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Dudley, Eunice and Franklin in rapid succession

There were seven named storms during the 2021/22 storm season, which ran from Wednesday 1 September 2021 to Wednesday 31 August 2022 (inclusive). This season brought Franklin's 29.5 m wave off the Donegal coast and a trio of February storms.

The season began with storm Arwen in late November and cold gusts up to 130 km/h in County Donegal. Two weeks later, Barra, a violent storm, in early December brought gusts up to 135 km/h in coastal Cork, waves close to 20 m off the south coast, 65 mm of rainfall in Wicklow and pressure dropped to 957 hPa. Malik and Corrie arrived in quick succession at the end of January with gale force winds, gusts around 100 km/h in Donegal and waves rising to 14 m.

Dudley occurred mid-February, with damaging gusts of 126 km/h and seas over 13 m. It was followed almost immediately by Eunice, another violent storm. Eunice produced gusts of 137 km/h at Roches Point, 86 mm of rain in Donegal and waves over 17 m off Cork. Two days later, storm force Franklin brought a 29.5 m wave off the Donegal coast, one of the highest ever recorded in Irish waters.

Name (Named by) Peak Impact Date		Highest sustained wind speed (km/h)	Highest gust wind speed (km/h)	Highest daily rainfall total (mm)	Daily air temperatures (°C)	Lowest mean sea level pressure (hPa)	Highest individual wave (m)
A	ARWEN (Met Office) Fri 26 Nov 2021	Storm Force 96 km/h (52 knots | 60 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 9pm	130 km/h (70 knots | 81 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal at 10:05pm	20.2 mm Lough Eske, Burns Mountains, Co Donegal Thu 25th	-1.6°C at Slieve Bloom Mountains (Nealstown), Co Laois to 11.5°C at Dooks, Co Kerry	998.5 hPa Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 6am	13.3 m Buoy M4 (off Donegal coast) around 4pm
B	BARRA (Met Éireann) Tue 7 Dec 2021	Violent Storm 104 km/h (56 knots | 64 mph) Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway around 4pm	135 km/h (73 knots | 84 mph) Sherkin Island (coastal), Co Cork at 11:58am	65.1 mm Glenmacnass, Co Wicklow	-0.7°C at Ballina Golf Club, Co Mayo to 11.6°C at Ardfert, Co Kerry	957.2 hPa Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway around noon	19.9 m Buoy M3 (off Cork coast) around 2pm
-	MALIK (DMI) Sat 29 Jan 2022	Gale Force 78 km/h (42 knots | 48 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 7am	107 km/h (58 knots | 67 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal at 7:59am	6.4 mm Castleisland (Coom), Co Kerry	-0.5°C at Mount Dillon, Co Roscommon to 14.4°C at Mallow, Co Cork	1014.3 hPa Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 6am	14.4 m Buoy M4 (off Donegal coast) around 10am
C	CORRIE (Met Office) Sun 30 Jan 2022	Gale Force 72 km/h (39 knots | 45 mph) Malin Head, Co Donegal around 8pm	98 km/h (53 knots | 61 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal at 8:58pm	17.1 mm Lough Mourne Wtp, Co Donegal	-2.3°C at Moore Park, Co Cork to 12.0°C at Dooks, Co Kerry	1013.5 hPa Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 3pm	11.9 m Buoy M4 (off Donegal coast) around 1am Mon
D	DUDLEY (Met Office) Wed 16 Feb 2022	Gale Force 80 km/h (43 knots | 49 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 1pm	126 km/h (68 knots | 78 mph) Knock Airport, Co Mayo at 4:51pm	23.7 mm Lough Ouler, Co Wicklow	4.5°C at 2 stations in Cavan and Donegal to 16.0°C at Kilmichael House (Cahore), Co Wexford	977.2 hPa Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 1pm	13.8 m Buoy M4 (off Donegal coast) around 5am
E	EUNICE (Met Office) Fri 18 Feb 2022	Violent Storm 106 km/h (57 knots | 66 mph) Roches Point (coastal), Co Cork around 8am	137 km/h (74 knots | 85 mph) Roches Point (coastal), Co Cork at 8:38am	86.1 mm Ardnawark Barnesmore, Co Donegal Sat 19th	-0.4°C at 2 stations in Laois and Mayo to 13.4°C at Dooks, Co Kerry	973.5 hPa Sherkin Island (coastal), Co Cork around 6am	17.7 m Buoy M3 (off Cork coast) around noon
F	FRANKLIN (Met Office) Sun 20 Feb 2022	Storm Force 102 km/h (55 knots | 63 mph) Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway around 8pm	139 km/h (75 knots | 86 mph) Mace Head (coastal), Co Galway at 6:01pm	38.3 mm Lough Ouler, Co Wicklow	-0.7°C at Ballinamore, Co Leitrim to 13.4°C at Glengarriff (Ilnacullin), Co Cork	985.4 hPa Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 1pm	29.5 m Buoy M4 (off Donegal coast) around 3am Mon