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Updated on Wednesday 20 March 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.

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
Angus
Tue 22 Nov 2016
Met Office		 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
Fri 23 Dec 2016
Met Office		 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
Sun 25 Dec 2016
Met Office		 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
Thu 23 Feb 2017
Met Office		 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
Sat 25 Feb 2017
Met Éireann		 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

  • Peak impact date was based upon the date of highest gust observed during the event.
  • Sustained refers to average (10-minute mean) 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.