Last month was also the second hottest July since 1900
Last month was the second hottest July since 1900 and the driest one on record.
Met Éireann has released its latest monthly climate report, following a long hot spell.
July 2026 was also the third hottest month ever overall.
The national mean temperature for the month was 17.25 degrees celsius, which has only ever been topped by the mean temperature for July 2013 of 17.34 degrees.
Provisional gridded rainfall shows July 2026 was also the driest on record.
Heatwaves were reported at seven Met Éireann weather stations, which lasted between five and 13 days.
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