Lowest temperature in April recorded at Mount Dillon
The month’s lowest air minimum was recorded on Monday 13th at Mount Dillon, Co Roscommon at -1.8 °C.
The West of Ireland saw more rain than the rest of the country last month according to the latest figures released in the Met Éireann Climate Statement with Mount Dillon weather station recording the lowest temperature.
Although the month was considered mild and quite sunny overall, the majority of the month was dominated by an Atlantic low pressure, with deep low pressure systems bringing wind and rain to the country, including Storm Dave on 4th April. Further low pressure systems brought more rain, mostly to the West of the country.
All stations recorded temperatures above their 1991-2020 Long-Term Average (LTA) with a national mean April temperature of 9.69 °C. making it the 12th warmest April since 1900.
The month’s lowest air minimum was recorded on Monday 13th at Mount Dillon, Co Roscommon at -1.8 °C.
The number of days with air frost ranged from zero days at thirteen stations to four days at both Markree, Co Sligo and Mount Dillon, Co Roscommon.
The highest daily rainfall total was 38.6 mm at Belmullet, Co Mayo on Saturday 4th, its highest daily fall for April on the record of over 69 years.
Monthly mean wind speeds ranged from 6.8 knots (12.6 km/h) at Mount Dillon, Co Roscommon to 15.4 knots (28.5 km/h) at Mace Head, Co Galway.
