Thermometers climbed to 22.5C on Sunday in the village of Derrylin in County Fermanagh, marking Northern Ireland’s warmest October day in over half a century. The last time that temperature was recorded in the same month was on 10 October 1969, when Strabane in County Tyrone hit 24.1C. Thomastown, also in County Fermanagh, and Killowen in County Down both reached 22C that day as well. Unseasonably high temperatures persisted over the weekend, with temperatures about 8C above normal, and will continue in the low twenties on Monday and high teens on Tuesday before falling back to normal weather conditions from Wednesday.
Northern Ireland also experienced its joint warmest September on record, with an average temperature of 14.2C, on par with previous records set in 2006 and 2021, and around 1.6C higher than the normal average for September. While these unseasonably high temperatures provide a temporary reprieve from the autumn chill, it’s important to note that climate change has been associated with an increase in extreme temperatures and weather patterns, and it’s likely we’ll continue to see more record-breaking temperatures in the years to come
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