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Updated on Wednesday 20 March 2024

The Name Our Storm campaign was first introduced by Met Éireann and the Met Office (UK) in 2015 and were joined by the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) in its fifth storm season 2019/20. There were 11 named storms during the 2015/16 storm season which ran from Tuesday 1 September 2015 to Wednesday 31 August 2016 (inclusive).

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
Abigail
Thu 12 Nov 2015
Met Office		 Storm Force
89 km/h
(48 knots | 55 mph)
Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway
around 11am		 120 km/h
(65 knots | 75 mph)
Belmullet (coastal), Co Mayo
at 10:32am		 62.8 mm
Cummeragh Mountains (no.3), Co Kerry
on Fri 13th		 1.3°C at Knock Airport, Co Mayo to 16.9°C at Glasnevin, Co Dublin 994.7 hPa
Belmullet (coastal), Co Mayo
around 1pm		 12.8 m
Buoy M3 (off Cork coast)
around 2pm
Barney
Tue 17 Nov 2015
 Storm Force
98 km/h
(53 knots | 61 mph)
Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway
around 3pm		 128 km/h
(69 knots | 79 mph)
Shannon Airport, Co Clare
at 3:10pm		 48.9 mm
Gap Of Dunloe, Co Kerry		 0.7°C at Markree Castle, Co Sligo to 15.6°C at Glasnevin, Co Dublin 981.8 hPa
Belmullet (coastal), Co Mayo
around 2pm		 14.9 m
Buoy M3 (off Cork coast)
around 4pm
Clodagh
Sun 29 Nov 2015
Met Éireann		 Storm Force
89 km/h
(48 knots | 55 mph)
Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway
around 9am		 120 km/h
(65 knots | 75 mph)
Finner (coastal), Co Donegal
at 3:59pm		 61.5 mm
Gap Of Dunloe, Co Kerry
on Mon 30th		 0.4°C at Slieve Bloom Mountains (Nealstown), Co Laois to 15.4°C at Dungarvan (Carriglea), Co Waterford 984.2 hPa
Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal
around 9am		 14.6 m
Buoy M3 (off Cork coast)
around 1pm
Desmond
Fri 4 Dec 2015
 Gale Force
85 km/h
(46 knots | 53 mph)
Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway
around 6pm		 119 km/h
(64 knots | 74 mph)
Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway
at 6:11pm		 160.8 mm
Keenagh Beg, Co Mayo		 0.2°C at Annaskeagh, Co Louth to 14.8°C at Dungarvan (Carriglea), Co Waterford 987.7 hPa
Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal
around 6pm
on Sat 5th		 15.9 m
Buoy M3 (off Cork coast)
around 1pm and 6pm
on Sat 5th
Eva
Wed 23 Dec 2015
Met Éireann		 Storm Force
93 km/h
(50 knots | 58 mph)
Belmullet (coastal), Co Mayo
around 3pm		 135 km/h
(73 knots | 84 mph)
Belmullet (coastal), Co Mayo
at 3:51pm		 46.7 mm
Cloone Lake (Caragh River Area), Co Kerry		 0.0°C at Ballycroy (Knockmoyleen), Co Mayo to 14.2°C at Newport, Co Mayo 987.0 hPa
Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal
around 4am
on Tue 22nd		 8.2 m
Buoy M2 (in the Irish Sea)
around 1am
on Thu 24th
Frank
Wed 30 Dec 2015
Met Office		 Storm Force
102 km/h
(55 knots | 63 mph)
Sherkin Island (coastal), Co Cork
around 9am		 133 km/h
(72 knots | 83 mph)
Sherkin Island (coastal), Co Cork
at 8:55am		 128.6 mm
Cloone Lake (Caragh River Area), Co Kerry
on Tue 29th		 -1.2°C at Slieve Bloom Mountains (Nealstown), Co Laois to 14.9°C at Glasnevin, Co Dublin 980.4 hPa
Belmullet (coastal), Co Mayo
around 8pm
on Tue 29th		 9.7 m
Buoy M2 (in the Irish Sea)
around 8am
Gertrude
Fri 29 Jan 2016
 Storm Force
98 km/h
(53 knots | 61 mph)
Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal
around 5am		 130 km/h
(70 knots | 81 mph)
Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal
at 6:47am		 65.9 mm
Gap Of Dunloe, Co Kerry
on Thu 28th		 -1.2°C at Annaskeagh, Co Louth to 13.2°C at Sligo Airport, Co Sligo 989.6 hPa
Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal
around 5am		 5.7 m
Buoy M2 (in the Irish Sea)
around noon
Henry
Mon 1 Feb 2016
 Storm Force
94 km/h
(51 knots | 59 mph)
Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal
around 3pm		 130 km/h
(70 knots | 81 mph)
Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal
at 3:31pm		 24.0 mm
Lough Glencar, Co Leitrim
on Tue 2nd		 0.4°C at Knock Airport, Co Mayo to 13.3°C at Ashford (Cronykeery), Co Wicklow 992.9 hPa
Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal
around 8am		 6.5 m
Buoy M2 (in the Irish Sea)
around noon
Imogen
Mon 8 Feb 2016
Met Éireann		 Storm Force
100 km/h
(54 knots | 62 mph)
Sherkin Island (coastal), Co Cork
around 0am		 135 km/h
(73 knots | 84 mph)
Sherkin Island (coastal), Co Cork
at 0:40am		 60.0 mm
Beenreagh Mountains, Co Kerry
on Sun 7th		 -1.4°C at Moore Park, Co Cork to 11.4°C at 2 stations in Cork and Kerry 962.6 hPa
Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal
around 5am		 6.0 m
Buoy M2 (in the Irish Sea)
around 7am
Jake
Wed 2 Mar 2016
Met Éireann		 Storm Force
98 km/h
(53 knots | 61 mph)
Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway
around 3am		 133 km/h
(72 knots | 83 mph)
Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway
at 3:29am		 27.9 mm
Lough Eske, Burns Mountains, Co Donegal
on Tue 1st		 -1.4°C at Claremorris, Co Mayo to 13.4°C at 2 stations in Cork and Waterford 988.9 hPa
Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal
around 3am		 4.2 m
Buoy M2 (in the Irish Sea)
around 6am, 5pm and 7pm
Katie
Sat 26 Mar 2016
Met Office		 Gale Force
80 km/h
(43 knots | 49 mph)
Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway
around 2pm		 106 km/h
(57 knots | 66 mph)
Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal
at 7:22pm		 70.0 mm
Beenreagh Mountains, Co Kerry
on Fri 25th		 -0.7°C at Mullingar, Co Westmeath to 14.7°C at Glasnevin, Co Dublin 973.7 hPa
Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal
around 6pm		 5.2 m
Buoy M2 (in the Irish Sea)
around 4am

Definitions

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

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