Weather conditions on this day down through Irish history.
1947: One of the harshest winters in Ireland's history continues as a low pressure system over Ireland’s south coast brings snowfall to many parts of the country.
1963: A brief hiatus in the Big freeze of winter 1962-63 takes place as bands of heavy rain and showers move up over the country from the south-west with thunder reported in some southern and western areas.
1986: A cold spell that began in late January continues and is set to last until March 1st. The maximum temperature for Dublin this month is 5.5c. On this day, 10ft high drifts are reported in parts Antrim and Down as motorists are advised not to travel.
1988: A violent storm impacted Ireland, with six out of fifteen wind stations recording storm force sustained winds (≥ 48 knots). The lengthy duration of gale force winds was the singular feature of this storm. The storm was particularly severe in Belmullet, Co Mayo, which sustained (10-minute mean) wind speed of 111 km/h and a February record wind gust (3-second mean) of 172 km/h. Four people were killed, and over 80,000 homes were left without power due to this storm.
1990: Ireland enjoys a full lunar eclipse between 5.30pm and 8.34pm.
2014: The latest in a series of winter storms to hit Ireland brings damaging winds across Ireland.
RTÉ / The Irish Times /Meteociel
