Ireland's Hottest Days and Climate Change

Ireland’s hottest temperature ever officially recorded was 33.3°C at Kilkenny Castle in 1887 — a record still standing after over a century — while recent years have seen intense heatwaves, including 33°C in Dublin’s Phoenix Park in 2022. The top five hottest days reveal a pattern of rising extremes, with Athy and Elphin also cracking the list. While the 1976 heatwave brought early harvests for farmers, it also sparked dangerous gorse fires. Though the 1887 record’s validity has been questioned, recent meteorological studies support its standing — and increasingly, scientists link these extreme events to climate change, projecting future heatwaves could be 2-4°C hotter. Without global and local action, adapting to these escalating extremes will become essential. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f41edfbdc4ef3865