Weather conditions on this day down through Irish history.
1891: A low pressure system encountering a cold airmass over the south of Ireland delivers heavy snow to parts of Cork, Waterford and Wexford.
1906: Heavy snow impacts parts of north and east Ulster in strong northerly winds.
1928: The heaviest March snowfall in a decade brings Dublin to a standstill.
1953: The Irish government sends £38,000 in emergency aid to the Dutch government following extensive flooding in the country.
1957: The temperature reaches 18c at Ballykelly in County Derry due to a warm southerly airstream from the Mediterranean. The deckchairs at St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin are brought out for the first time this year.
1964: Heavy rain and strong winds disrupt shipping and air travel. Cork Airport records 37mm of rainfall.
1968: A County Down man is killed while skiing in Austria after he loses his bearings during heavy snow.
1974: The ESB says the mild weather is helping to prevent extensive power outages and maintain supplies in Dublin as workers at the Poolbeg generating station go on strike.
1980: After an exceptionally mild start to March, snow falls in the northwest and north.
1989: Ireland is hit by storm force winds gusting to more than 120 km/h.
2008: Irish racegoers are left disappointment as racing at Cheltenham is cancelled due to heavy rain and strong winds.
2012: Irish pair Dr. Clare O’Leary and Mike O’Shea abandon their efforts to become the first Irish team to reach the North Pole by foot after a planned food delivery by air failed to materialise.