Ireland is now far more likely to regularly experience record-high temperatures, a new study from Maynooth University has warned.
Currently, Ireland’s highest ever recorded temperature was the sweltering 33.5°C clocked in Kilkenny in 1887.The report, led by Professor Andrew Parnell of the Hamilton Institute at Maynooth University, warns that the record is likely to be broken in the coming years. The study also notes that 33C temperatures, which were a once-in-182 year event back in 1942, are now likely to be seen every 8.7 years.when the mercury hit 33°C - beating the previous record of 32°C set in 2006.Record temperatures are not confined to Ireland and thehas concluded May this year was the warmest in recorded history.and said he is increasingly concerned about the possibility of so-called ‘runaway climate change’.