourselves OK.
Very tough working in this heat….out in car at lunchtime today 31degrees…..teatime 28degrees in the shade…..anyone know a wee rain dance!!!!
@Josephine Carroll: Golden Shower
@Josephine Carroll: ya know were ya can go with your rain dance
@John Colgan: Let it rain.
@Josephine Carroll: ah here! It’s been a long, cold winter. It can rain again in September.
@Josephine Carroll: Try working in the bog at 30 degrees
@Josephine Carroll: Get used to it it’s hardly warm
Apparently it wasn’t. It was the hottest day since 2006 . Late report. Check Dublin Live…….Anyway I won’t be able to sleep tonight worrying about the 0.3 degree difference
@TheGrey Gimp: Read it again
I remember well that 76 summer. The local rivers all dried up, there was water restriction so we all had to bathe in the same water. All the lawns were dead. But I also remember trying to catch the grasshoppers that were jumping around everywhere and the tadpoles and caterpillars and butterflies everywhere. I haven’t seen a grasshopper in Ireland in decades. You might occasionally see a sole butterfly or rarely a tiny frog but the small plants and animals are almost gone. They’ll never be back
@Paul Devlin: Put your glasses and turn up yer hearing aid on there is plenty still about
@Mel Lloyd: what’s that, sonny? Didn’t quite catch what you were saying
I was born June 76.. my poor ma
Ireland rains for 48 weeks of the year.
Lowering water pressure & hose restrictions
After a couple of weeks of nice weather
& you wonder why people did not want to pay water charges !!
@gpurcell: it’s because we don’t pay water charges to pay for the infrastructure!!
Tell us something we don’t know!
It’s fierce mild! I was sweating like a cornered nun. * Dylan Moran
So it was just as warm in 1976 with less cars, planes and CO2 levels?
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