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Storm Force winds during Noa

There were four named storms during the 2022/23 storm season. The storm season ran from Thursday 1 September 2022 to Thursday 31 August 2023 (inclusive).

The first named system, Otto, arrived in mid February, producing gale force winds in Donegal with gusts up to 96 km/h and over 27 mm of rain. Two months later, in April, storm force Noa delivered the season's extremes as pressure fell to 977 hPa, Sherkin Island recorded gusts of 122 km/h, heavy rain in Kerry was observed with over 54 mm in a day, and offshore seas rose above 17 m.

Antoni in early August brought gale force winds, gusts just over 100 km/h at Roches Point and almost 49 mm of rainfall at Dublin Airport. Later that month, Betty crossed the country, bringing 74 mm of rain to Valentia and a 12.7 m wave off the Wexford coast.

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)
-	OTTO (DMI) Fri 17 Feb 2023	Gale Force 74 km/h (40 knots | 46 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 2 am Fri	96 km/h (52 knots | 60 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal at 2:32 am Fri	27.9 mm Lough Mourne WTP, Co Donegal Thu	2.9°C at Glenties Hatchery, Co Donegal to 15.0°C at 2 stations in Cork	1004.6 hPa Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 2 am Fri	10.5 m Buoy M6 (in the deep Atlantic around 4am)
-	NOA (Météo France) Wed 12 Apr 2023	Storm Force 89 km/h (48 knots | 55 mph) Sherkin Island (coastal), Co Cork around 4 am Wed	122 km/h (66 knots | 76 mph) Sherkin Island (coastal), Co Cork at 4:12 am Wed	54.5 mm Cummeragh Mountains (no.3), Co Kerry Tue	-0.7°C at 2 stations in Cork and Roscommon to 14.0°C at Mount Dillon, Co Roscommon	977.2 hPa Shannon Airport, Co Clare around 7 am Wed	17.3 m Buoy M3 (off Kerry/Cork coast) around 9am
A	ANTONI (Met Office) Sat 5 Aug 2023	Gale Force 80 km/h (43 knots | 49 mph) Roches Point (coastal), Co Cork around 7 am Sat	102 km/h (55 knots | 63 mph) Roches Point (coastal), Co Cork at 7:34 am Sat	48.6 mm Dublin Airport, Co Dublin Sat	7.3°C at Mount Dillon, Co Roscommon to 19.0°C at Mount Dillon, Co Roscommon	1000.0 hPa Gurteen, Co Tipperary around 5 am Sat	8.1 m Buoy M3 (off Kerry/Cork coast)
B	BETTY (Met Éireann) Fri 18 Aug 2023	Gale Force 72 km/h (39 knots | 45 mph) Malin Head (coastal), Co Donegal around 7 pm	96 km/h (52 knots | 60 mph) Johnstown Castle, Co Wexford at 0:51 am Sat	74.0 mm Valentia Observatory (coastal), Co Kerry	13.5°C at Knock Airport, Co Mayo to 21.8°C at Phoenix Park, Co Dublin	983.6 hPa Oak Park, Co Carlow around 2 am Sat	12.7 m Buoy M5 (off the South Wexford coast) on 19th