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Updated on Wednesday 20 March 2024

The following major storms were named prior to the Name Our Storm campaign, which has helped raise awareness of the threat and impact of severe weather before it hits. The table below provides the observed extremes during each named storm from the main (synoptic) stations. There is a link on the storm name to the statement, which gives more details on the observations and impacts for Ireland.

Sustained wind speeds are shaded according to the Beaufort land-wind scale as follows:
Near Gale Gale Stong Gale Storm Violent Storm Hurricane

Storm Name
Peak Impact Date
Named By		 Highest sustained / mean wind speed Highest gust wind speed Highest 24-hr total rainfall Air temps range Lowest MSLP Highest individual wave
DARWIN
Wed 12 Feb 2014
 Hurricane
120 km/h
(65 knots | 75 mph)
Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway
around 1 pm		 159 km/h
(86 knots | 99 mph)
Shannon Airport, Co Clare
at 1:43 pm		 42.3 mm
Glenvickee (Caragh River Area), Co Kerry
on Tue 11th		 -3.0°C at Lullymore Nature Centre, Co Kildare to 9.6°C at 5 stations in Cork, Dublin, Kerry, Tipperary and Waterford 955.0 hPa
Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway
around 11 am		 12.9 m
Buoy M4 (off Donegal coast)
around 1am
CHARLEY
Mon 25 Aug 1986
 Gale Force
76 km/h
(41 knots | 47 mph)
Roches Point (coastal), Co Cork
around 1 am
on Tue 26th		 104 km/h
(56 knots | 64 mph)
Roches Point (coastal), Co Cork
at 11:23 pm		 200.2 mm
Kilcoole (Treatment Plant), Co Wicklow		 7.0°C at Casement Aerodrome, Co Dublin to 15.1°C at Shannon Airport, Co Clare 983.7 hPa
Rosslare (coastal), Co Wexford
around 11 pm, 9 pm and 10 pm, Mon 25th and Mon 25th
DEBBIE
Sat 16 Sep 1961
 Hurricane
122 km/h
(66 knots | 76 mph)
Malin Head, Co Donegal
around 5 pm		 181 km/h
(98 knots | 113 mph)
Malin Head, Co Donegal
at 4:08 pm		 65.5 mm
Cloone Lake (Caragh River Area), Co Kerry
on Fri 15th		 5.3°C at Claremorris, Co Mayo to 19.6°C at Shannon Airport, Co Clare 961.4 hPa
Belmullet (coastal), Co Mayo
around noon

Definitions

  • Peak impact date is based upon the date of highest gust observed during the event.
  • Sustained refers to average (10-minutes) land wind speeds, stored in database as knots.
  • Gust refers to average (3-seconds) land wind speeds, stored in database as knots.
  • Rainfall refers to rainfall total measured over 24 hours (mm).
  • MSLP refers to hourly mean sea level pressure (hPa).
  • Highest Individual Wave (m) was the height from trough to crest.

    • For buoy location information, see www.met.ie/forecasts/marine-inland-lakes/buoys/buoy-locations.