2016-2017 Storm Centre Ireland - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service

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Updated on Thu 29 Aug 2024

There were five named storms during the 2016/17 storm season, which ran from Thursday 1 September 2016 to Thursday 31 August 2017 (inclusive). The named storms were Angus, Barbara, Conor, Doris and Ewan.

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
Angus (Met Office) Tue 22 Nov 2016	Gale Force 67 km/h (36 knots \| 41 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 7am	81 km/h (44 knots \| 51 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal at 6:23am	7.1 mm Newport, Co Mayo	-2.2°C at Straide, Co Mayo to 10.5°C at Glengarriff (Ilnacullin), Co Cork	993.6 hPa Johnstown Castle, Co Wexford around 0am	8.9 m Buoy M4 (off Donegal coast) around 7am
Barbara (Met Office) Fri 23 Dec 2016	Gale Force 83 km/h (45 knots \| 52 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 8am	111 km/h (60 knots \| 69 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal and Belmullet (coastal), Co Mayo around 8am	30.9 mm Leenane, Co Galway on Thu 22nd	-1.3°C at Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny to 14.1°C at 2 stations in Donegal and Kerry	998.6 hPa Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 9am	18.8 m Buoy M4 (off Donegal coast) around 5am on Sat 24th
Conor (Met Office) Sun 25 Dec 2016	Gale Force 81 km/h (44 knots \| 51 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around midnight	117 km/h (63 knots \| 72 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal at 11:24pm	23.2 mm Maam Valley, Co Galway on Sat 24th	-0.1°C at Moore Park, Co Cork to 14.7°C at Glasnevin, Co Dublin	1005.3 hPa Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 11am	16.4 m Buoy M4 (off Donegal coast) around 8am on Mon
Doris (Met Office) Thu 23 Feb 2017	Violent Storm 104 km/h (56 knots \| 64 mph) Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway around 1am	141 km/h (76 knots \| 87 mph) Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway at 1:39am	16.8 mm Clones (Dunseark), Co Monaghan	1.6°C at 2 stations in Dublin and Meath to 13.9°C at Waterford (Tycor), Co Waterford	975.0 hPa Ballyhaise, Co Cavan around 5am	8.3 m Buoy M2 (in the Irish Sea) around 9am
Ewan (Met Éireann) Sat 25 Feb 2017	Gale Force 74 km/h (40 knots \| 46 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 4am	106 km/h (57 knots \| 66 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal at 4:13am	51.9 mm Granard (Ballymore), Co Longford	-0.1°C at Knock Airport, Co Mayo to 14.6°C at Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin	984.2 hPa Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 1pm on Sun	8.5 m Buoy M5 (off south Wexford coast) around 5pm on Sun

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.