Cork Weather Records (EIM00003955)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cork (EIM00003955), Ireland, with 53 years of record.

Key Facts for Cork

Cork (EIM00003955) is a weather station in Ireland at 51.84 latitude and -8.49 longitude, 153 m (502 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2025, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cork still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cork tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 16.4 C (61.5 F) on 14 August 2025.

About the Station

Location: Ireland, 51.84 latitude, -8.49 longitude.
Elevation: 153 m (502 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2025, 53 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

3 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cork. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 3 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Cork, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	10.1 C (50.2 F)	-3.5 C (25.7 F)
Feb	14.0 C (57.2 F)	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	n/a	1.4 C (34.5 F)
Mar	18.2 C (64.8 F)	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	n/a	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
Apr	20.5 C (68.9 F)	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)
May	23.6 C (74.5 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	n/a	4.8 C (40.6 F)
Jun	27.5 C (81.5 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	18.6 C (65.5 F)	6.3 C (43.3 F)
Jul	28.7 C (83.7 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19.1 C (66.4 F)	9.9 C (49.8 F)
Aug	28.0 C (82.4 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	n/a	10.5 C (50.9 F)
Sep	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.8 C (33.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	21.4 C (70.5 F)	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	19.0 C (66.2 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.6 C (56.5 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cork still stand. 1995 holds the most, with 64.

Standing records at Cork by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1974	2
1976	1
1977	14
1978	44
1979	53
1980	40
1981	45
1982	24
1983	45
1984	41
1985	58
1986	63
1987	42
1988	28
1989	38
1990	36
1991	32
1992	31
1993	30
1994	26
1995	64
1996	37
1997	46
1998	32
1999	25
2000	37
2001	27
2002	31
2003	22
2004	23
2005	18
2006	18
2007	24
2008	18
2009	24
2010	37
2011	33
2012	21
2013	38
2014	19
2015	20
2016	15
2017	26
2018	29
2019	10
2020	9
2021	10
2022	14
2023	11
2024	22
2025	11

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Cork between 8 January 2005 and 23 January 2013. Each dot is a new record.

When Cork set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
2005-01-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 150.4 mm (5.9 in)
2013-01-23	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -10.0 C (14.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 150.4 mm (5.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cork. The most was 150.4 mm (5.9 in) on 8 January 2005.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cork
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	8 January 2005
Feb	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	1 February 1979
Mar	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	16 March 2001
Apr	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 April 1978
May	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	3 May 1973
Jun	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	18 June 2012
Jul	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 July 2005
Aug	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	3 August 1997
Sep	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	14 September 2008
Oct	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	22 October 1975
Nov	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	4 November 1976
Dec	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	10 December 1985

Period of Record Coverage

1973 to 2025

52 years of record at Cork, 1973 to 2025. 48 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983 and others.

Days with data per year at Cork
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1973	1	0%	No
1974	2	1%	No
1976	1	0%	No
1977	153	42%	No
1978	306	84%	No
1979	319	87%	No
1980	332	91%	Yes
1981	329	90%	Yes
1982	252	69%	No
1983	230	63%	No
1984	272	74%	No
1985	262	72%	No
1986	251	69%	No
1987	275	75%	No
1988	278	76%	No
1989	251	69%	No
1990	257	70%	No
1991	230	63%	No
1992	252	69%	No
1993	201	55%	No
1994	310	85%	No
1995	321	88%	No
1996	312	85%	No
1997	320	88%	No
1998	311	85%	No
1999	311	85%	No
2000	330	90%	Yes
2001	332	91%	Yes
2002	291	80%	No
2003	258	71%	No
2004	257	70%	No
2005	284	78%	No
2006	250	68%	No
2007	269	74%	No
2008	252	69%	No
2009	264	72%	No
2010	273	75%	No
2011	247	68%	No
2012	248	68%	No
2013	259	71%	No
2014	245	67%	No
2015	239	65%	No
2016	232	63%	No
2017	255	70%	No
2018	73	20%	No
2019	11	3%	No
2020	4	1%	No
2021	14	4%	No
2022	88	24%	No
2023	12	3%	No
2024	15	4%	No
2025	8	2%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Cork
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 2025	Cork, IE	daily high min (Tie)	16.4 C (61.5 F)	tie	28 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2025	Cork, IE	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	7 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 2025	Cork, IE	daily high min	10.7 C (51.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	18 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2025	Cork, IE	daily high min	10.9 C (51.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2025	Cork, IE	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2025	Cork, IE	daily high min	8.7 C (47.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	23 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 2025	Cork, IE	daily low min	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2025	Cork, IE	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2025	Cork, IE	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2025	Cork, IE	daily high min	7.7 C (45.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 2025	Cork, IE	daily high min	7.5 C (45.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	8 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2025	Cork, IE	daily high min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2025	Cork, IE	daily low min	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	4 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2024	Cork, IE	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	17 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2024	Cork, IE	daily high max	11.9 C (53.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2024	Cork, IE	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2024	Cork, IE	daily high min	10.9 C (51.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 2024	Cork, IE	daily high min	10.9 C (51.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	4 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2024	Cork, IE	daily high min	12.7 C (54.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2024	Cork, IE	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1973 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Cork: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	28.7 C (83.7 F)	1983	23.4 C (74.1 F)	52
Coldest night (TNn)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2013	-2.7 C (27.2 F)	50
Wettest day (Rx1day)	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	2005	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	53
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	191.6 mm (7.5 in)	2005	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	47
Longest dry spell (CDD)	20 days	1979	8 days	52

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cork, 1973 to 2025. The record is 28.7 C (83.7 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.4 C (74.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cork by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1973	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1974	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1975	n/a
1976	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1977	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1978	23.0 C (73.4 F)
1979	23.0 C (73.4 F)
1980	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1981	24.0 C (75.2 F)
1982	24.2 C (75.6 F)
1983	28.7 C (83.7 F)
1984	25.5 C (77.9 F)
1985	22.1 C (71.8 F)
1986	24.9 C (76.8 F)
1987	22.0 C (71.6 F)
1988	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1989	28.1 C (82.6 F)
1990	24.6 C (76.3 F)
1991	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1992	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1993	22.4 C (72.3 F)
1994	23.1 C (73.6 F)
1995	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1996	23.6 C (74.5 F)
1997	23.1 C (73.6 F)
1998	23.6 C (74.5 F)
1999	24.7 C (76.5 F)
2000	24.2 C (75.6 F)
2001	23.8 C (74.8 F)
2002	23.2 C (73.8 F)
2003	25.2 C (77.4 F)
2004	25.2 C (77.4 F)
2005	26.2 C (79.2 F)
2006	25.4 C (77.7 F)
2007	23.5 C (74.3 F)
2008	21.2 C (70.2 F)
2009	21.2 C (70.2 F)
2010	23.1 C (73.6 F)
2011	21.5 C (70.7 F)
2012	21.7 C (71.1 F)
2013	26.0 C (78.8 F)
2014	24.4 C (75.9 F)
2015	21.5 C (70.7 F)
2016	23.0 C (73.4 F)
2017	24.3 C (75.7 F)
2018	23.6 C (74.5 F)
2019	18.6 C (65.5 F)
2020	16.9 C (62.4 F)
2021	23.3 C (73.9 F)
2022	23.5 C (74.3 F)
2023	22.7 C (72.9 F)
2024	19.9 C (67.8 F)
2025	19.1 C (66.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cork, 1973 to 2025. The record is -10.0 C (14.0 F) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.7 C (27.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cork by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1973	n/a
1974	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1978	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1979	-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1980	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1981	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1982	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1983	-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1984	-2.3 C (27.9 F)
1985	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1986	-4.3 C (24.3 F)
1987	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1988	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1989	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1990	-2.3 C (27.9 F)
1991	-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1992	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1993	-0.9 C (30.4 F)
1994	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1995	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1996	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1997	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1998	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1999	-3.6 C (25.5 F)
2000	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
2001	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2002	0.5 C (32.9 F)
2003	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
2004	0.3 C (32.5 F)
2005	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2006	-3.6 C (25.5 F)
2007	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2008	-4.3 C (24.3 F)
2009	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2010	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2011	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
2012	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
2013	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2014	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2015	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
2016	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2017	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2018	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2019	-2.1 C (28.2 F)
2020	-0.9 C (30.4 F)
2021	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
2022	-5.2 C (22.6 F)
2023	-2.3 C (27.9 F)
2024	-2.4 C (27.7 F)
2025	-3.5 C (25.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cork, 1973 to 2025. The record is 150.4 mm (5.9 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.9 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cork by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1974	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1975	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1976	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1977	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1978	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1979	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1980	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1981	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1982	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1984	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1985	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1986	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1987	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1988	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1989	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1991	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1992	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1994	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1995	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1996	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1997	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1998	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1999	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2000	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2001	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
2002	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2003	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2004	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2005	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
2006	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2007	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
2008	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2009	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2010	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2011	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2012	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
2013	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2014	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2015	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2016	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2017	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2018	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2019	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2020	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2021	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2022	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2023	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2024	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2025	21.6 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cork, 1973 to 2025. The record is 191.6 mm (7.5 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.1 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cork by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1974	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1975	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1976	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1977	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1978	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1979	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1980	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1981	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1982	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1983	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1984	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1985	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1986	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1987	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1988	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1989	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1990	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1991	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1992	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1993	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1994	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1995	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1996	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1997	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1998	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1999	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2000	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
2001	139.8 mm (5.5 in)
2002	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
2003	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2004	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
2005	191.6 mm (7.5 in)
2006	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2007	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
2008	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2009	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2010	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2011	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2012	164.0 mm (6.5 in)
2013	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2014	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
2015	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2016	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
2017	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
2018	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cork, 1973 to 2025. The record is 20 days in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 8 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cork by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973	13 days
1974	12 days
1975	19 days
1976	19 days
1977	14 days
1978	17 days
1979	20 days
1980	15 days
1981	16 days
1982	7 days
1983	7 days
1984	8 days
1985	10 days
1986	9 days
1987	10 days
1988	7 days
1989	14 days
1990	7 days
1991	5 days
1992	6 days
1993	6 days
1994	7 days
1995	8 days
1996	10 days
1997	9 days
1998	8 days
1999	5 days
2000	3 days
2001	3 days
2002	3 days
2003	7 days
2004	9 days
2005	10 days
2006	7 days
2007	6 days
2008	5 days
2009	6 days
2010	12 days
2011	8 days
2012	5 days
2013	5 days
2014	9 days
2015	9 days
2016	14 days
2017	14 days
2018	6 days
2019	1 day
2020	1 day
2021	1 day
2022	13 days
2023	1 day
2024	1 day
2025	n/a

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

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Data for Cork standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cork threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).