Updated on Thu 29 Aug 2024

There were seven named storms during the 2021/22 storm season, which ran from Wednesday 1 September 2021 to Wednesday 31 August 2022 (inclusive). The named storms were Arwen, Barra, Malik (DMI), Corrie, Dudley, Eunice and Franklin.

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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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.