2018-2019 Storm Centre Ireland - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service

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Updated on Thu 29 Aug 2024

There were nine named storms during the 2018/19 storm season, which ran from Saturday 1 September 2018 to Saturday 31 August 2019 (inclusive). The named storms were Ali, Bronagh, Callum, Deirdre, Erik, Freya, Gareth and Hannah.

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
Ali (Met Éireann) Wed 19 Sep 2018	Violent Storm 115 km/h (62 knots \| 71 mph) Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway around 9am	146 km/h (79 knots \| 91 mph) Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway at 9:11am	44.1 mm Derrypark, Co Mayo on Tue 18th	7.0°C at Knock Airport, Co Mayo to 22.6°C at Glasnevin, Co Dublin	980.1 hPa Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 10am	12.0 m Buoy M3 (off Cork coast) around 7am
Bronagh (Met Office) Fri 21 Sep 2018	Gale Force 63 km/h (34 knots \| 39 mph) Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway around 6am	81 km/h (44 knots \| 51 mph) Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway at 3:53am	45.9 mm Gorey (Garden City), Co Wexford on Thu 20th	2.9°C at Mount Dillon, Co Roscommon to 16.9°C at Glengarriff (Ilnacullin), Co Cork	993.7 hPa Johnstown Castle, Co Wexford around 8pm on Thu 20th	7.3 m Buoy M3 (off Cork coast) around 7am
Callum (Met Éireann) Fri 12 Oct 2018	Storm Force 91 km/h (49 knots \| 56 mph) Sherkin Island (coastal), Co Cork and Belmullet, Co Mayo midnight Thu and 7am Fri	124 km/h (67 knots \| 77 mph) Belmullet (coastal), Co Mayo at 7:37am	47.8 mm Greencastle, Co Donegal on Sat 13th	3.8°C at Claremorris, Co Mayo to 19.2°C at Mallow, Co Cork	975.2 hPa Belmullet (coastal), Co Mayo around 4am	17.1 m Buoy M3 (off Cork coast) around 11am
Diana (IPMA) Wed 28 Nov 2018	Gale Force 87 km/h (47 knots \| 54 mph) Sherkin Island (coastal), Co Cork around noon	122 km/h (66 knots \| 76 mph) Sherkin Island (coastal), Co Cork at 12:09am	59.2 mm Leenane, Co Galway	-1.9°C at Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan to 15.6°C at 2 stations in Dublin	968.7 hPa Belmullet (coastal), Co Mayo around 11am	18.0 m Buoy M3 (off Cork coast) around 11am
Deirdre (Met Éireann) Thu 15 Dec 2018	Gale Force 81 km/h (44 knots \| 51 mph) Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway around 1am	107 km/h (58 knots \| 67 mph) Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway at 1:44am	23.8 mm M.inchigeelagh (Pipe Hill), Co Cork on Fri 16th	-2.8°C at Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan to 12.0°C at Mullagh, Co Clare	979.3 hPa Belmullet (coastal), Co Mayo around 7am on Wed 14th	14.5 m Buoy M3 (off Cork coast) around 2pm
Erik (Met Éireann) Fri 8 Feb 2019	Storm Force 91 km/h (49 knots \| 56 mph) Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway around 6am	120 km/h (65 knots \| 75 mph) Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway at 6:33am	56.7 mm Cummeragh Mountains (no.3), Co Kerry on Thu 7th	0.1°C at 2 stations in Mayo to 12.4°C at Dooks, Co Kerry	965.7 hPa Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 11am	10.5 m Buoy M5 (off south Wexford coast) around 1am on Sat 9th
Freya (Met Office) Sat 2 Mar 2019	Gale Force 83 km/h (45 knots \| 52 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around midnight	109 km/h (59 knots \| 68 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal at 11:51pm	35.2 mm Glencar (Dreenagh), Co Kerry on Sun 3rd	-2.7°C at Mount Juliet (Thomastown), Co Kilkenny to 15.2°C at Waterford (Tycor), Co Waterford	977.8 hPa Johnstown Castle, Co Wexford around 4pm on Sun 3rd	9.4 m Buoy M5 (off south Wexford coast) around 7pm on Sun 3rd
Gareth (Met Éireann) Tue 12 Mar 2019	Storm Force 91 km/h (49 knots \| 56 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 7pm	130 km/h (70 knots \| 81 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal at 3:59pm	59.2 mm Gernapeka, Co Cork on Mon 11th	-1.0°C at Horseleap, Co Offaly to 12.7°C at Sligo Airport, Co Sligo	982.4 hPa Malin Head, Co Donegal around 5pm	10.1 m Buoy M5 (off south Wexford coast) around 5am
Hannah (Met Éireann) Fri 26 Apr 2019	Storm Force 96 km/h (52 knots \| 60 mph) Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway around 9pm	122 km/h (66 knots \| 76 mph) Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway and Shannon Airport, Co Clare around 11pm	35.1 mm Glenmacnass, Co Wicklow	2.6°C at Fethard, Co Tipperary to 18.5°C at 2 stations in Kerry	983.4 hPa Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway around 7pm	13.5 m Buoy M3 (off Cork coast) around 10pm

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.
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