Updated on Thu 29 Aug 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.

Storm Name (Named by) Peak Impact Date	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

• Sustained wind speeds (average (10-minute mean) land-wind speeds) are shaded according to the Beaufort land-wind scale Near Gale Gale Stong Gale Storm Violent Storm Hurricane .
• Peak impact date was based upon the date of highest gust observed during the event.
• Gust refer to average (3-second mean) land-wind speeds, stored in database as knots.
• MSLP refers to hourly mean sea level pressure (hPa).
• Highest Individual Wave (m) was the height from trough to crest.
• All land-observations are daily (00-00 UTC) from the primary (synoptic) national meteorological station network.
• For buoy information, see www.met.ie/forecasts/marine-inland-lakes/buoys/buoy-locations.