2015-2016 Storm Centre Ireland - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service

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Updated on Thu 29 Aug 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).

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
Abigail (Met Office) Thu 12 Nov 2015	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 (Met Éireann) Sun 29 Nov 2015	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 (Met Éireann) Wed 23 Dec 2015	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 (Met Office) Wed 30 Dec 2015	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 (Met Éireann) Mon 8 Feb 2016	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 (Met Éireann) Wed 2 Mar 2016	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 (Met Office) Sat 26 Mar 2016	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

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.