Weather conditions on this day down through Irish history.
1936: The Irish Meteorological Service (Met Eireann) is established at St. Andrew's Street, Dublin. In 1937, it took over the network of weather stations from the British Met Office.
1955: An easterly airflow brings snow showers to Leinster and Ulster.
1962: The Department of Transport and Power announces that two precision radar systems to better guide planes on the runway in bad weather will be installed at Shannon and Dublin Airports within two years.
2018: Ireland experiences the onset of a significant cold wave known as Anticyclone Hartmut, or the "Beast from the East." Within a week, the country is hit by low temperatures and heavy snowfall associated with Storm Emma. The cold wave persists until March 5.
2022: Sleet and snow showers move into the northwest as Storm Franklin moves away from Ireland leaving 29,000 premises without power.