Weather conditions on this day down through Irish history.
1894: The Irish Times reports that two seamen injured on board the American Line steamer Ohio are taken ashore at Queenstown (Cobh) after the ship encountered stormy conditions near Tuskar Rock, off the coast of County Wexford.
1947: Bitterly cold conditions continue to affect Ireland as a cold spell that commenced in the second half of January persists.
1982: A Hurricane Force sustained wind of 124 km/h is recorded at Malin Head in Donegal.
1984: In its winter weather review, Met Éireann reports that Malin Head in Donegal recorded its wettest winter season since records began in 1885.